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I don’t own a crystal ball – but how fun would that be? – and even if I somehow found one at a mysterious crystal ball shop in Encino, it’d do me no good. Almost all predictions about the real estate market were shattered with the pandemic. The truth… Read More

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The L.A. voters have spoken and Proposition ULA (also known as the “Mansion Tax”) is a go. The levy, supported by 58% of Los Angeles voters, puts a tax on property sales between $5 million and $10 million, and is estimated by L.A. lawmakers to raise between $600… Read More

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By Reese Jones Millennials are the most dominant homebuyers in the U.S., and they’re calling the shots when it comes to real estate trends. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reports that millennials, the generation born from 1981 to 1998, made up 43% of all U.S. homebuyers… Read More

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The holiday season is here and I’ve put together a comprehensive list of some of my favorite gifts for every person in your life! From skin care to doggie baked goods, this guide is your ticket to an extraordinary holiday season! A.M.-Gift-Guide-Holidays-2022Download… Read More

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I am not a big fan of jumping on bandwagons (unless that wagon happens to be luxuriously wrapped in soft velvet and ambles along the Southern California coastline during a beautiful wintry sunset) but for now, let’s jump. There are a few topics everyone’s been talking about… Read More

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There are two schools of thought when it comes to real estate agents publicly supporting charities. One school holds that this is a solid business strategy — it can help differentiate agents in crowded markets especially, and many clients like to feel good about helping good people accomplish good things. The other school, however, holds that incorporating a charity and your support of that charity into your real estate business is too risky. The world is too divisive as it is, and choosing a particular charity that you’re going to advocate for and financially provision above others can drive people away just as much as it can draw clients to your door. Read More

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When you were growing up, there were probably certain milestones that you imagined you would reach in your adult life that would be momentous and important. Falling in love and getting married are on that list of milestones for most people, as is the dream of one day owning your own home. Read More

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You may know that more productive, successful real estate agents have assistants to help them manage the minutiae of the business but how do you know if you a™re there, yet? The question of when to hire an assistant can be a daunting one for many agents, and quite a few of them realize after they get an assistant that they probably could have hired one (and been appropriately relieved) much earlier than they did. Read More

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Some people are under the mistaken impression that you must have good (or even great) credit in order to buy a house. That's truly not the case — there are plenty of opportunities for people with poor credit to start on the journey toward homeownership and end with a set of keys to their very own home in their hands. But it’s true that buying a house with bad credit can be a challenge that not everybody is equipped to face. Read More