Shannon was amazing to work with. We had multiple conversations over the phone before we came up to…read moreunderstand our likes and dislikes. Our first trip up, we saw 4 homes, and out of those, we found our dream home. Shannon was always professional and considerate of our needs. She was patient and  understanding and always looked out for us in the closing process. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking to purchase a home in the Idyllwild area.

After an online search to find an agent to help my wife and I buy our first home in Idyllwild, we…read morechose Robin, not only because of his 39 years of experience, but because he grew up and still lives in Idyllwild. We had hoped he would have an intimate knowledge of the community and of the homes in the area. We were right. Not only did he help us find our perfect home, he patiently walked us through the entire process from beginning until we closed escrow. He was always there to answer all our questions and being first-timers, we had a lot. Robin went above and beyond when we encountered a difficult seller and we were so grateful that we had Robin's experience and wisdom to get the deal to closing. If you are planning to buy in Idyllwild we would highly recommend Robin Oates, he's very professional, incredibly knowledgeable and a really nice guy!

It was such a great experience with Elizabeth. She was very knowledgeable of the desert when people…read morecome area. Her follow through was top-notch. I would highly recommend her. We found our dream house. Thanks Elizabeth!

Absolutely an amazing realtor. Great support team. Great knowledge of all the areas you are looking…read moreinto. Absolutely held our hands through every single document. Great resources after the transaction. Elizabeth is fantastic!!

Patrick Stewart Properties specializes in Palms Springs real estate. The spectacular climate in…read morePalm Springs makes it the perfect location for a second home or a long-term investment. At Patrick Stewart Properties, we provide the highest level of professionalism, integrity and commitment. In short, we are dedicated people marketing distinctive spaces.

I have probably bought more than 20 properties in my life. However never have I received such…read moreover-the-top professional service as with Patrick and Stewart. Not only do they do a tremendous volume of real estate, they treat each client as if they're only working for them. They never failed to answer my call, or to immediately follow up on any issue I may have had. I was overjoyed with their knowledge, list of contacts, and ability to get things done right away especially in this crazy market. But, I literally almost wept when soon after escrow closing I got this package. A binder neatly organized (with tabs!!) with every doc generated during the transaction. When I stacked that next to the disorganize pile of documents from other agents, that said it all. Going with Patrick and Stewart was the best business decision I ever made!

We totally love Geoff. He is so caring and patient and knowledgeful - the perfect combination. We…read moreADORE our new home in Palm Springs and we have Geoff to thank. He was the perfect guide and mentor every step of the way. He has earned our highest recommendation - six stars out of five! :-)

I found Geoffrey by doing a Google search for Palm Springs homes for sale. Geoffrey was the best…read moreRealtor that I have ever worked with. He was able to help us buy the perfect home in Palm Springs during a hot sellers market. He has a the bases covered when it comes to referrals to contractors, electricians, HVAC, pool, paint, etc. I will always use Geoffrey when it comes to buying or selling real estate in the Palms Springs area.

The worse realtors we have ever dealt with and we have dealt with a lot flipping many homes. We…read morecalled The Bianco Group and instead of James Bianco arriving to our home as we expected, a woman showed up by the name of Angelica Vitale. Angelica promised competence and satisfactory results. Although I did not distrust Angelica I was skeptical of her practical know how. Unfortunately we were under a severe time crunch to sell our home within 30 days so we expected to go with The Bianco Group! - A journey in hell with The Bianco Group forcing us to travel 12,000 miles to correct the incompetence set in motion by Angelica Vitale at the cost of well over $6,000. to us and then some! We expected to sign with The Bianco Group making it clear, very clear to Angelica Vitale in person that we had business to tend to abroad which would determine if we would be selling our home or not. We realized we had forgotten a vital document in our home on the table when we arrived abroad. We called Angelica Vitale who happened by luck to live just around the corner, literally walking around the corner from our home! LUCKY! We explained our timely need of the document in order to be able to return home to sell our home. We had asked Angelica if we should send the key to her office or her home. Angelica said we should send it to her home. We shipped our door key via DHL to Angelica Vitale who assured us she would remain home all day to receive the delivery of the key! DHL informed us the parcel arrived to Angelica Vitale's home near 5pm ON TIME as expected, with SIGNATURE required! Angelica informed us DHL never arrived AND she told us abroad that she stayed home all day! Angelica continued to maintain this story as time ticked by and she continued to press us to sign a listing agreement, as if our discussion had never happened at our home. DHL, a multinational corporation, had a different story altogether. As it turns out Angelica was never home during any of the attempts to deliver the parcel with the key although Angelica was adamant she was there(!) The delivery was ON TIME! DHL stated they would attempt delivery the following day and Angelica assured us she would stay home all day! DHL informed us they had left a note for Angelica pertaining to the delivery. Angelica apparently did not stay home and we never heard from her or The Bianco Group again. Allow me to note: Angelica was eager to do us the favor at least in words but not actions! Thus Angelica Vitale's gross incompetence and blatant lies forced us to book an immediate flight back to the USA to retrieve the document. To add insult to injury we contracted COVID returning to the USA and had to wait 5 days before returning abroad which further drove our deadline to the wire, almost missing it. Upon returning to USA we drove some distance to DHL to pick up the parcel we had shipped to Angelica Vitale. The flat parcel was just as we had packaged and sealed it abroad in the presence of the professional eyes of DHL, with our home key inside. We have never experienced the magnitude of incompetence dealt to us by Angelica Vitale! To anyone in search of realtors do not use The Bianco Group! One could say this is not Angelica Vitale's responsibility to take on this task but she should have just said NO and we would have made other arrangements. Of course, other arrangements would have meant we would certainly NOT be using The Bianco Group! Angelica was so willing to help us, continually assuring us she was there for us! SHE WAS NOT!

Listen up Real Estate Hunters and Sellers!…read more I am very discerning regarding who gets to represent me! I chose Erik Rodriguez and James Bianco from Team Bianco to sell my properties in Palm Springs and W Hollywood this Spring and Summer. Give very serious consideration to who will be your professional in the buying and selling arena. You will be very pleased with the work ethic, honesty, professionalism and courtesy shown by these gentlemen and women on their Team Bianco! It is my honor to recommend them!

Michael and his team made our purchase transaction seamless and easy. He is always available for…read morequestions.

did not tell us the truth about a house we bought very…read moredifficult to work with Our broker kept saying he was difficult

Very supportive Extremely professional…read moreBeing Kind on different levels HomeSmart, please keep up with the great work

We were the sellers of our California home, and Penny Hildebrand represented the buyers. This was…read moreby far the most stressful, poorly managed transaction we've ever been through and the most exhausting and emotionally draining time of our lives other than when our kids were in the hospital. So many tears were shed, and we were pushed to our absolute breaking point, wondering if this deal would ever go through. We finally closed almost 2.5 weeks late, after their team missed deadline after deadline and operated with zero urgency or accountability. The entire process was a nightmare and caused a ripple effect of chaos and frustration for everyone involved. Why this transaction was a complete disaster: Missed multiple deadlines repeatedly, then only requested extensions after those deadlines had already passed. Failed to remove contingencies on time, despite our realtor telling Penny multiple times we needed them lifted by 5 PM on Friday to keep our Colorado purchase alive. Instead, she ignored the urgency and scheduled an in-person signing days later, causing unnecessary delays. Inspections and appraisal were not ordered on time: inspections were initiated roughly a week before closing, and the appraisal wasn't completed until just days before, steps that should be done early in escrow. Refused to adapt to time-sensitive solutions, even when offered help with DocuSign, choosing instead to drag things out with in-person signings. Closed almost 2.5 weeks late, throwing every related timeline into chaos and causing massive stress for us and the sellers of our next home. Their lender created even more delays and stress, a whole separate nightmare we won't even get into here. Created a huge ripple effect of anger and frustration. Our realtors, escrow officers, lenders, repair companies, the trust we were buying from, and the sellers of our Colorado home were all shocked. Everyone agreed: nothing about their process made sense, and it should never have been handled this way. Completely disregarded our family's hardship, even after our realtor explained multiple times how dire things were for us with three young children and another home purchase in jeopardy. Presented as the "strongest, most secure" offer when we had multiple offers, yet proved the exact opposite. We even let them raise their offer price so they could pull extra cash out for themselves, something that could have caused the home to appraise below the purchase price and put the entire deal at risk. Even with that huge concession, they still failed to close on time. And here's what we did for them, on our dime: Paid for a full professional move-in clean. Left TVs and a washer/dryer we had no obligation to leave. Turned utilities back on multiple times, even though the delays were entirely their fault. Paid for an AC unit replacement we had already negotiated before acceptance, then met their demand to replace every AC unit, even though two were fully functional (and we had just serviced them and purchased a one-year service plan). Everyone on our side, our realtors, escrow officers, lenders, contractors, and even the trust we were buying from, was shocked at the level of incompetence and lack of urgency. The stress, financial burden, and ripple effect they caused were completely avoidable and absolutely unacceptable. We were supposed to close on August 8th and did not close until August 26th (and that is with our team pushing Penny, their lenders, etc. every step of the way). I can't imagine what would have happened if we had waited around to see what happened. And the fact that they knew our situation was dire, with three small kids and another home purchase at risk, and didn't care? That's cold-hearted. This was the most unprofessional real estate experience we've ever had, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. If you value communication, deadlines, and basic accountability...run.

I never met a more careless broker in my life John Moder…read moredidn't care about how we complete the transaction First he didn't try to look for any property for us except the first one he presented to us with the balcony collapsing. We finally purchased a property that we found. He assisted us with some paperwork Since we moved in we discovered every day thinks that we assumed would be taken care by our agent from safety issues like missing smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to registering us with the HOA and verify with the escrow. We are out of town and we picked up a local agent to represent us. We could have picked up somebody on the East coast and probably get better services. Thanks John!! Ian

Gerald Green is with Keller Williams, Rancho Mirage. He is…read morequite simply the best! Works for you 24/7. An innovative, clever marketing person, always has more signs up, great flyers, and fabulous videoand ideas, ideas ,ideas . The best work ethic I have ever seen...weekends , nights , week days ,Gerry is seeking out the best clients to get your property sold/leased. I love clever, smart and not afraid of hard work. If you want your property sold /leased this is the guy.