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Want Safer Streets? Order Your Free Safe and Slow Yard Signs

We don’t need to tell you that there’s a lot to love about Orange County and Los Angeles. Just consider some of the reasons over 10 million people choose to call the City of Angels home. There’s world class cuisine, breathtaking beaches, and arts representing the city’s colorful multicultural background. That’s just to name a few.    But no matter...

The Top 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in Palm Springs

Palm Springs is a city built on passionate getaways and amorous retreats. From the boutique hotels and spas to desert adventures, there’s never a shortage of dreamy activities to work up your appetite. And when the sun sets? Well, then it’s time to search out some of the most romantic restaurants in Palm Springs. And we just so happen to have a list! Whether you live ...

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How to Blend in with the Las Vegas Locals on Your First Trip

  Las Vegas is one of the most intoxicating U.S. cities to visit. But with JohnHart offices in the Las Vegas area, we’re in the business of helping those who see Vegas as more than a tourist spot. Sure, it’s a city with a thriving hospitality industry, to say the least. But at the end of the day, the card dealers, showgirls, and bartenders need a place to call home. Ther...

Hotels on the Las Vegas Strip Are the Place to Be For Formula One in 2023

  For the first time since 1982, Formula One is returning to Las Vegas. This is big news, whether you’re a motorsports fan or simply a Las Vegas resident. Though the race won’t take place until 2023, rooms in the hotels on the Las Vegas Strip are expected to go quickly at exorbitant rates. That’s because the track, which has already been mapped, will run right down...

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Palm Springs Activities You Can Even Do with the Kids

  Ever feel like there’s not much to do in Palm Springs other than lounging, eating, and drinking? Even if that were true, many of us wouldn’t be complaining. But if you’re looking for some family-friendly Palm Springs activities, you’ll find some gems. Good, clean fun is never far in this city that boasts so much natural beauty and culture.   If...

Will You Notice the Coachella Crowds from Your Palm Springs Home?

    Starting on April 15th, the Coachella Valley (specifically Indio) will descend into a fit of mass revelry that’s become all too familiar. Does the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival even need an introduction? This year’s event has been sold out for some time. But what else would you expect of the most popular music festival in the country? ...

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Las Vegas Home Spotlight: Grab Your Iodine Pills, We're Going to the Underground House

  Located less than three miles from the iconic Las Vegas Strip, but with no traces of its glitter or glamor, stands 3970 Spencer Street. You could easily drive past it without giving it a second glance. But even if you took a long, hard look, you’d only see an unassuming, slightly dilapidated townhouse. Yet, as the old adage goes, you can’t judge a book by its cover. An...

As 22-Year Mortgage Low Report Put Home Affordability Under Scrutiny, Don’t Hit the Panic Button

  Applications for mortgages to purchase homes plummeted 6.5% last week bringing us to 21% below the rates during the same period in 2021. We haven’t seen demand as low as it is now since 2000. That’s a 22-year low! What does this mean for you? Fair warning: at least 95% of this blog is going to sound like bad news for home affordability. But we promise, if you hold on u...

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Are You Sure You're Adhering to Fair Housing Laws?

  In our industry, and America in general, fair housing is an unalienable right. That’s why it’s every agent’s responsibility to uphold these values with unimpeachable ethics. This isn’t just a social belief. It’s the law. At JohnHart, we strictly adhere to the Fair Housing and Discrimination Law. Even if this law weren’t in place, we’d upho...

  There’s an absurd amount of propaganda about the housing market in the news these days. And it’s not just our clients who are absorbing it. Realtors are coming to me in a panic over clickbait-style headlines from respected journalists. I was watching a video the other day in which a journalist stated we could see a “20% decrease in housing year over year.”...