If you’ve been watching the market in Los Angeles and wondering whether it still makes sense to buy or sell, this is the context most people miss.

Home prices in Los Angeles, especially in sought after areas on the Westside, didn’t rise overnight. They moved steadily, year after year, through very different market conditions. At any one point in time the market may be down, but overtime the housing market continues to trend upward.

From uncertainty in 2018–2020, to the frenzy of 2021, the mortgage rate shock of 2022, the standoff year in 2023, and into 2025 and today, one thing stayed consistent: desirable areas held their value.

That’s why this market continues to reward long-term buyers and well-prepared sellers:
• Limited inventory
• Consistent demand
• Neighborhoods people want to stay in
• And strong fundamentals

This isn’t about trying to time the market perfectly.
It’s about understanding the direction it’s been moving… and what that means for your next step.

— Leah Guerra, your Brentwood, Los Angeles real estate agent, sharing the best homes, neighborhoods, and local living in Los Angeles, California.