Places · 6 min read
The Saturday Garage
In Southern California, the garage door is the closest thing we have to a front porch.
July 30, 2026
Stories about people, place, and the homes that hold our lives.
The Lead Story · Next Chapter
The Drawer Everyone Avoids
Every house has one. It is never really about the batteries.
August 20, 2026 · 5 min read · The Brant Team
This Week
The House After the Kids Leave
Nobody warns you that an empty nest is first an audio phenomenon. The refrigerator gets louder. So does the hallway.
August 13, 2026 · 6 min read
From the Neighborhood
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Places · 6 min read
A Street Changes One House at a Time
Nobody notices a neighborhood turning over. They notice the dumpster.
July 23, 2026
Places · 6 min read
Five Minutes From the Ocean Is Not the Same as Living Near It
Proximity is a number. Presence is a habit. South Huntington Beach runs on the second one.
June 18, 2026
The Next Chapter
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Next Chapter · 6 min read
The House After the Kids Leave
The rooms are the same size. The acoustics are not.
August 13, 2026
Next Chapter · 5 min read
What We Keep
Why the least valuable object in the house is the hardest one to put down.
August 6, 2026
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The Room No One Uses Anymore
Houses outlive the routines they were designed for. The formal dining room is exhibit A.
July 16, 2026
At the Kitchen Table
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Who Gets the Dining Table?
Furniture is not distributed. It is negotiated, and the negotiation is never about furniture.
July 2, 2026
At the Kitchen Table · 5 min read
The People Who Know the Block
Every neighborhood keeps its own records. They are not written down.
June 25, 2026
At the Kitchen Table · 6 min read
Before the For-Sale Sign
By the time real estate officially begins, most of the important decisions are already made.
June 4, 2026
From the Archive
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- August 13, 2026The House After the Kids LeaveNext Chapter
- August 6, 2026What We KeepNext Chapter
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- July 23, 2026A Street Changes One House at a TimePlaces
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- July 9, 2026The First BoxNext Chapter
- July 2, 2026Who Gets the Dining Table?At the Kitchen Table
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Ronna Brant and Danielle Palo, a mother-and-daughter team with First Team Real Estate, have worked with Huntington Beach homeowners for more than 35 years. This publication exists because houses are rarely just houses.