Paul Kaplan Group

Met Paul Kaplan many years ago. When we where in the market for an MCM home in Palm Desert we reached out. As fate would have it, we were contacted by ALICE REIMANN. What a LUCKY day that was. From our first meeting it was clear ALICE was not your typical Real Estate agent. She listened carefully to our list of wants and must haves. The search went on for months. Including one deal that fell apart because of the seller. ALICE never waivered, she stayed positive and focused on the goal, finding us our dream MCM property.
If you are looking for a personable, reliable, hard working and dedicated agent ALICE REIMANN is your choice. She will go above and beyond to make sure you get your dream home! Thank you ALICE, we couldn’t have done it without you! :)

We worked with Mike Johnson and he has helped us even after we closed on our house.
We are new to Palm Springs, and on top of this, out of town frequently.
Mike would accommodate this, and so did the lender he recommended, Jeff Cosmos.
Overall, we felt like we got a great deal.
We highly recommend Mike, he goes above and beyond!
When Mike was out of town, he would have his associate Stephanie Howard assist us, and everything was seamless.
You can’t go wrong with anyone from the Paul Kaplan Group.

Michael Slate ROCKS!
We met him at a Paul Kaplan Group open house when we were snooping houses we’d found on Zillow.
He was very helpful that day, and over the next month or so would send us new listings that fit our criteria but was NEVER pushy.
When we returned to Palm Springs we had a bunch of houses we’d found and wanted to see.
He very patiently drove us around to see those houses, and none of them worked for us.
Then he took us to a house we didn’t even know existed, and it was an instant «OMG this one is IT!» moment.
Throughout the whole process he was super-​helpful and always believed it would happen even when we weren’t sure ourselves. He hooked us up with Sean Teague at Franklin Loan Center who would NOT give up in getting the financing together.
We couldn’t be happier in our new home and I can’t recommend Michael highly enough!

If you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Palm Springs area, especially a Mid-​Century modern house, you really need to call the Paul Kaplan Group! We recently worked with realtor Will Paine to buy a house, and the entire experience far exceeded our expectations. Will was professional, communicative, patient and has a wealth of knowledge about the whole escrow process. I would highly recommend him! Gary Johns was the listing agent, and while we didn’t work as directly with him, he was equally wonderful, so you couldn’t find better, more professional agents. Thank you!

Once again Matthew Reader, Brad Hudson Thomas and The Paul Kaplan group have demonstrated tremendous service and results on our recent Vista Las Palmas sale and Escena purchase. Their ongoing availability, high attention to detail, calmness during negotiations and after move service are head and shoulders above anything we have ever experienced. Matthew and Brad’s marketing left no stone unturned and no opportunity was missed. We highly recommend Matthew Reader and Brad Hudson Thomas!

If you are in the market for a home that fits just right be sure to contact Robert Parham. Knowledge of a wide range of properties available in the PS area is essential but Robert’s talents extend far beyond that.
First and foremost he listens to what you are looking for — then he gets it for you by being easy to reach, thorough, pro-​active, generous with his time, professional, gracious and patient. Did I mention he’s a masterful negotiator? Well, he is!
I recently lost my husband and wanted to be in my new home by the Holidays. Thanks to Robert’s expertise, instead of feeling entirely bleak about Christmas I am looking forward to hosting friends and family in my new home.

Worked with our realtor, Niko Esposito, who is a superstar. She helped us find our Palm Springs dream house in ONE weekend. We had a limited timeframe because we were coming in from out of town. So the speed and accuracy of figuring out what was important to us was super important. Her knowledge of the area and all the ins-​and-​outs was invaluable. And the icing on the cake is she is an exceptionally awesome person as well. We knew from the moment we met her we were in good hands. She also had great suggestions for vendors, contractors, shops, restaurants, etc. All in all, dealing with Paul Kaplan and specifically Niko made for an exceptional experience. We are thrilled.

I listed with Kris Rain. While she was lovely at first and very helpful… after my condo was listed, I needed to have a heart to heart about out strategy, and marketing. After my call was not returned, I called Paul Kaplan himself to try to communicate my frustration– and he never called me back. That was 4 months ago. Should I continue to wait by the phone?
Needless to say, I pulled the listing. They took their lock box and kept my front door key, with no attempt to return it. I was ultra confused by this whole company. Really unprofessional all the way around. I have switched now to re-​list with Marc Lange @ Sothebys … total class act.

We’ve worked with the Paul Kaplan Real Estate Group for more than 12 years and through 5 transactions. Paul helped us buy our first house in Palm Springs in 2003 and educated us on what made the neighborhood (El Ranch Vista Estates) so special. This year he navigated a complex sale of our 2^nd house (in Vista Las Palmas) and the purchase of our 3^rd.
Paul and his team are extremely knowledgeable about mid-​century modern architecture, sales trends in Palm Springs, pricing and especially how to market your home. If they weren’t our realtors they would still be good friends.

Just closed on an awesome house thanks to a superstar realtor, SAMANTHA COHEN, who works with the Paul Kaplan Group.
Samantha is very knowledgeable about all neighborhoods/​areas of Palm Spings, very thorough, detailed oriented and has a sharp eye. After knowing what we were looking for, she led us in the right direction. My partner and I are pretty picky in what we wanted. She found many home options for us to consider.
Throughout the entire process Samantha was super responsive and always availabe and she is a busy realtor with many clients, and now we can see why! On top of her professionalism, she also is a great person and super friendly and easy to work with at all times!
I want to give her more than 5 Stars here!!!
Thanks Samantha!
M and J

At the end of July, we came to PSP for the first time. We fell in love. By the end of August, we started looking for house on Trulia. We loved a few and ask an agent to help us. Sara Swanson from Kaplan was one of them answering us. From that moment, we chose her to be OUR agent and she never disappointed us. She listened our needs and only showed us what we liked. We ended up buying the third she showed us. Because we were from out of town she guided us through the process of Indian leased land, introduced us to a local lending company and even gave us a list of the best local restaurants. We loved working with her so much that we might even keep buying houses in PSP. W
We recommend Sara to anyone in need of a retreat or house in Palm Springs and around. She rocks

We met Mike Johnson while looky-​looing open houses last summer and decided that if we ever did buy in the area, we wanted him to be our buyers’ agent.
A couple of months later I gave Mike a call to see if he knew anything about a certain listing, and although he didn’t, he offered to drive out and have a look. The next day, he texted us photos from the property and we ended up making an offer.
Mike is beyond knowledgable, whip smart with a dash of cheeky, and has great sense of humor which is helpful when one of the buyers is starting to lose hers. Talked me off the ledge several times, he did. He got us a great deal on the house and helped us work through a lot of issues after the purchase.
I love you, Mike Johnson!

We have been searching for months for a professional and amazing real estate team to refer our clients Rocky and Ricardo to in Palm Springs. Many of the people we talked to either work part time or did not know the specifics of the modern design that our clients were interested. Thankfully we found Paul Kaplan and his team. Paul They are a refreshing change then the majority of the people we met in the area. One — they know mid-​century design and the details of the Palm Springs market. Two — many people do real estate part time and do not know the nuances of what it takes to take care of someone else’s clients in a real estate transaction. Paul and his team work hard for their clients trust and it shows by their many happy clients. Rocky and Ricardo met with Paul’s team and are super happy with the team and are on their way to buying their first Palm Springs home.

I have had the pleasure of working with Mike Johnson on a few properties and hes amazing. I would highly recommend him to anyone. He’s gone way above and beyond what I would have ever expected.

Matthew Reader is so knowledgeable about the homes histories and the area. I was so impressed by his professionalism. Thank you Matthew for your assistance and expertise.

Paul and his team are the local experts in Palm Springs, not just for mid century real estate but also for service/​contractor referrals. Paul has referred me to electricians, plumbers and pool contractors. Most recently I used his pool contractor referral, Gary Gattano — Gattano Pools, to add a spa and fire pit to blend with the style of my kidney shaped pool. Gary was awesome, professional, honest, reasonably priced and delivered the project beautifully AND early.
You know you can count on a respected realtor like Paul Kaplan to provide you quality referrals!

What else is there to say about Matthew Reader except ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS?!
Use him as an agent, and it’s like you get a bonus comedy act for free!
The inevitable bumps of a home purchase can’t be avoided, but he was able to make them almost enjoyable with his humor. He got me a great deal for a fixer in Yucca Valley (aka «Hooterville»), and I felt like he gave me the same attention as he would in one of his usual high end transactions in Palm Springs.
Not to mention, his outfits never fail to entertain as much as his witty repartee.
Why, Matthew makes the desert just a little bit brighter!

This review is for Clay Baham. You’ll have trouble finding a better agent in the Palm Springs area. Clay was personable, professional, and very knowledgeable. He was prompt with followup, a great problem solver, intuitive and honest. A real expert on modern and Spanish styles. After living in the property for 4 years, I am completely satisfied with no buyers remorse. Thanks Clay.

I will be forever grateful to Matthew Reader for his efforts on my behalf during the purchase of my new home. He knows the business and the local housing market. He is an excellent communicator and a hard worker. When questions arose during the process, he got back to me immediately with a clear and concise answer. I felt very comfortable during the entire escrow process. He is a true and consummate professional. I can’t imagine a more dedicated or caring realtor. I would recommend Matthew to anyone in search of an agent who will truly serve their best interests.

When we were looking for a mid-​century second home in Palm Springs, we knew that there was only one realtor who we could trust to show us high-​quality MCM gems, Paul Kaplan, and offer us his architectural expertise and thoughts during the process. While we met with Paul a few times, we worked with Kris Rain specifically in finding and buying our house.
We highly recommend working with Kris Rain [and my husband and I are both very fussy professionals (lawyers) who are generally pretty difficult to please (you can tell by my other Unilocal reviewsI think)].
First, she instinctively knew which homes would be a good match for us and didn’t waste our time taking us to homes that we wouldn’t consider. We actually ended up buying a home that we would probably not have considered ourselves, but with her guidance were able to see the many positive attributes of the home (and now couldn’t be happier with our choice).
Second, through the most stressful part of a home purchase, the home inspection and escrow/​closing, Kris was indispensable. She responded to my emails within minutes, followed-​up regularly and made helpful suggestions to keep us on track. I never felt stressed or worried that something wasn’t being handled. Kris was on top of the transaction and we ended up closing in less than 30 days.
All in all, we couldn’t be happier with our vacation house and the experience of working with Paul Kaplan and, specifically, Kris Rain. If you’re thinking of buying a property in Palm Springs, we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this group of professionals.