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  In Los Angeles, we don’t appreciate anyone raining on our parades. Fortunately for us, it only rains an average of 33 days a year here. That being said, we’ve seen dramatically less of the sun this spring. And that trend has been continuing throughout the month thanks to a phenomenon we affectionately refer to as June Gloom. While pretty much every Angeleno is familiar with June Gloom, they don’t really tell you about it when you’re shopping for homes in LA. So, for those moving here from out of state, allow us to acquaint you with this decidedly unusual phenomenon that more or less visits us at the beginning of every summer.  A Portrait of June Gloom Photo credit:  Envato At the beginning of June, we’re not quite in summer yet. But the drugstores have already crammed their holiday aisles with pool floats, coolers, and American flags. And most of the electric fans have already sold out.  But glancing outside, we see a scene far different than any we’d want to mail on a postcard to a

  Featured image credit:  Stan Shebs Living in the entertainment capital of the planet, we have our fair share of mansions in LA. And we mean mansions by  every  definition. Obviously, the word “mansion” more or less means something. But the details change slightly depending on who you ask. So what makes a house a mansion? Here’s the clearest answer possible… Why Agents Don’t Like to Use the “M” Word Photo credit:  G. Edward Johnson If you read through the property descriptions on JohnHart’s listings, you’ll never find the word “mansion.” That’s because real estate professionals try to avoid using the word. Sometimes, it just can’t be avoided.  For example, if the iconic Doheny Mansion were listed, the listing agent would obviously employ the “m” word without a second thought. But, in most cases, listing descriptions skirt the use of the word “mansion” because it sets up expectations that can’t always be met by the loose definition.  So, is it square footage that determines a mansion?