Nancy Hankin's Blog

I’ve seldom been on a Listing Appointment, where the seller is thrilled to hear the truth about where their home should be priced. There’s a reason for that, and that’s because sellers have an EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT in their homes and it pains them to hear the FACTS about today’s market!What many s...

By Nancy HankinWhen you want to look up properties in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), what website do you access these on?  Are you aware many of the homes found on Zillow, Realtor.com Truila, etc. KEEP old listings that are no longer available in their database?Are you aware none of these co...

By Nancy Hankin It seems I’ve had a rash of Realtors showing the wrong homes to Buyers these past two months.  It makes me wonder if these Buyers ever communicated what they were looking for with their Agents before they set out to view homes. Here are a few examples. Why are Buyers looking at h...

By Nancy Hankin Now what? You’ve just sold your home, the closing date has come and gone and the sellers are refusing to move out of the house you just bought! The buyers, who are now the NEW owners are unable to take possession. Don’t think this can’t happen to you! I sell real estate in the Pa...

Lead Generating Companies vs. RealtorsBy Nancy Hankin www.PalmSpringsHomesandEstates.comToday I received another real estate LEAD CAPTURING COMPANY wanting me to BUY my own listings back. Yes, that’s what I said. They want me to BUY my own information back from them!All the companies like, Zillow...

  Another Real Estate Scam is in the works! I had a software developer check this IP address out because I had a hunch this was another real estate scam that we are all too familiar with. Sure enough. The IP address this came from was mass mailed from India and it originated in South Africa.   Be...

Seven of my clients took the time to write very nice REVIEWS on YELP letting others know why they recommended me as an agent to work with in our area. The reviews were well written and spoke about their experience and WHY they were recommending others work with me as well. Each Review was posted ...

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        You may not have current plans or any intention of selling your home. Needless to say, unexpected lifestyle changes or job relocations can alter your plans. In the case of such an event in your life, are you prepared to prove to the IRS any capital improvements you’ve made on the home you...

 A new website, Palm Desert Weekend, is now available to check out each week when looking for something to do in beautiful Palm Desert, California….a sister-city to Palm Springs, California! Many folks are not aware the Palm Springs Desert Area consists of (9) near-by cities, each with a personal...