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Christmas in LA? You Won’t Believe These Iconic Holiday Scenes Were Filmed in Los Angeles

When you think of famous holiday movie settings depicting Christmas in LA, your mind likely drifts to Nakatomi Plaza. Pop culture has celebrated Die Hard as LA’s unofficial Christmas movie in recent years. And we’ll take it because we recognize that sunshine, temperate weather and palm trees aren’t very Christmas-y traditionally. Here, we have different hallmarks. Ca...

Denied Financing? Here’s How a Savvy Agent Can Help You in Your Home Loan Pre Approval Process

Maybe you just found your dream home. Or maybe you just realized that the living situation that’s worked for you in the past isn’t cutting it today. It’s all good until that dreaded moment when you seek home loan pre approval… only to get denied. Where can you go from here? Ten times out of ten, we’d tell you to talk with a compassionate real estate agent. You kno...

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Absorption Rate Analysis: January 2023 – Is the Los Angeles Housing Market Making Big Shifts or Treading Water?

At first glance, January seems like it was a big month for the Los Angeles housing market… at least in some neighborhoods. The absorption rate had massive drops toward a buyer’s market in Northridge and Burbank. Then there was a significant drop in Encino which we’ll also examine a bit more in just a moment. That’s not to detract from decent bumps further into seller&rs...

8 Reasons Why We Won’t See Home Prices Dropping Anytime Soon

If you’re looking forward to home prices dropping in the near future, you may want to read this. Our CEO, founder, and principal broker Harout Keuroghlian recently made clear his belief that we’re not going to be seeing home prices reduced by much, if any, in the foreseeable future. And when Harout has a “belief”, you can count on it being more of an educated guess. His ...

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Coachella Valley Home Spotlight: The Massive Mansion That Became the Most Expensive Home in the Valley

All photos: Realtor.com/Coldwell Banker During the course of our Home Spotlight series, we’ve mostly focused on homes with history. More often than not, these have been hulking behemoths and architectural oddities that would be more difficult to build in modern times. When was the last time you saw a home constructed on a scale comparable to Bob Hope’s Palm Springs home...

Fractional Ownership Stands to Change the Luxury Real Estate Market. Is That a Good Thing?

While some people are struggling to get housing loans for their first homes, a somewhat new business model is taking some strain out of the price on a second home. That’s great news for those in the luxury home market. Yet, neighbors of these definitely-not-a-timeshare properties aren’t quite as thrilled. It’s called fractional ownership. And it’s fittingly div...