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The Magic Castle Hollywood Continues to Enchant Audiences After Six Decades

  Featured image credit: Minnaert We hear a lot about the magic of Hollywood, but there’s only one place in LA where you can get it on tap. Sandwiched between the Hollywood Bowl and the Walk of Fame, you’ll find an esteemed house of illusion. Instantly recognizable by its larger-than-life Gothic Renaissance architecture, the Magic Castle Hollywood is a refuge for...

Emporium Thai Brings Southern Thai Spice to LA’s Culinary Melting Pot

  Thai Emporium is THE most coveted Thai Restaurant in Los Angeles. With a thriving Thai community gracing the city, Los Angeles enjoys an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Thai cuisine. It renders choosing the best Thai restaurant Los Angeles offers a daunting task verging on the impossible. But many of those who have sampled the Southern Thai stylings of Emporium Tha...

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The 16 JohnHart Agents Who Made the 2023  Real Trends’ America’s Best Real Estate Agents List

  In market climates like this, a win seems to mean more. And that’s saying a lot when it comes to the prestigious Real Trends’ America’s Best Real Estate Agents List. This year, we have the privilege to boast that 16 of our agents made the cut. In Some ways, it’s not a surprise. After all, we see the incredible feats our professionals perform on a daily basi...

Las Vegas Home Spotlight: Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah

 Vegas Home Spotlight: Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah   Featured image credit: Ken Lund You need to sparkle pretty darn brightly to be the shiniest of mansions in Las Vegas. But most Vegas natives would agree that Casa de Shenandoah fits the bill. In fact, it’s arguably the most well-known home in the Vegas area. Yes, even more recognized than other La...

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16 Ways to Spend Your Time in Little Tokyo Los Angeles

  Featured image credit: MetroLink Los Angeles is fortunate to be home to one of only three Japan-towns in the U.S. And with Japan an ocean away, many Angelenos will likely only experience a taste of Japanese culture through our city’s Little Tokyo district. Little Tokyo Los Angeles is a protected National Historic Landmark. In its open-air markets and malls,...

Los Angeles Architecture 101: Victorian Architecture

  Even those with the most casual of interests in architecture will likely recognize the Victorian style. It’s an architecture that takes its name from the era in history that spawned it, which in turn took its name from the reigning monarch crowned in 1837. But the Victorian era is perhaps best remembered for its breakthroughs in mass manufacturing. And you’d likely not...

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Absorption Rate Analysis: June 2023 Sees 5 Record Highs

  While June’s absorption rate statistics favored surges further into the seller’s market (no shock there), we saw a bit more balance than May’s brutal surge-fest. For one, June’s most aggressive climb was nine percentage points; a far cry from the vicious 15% lunge we saw in Upland in May. Also, while we only witnessed two communities drop closer to a buyer&...

Threads: Everything You Need To Know About The New App

  Meta launched “Threads” this week, a new app that rivals Twitter. We personally signed up for the Threads app so you don’t have to. Here’s what we found… The Basics A “Thread” is their version of a Tweet. 500 characters is the limit, per Thread. You cannot edit a Thread once it is up. There is no way to login on a desktop &...

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The Top 25 Agents of Q2 2023

  Another quarter down in what no doubt is one of the most challenging years in many agents’ lives! It’s always a sign of hard work and perseverance to end up on this list, but there’s a little something extra to a Top 25 spot earned during famine. Never let anyone question that you’re real estate royalty if your name appears below.  You aren’t ...

9 Tips for a Sustainable Home

  A sustainable home is one that is built in a way that conserves resources, is energy efficient and water wise and one that reduces your carbon footprint. Creating a sustainable environment is on the top of everyone’s mind these days. Being aware of the best changes you can make and products you can buy that save energy and resources is so important when it comes to reducing ...