Hanif Ratansi

Hanif Ratansi

Broker | San Diego | Los Angeles | Seattle

Specialties

Buyer's Agent, Listing Agent

Client Testimonials

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★★★★★
"Working with Hanif was an amazing experience! Hanif was thorough from the very start. He wanted to understand what I was looking for in a home and worked with me every step of the way to find it. Hanif was super available and responsive and was willing to look at a hundred houses with me, until we found the right one. Beyond just being an agent, Hanif had so many helpful tips, recommendations, and suggestions for ALL things home related - a life saver for someone like me who is new to the game! Even now that the process is closed, I know I can reach out to Hanif with questions and still get the same attentive response as I did as his client. I cant recommend him enough." - Kendall

★★★★★
"There is something so wonderful about working with Hanif, it’s almost magical. None of the previous agents I’ve worked with can hold a candle or even compare to Hanif’s level of professionalism. Since the very start of our search for our new home till closing day, he’s been completely involved in the entire process. Hanif truly makes you feel like you are not alone. His guidance and how hard he works and roots for YOU is amazing. Hanif always keeps you informed during the process, he’s always on YOUR side, he never rushes anything and always goes the extra mile and best of all.. he listens and adjusts to whatever your family needs. He helped us search for our new home from Puyallup all the way to Marysville. He truly becomes more than just an agent.. he becomes a friend." - Lauren

★★★★★
"Hanif is awesome! It took us 6 months to buy our house in a highly competitive market. We relied on Hanif the whole time for advice, positivity, stamina, and protection from our own bad ideas on how to write offers. He's knowledgeable and experienced: he helped us understand appraisal contingencies and how to make offers that were competitive while still protecting ourselves from drastic surprises. He also knows houses, and pointed out problems with sloping, flow, pests, construction defects that we hadn't noticed, or pointed out opportunities for home improvements that would increase a house's value or make it suit our needs better. He's well-connected: he knows many of the other agents (buyers and sellers), plus gave great recommendations on inspectors, contractors, cleaners, loan officers, insurance agents, basically anything we needed. And in a market like this, where you have to spend a significant amount of time every week visiting homes and talking about them, it's important ..." - Alex


About Hanif
ABOUT

Bio 
Born and raised in Queens, New York, Hanif Ratansi has always been a people person with a sense of humor and an appreciation for architecture and the human endeavor. 

How did Hanif start selling homes? While working in IT at Microsoft, he attended a real estate interview with a friend on a whim. The conversation sparked his interest and the feeling was mutual. He took the Realtor exam in 2002 and went from tech to real estate overnight. 

“From old Victorian homes to growing up in the shadow of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, I have always loved architecture and the feats humans go to in order to create amazing things,” says Hanif. “When I look at a home, I like to appreciate what’s been done and imagine what could be done too.”

The main focus of Hanif’s real estate career is relocation—for which he has personal experience. “When I moved to Seattle in 1992, it was hard to know what areas were good or bad. You actually had to live somewhere first to know,” he recalls. “As clients move here, I take it as my personal responsibility to make them feel at home like a local from day one.”

He knows that being in a brand new city, with a new job and a new house can be overwhelming because he’s been there.

“I’m an East Coast transplant and I understand what it’s like living there and here,” he explains. “When clients transition here, I have been in their shoes and make an honest effort to recommend neighborhoods, restaurants, bars, and experiences in and around the city that I know they’ll love.”

Hanif shares his passions for food, drink and the arts—the things that fuel his soul. And he genuinely shares his signature enthusiasm with each of his clients. They love how he gets as excited as they do when looking for the perfect place. But he also realizes a huge part of his job is simply to listen.

“You have 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason,” he smiles. “The more I listen, the more I learn. It’s important to ask a lot of questions and learn everything I can to better understand the human aspect of this process.”

Because really good realtors don’t just sell homes, they also play the role of financial adviser, psychologist and friend. Although he has plenty, accolades are not important to Hanif. What makes him different is how he sees the relationship as a team effort that he takes very personal.

“I won’t recommend anything to a client that I wouldn’t recommend to my mother or my sister,” he explains. “I consider clients asking me to find them a house a very significant thing, like asking me to take care of a child or a favorite pet. It’s that important.”


Hanif Ratansi’s Listings

a front view of a building with a lots of windows
1/29

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Listed By CompassPending

$625,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
1,994
Acres
0.14
a front view of a house with a yard
1/23

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By CompassPending

$400,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
857
$390,000 | 23810 12th Place South, Unit 507, Des Moines, WA 98198
1/34

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By CompassVirtual Tour

$390,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
1,092
a front view of a house with a yard
1/36

Courtesy of NWMLS

Listed By CompassPending

$365,000

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
1,056
Acres
0.14

Hanif Ratansi’s Transactions

Past Sales
a front view of a house with a garden

$3,350,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
4,170
Acres
0.30

Courtesy of NWMLS

$2,491,000 | 3901 97th Avenue Northeast, Kirkland, WA 98033

$2,491,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
4,170
Acres
0.30

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,999,950 | 10127 Northeast 63rd Street, Kirkland, WA 98033

$1,999,950

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
5
Square Feet
3,620

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,850,000 | 1812 37th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112

$1,850,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,430
Acres
0.08

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,800,000 | 1812 37th Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112

$1,800,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,406
Acres
0.08

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,727,000 | 701 Cedar Street, Edmonds, WA 98020

$1,727,000

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
4,200
Acres
0.15

Courtesy of NWMLS

a house view with a garden space

$1,675,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2

415 Raye Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,651,000 | 3317 39th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98199

$1,651,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,169
Acres
0.10

Courtesy of NWMLS

a view of house with yard

$1,639,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3

526 North 87th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,620,000 | 12516 Northeast 81st Lane, Kirkland, WA 98033

$1,620,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,236
Acres
0.21

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,575,000 | 12311 Northeast 81st Place, Kirkland, WA 98033

$1,575,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,670
Acres
0.17

Courtesy of NWMLS

a front view of house with yard and outdoor seating

$1,500,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,488
Acres
0.33

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,435,000 | 415 Raye Street, Seattle, WA 98109

$1,435,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Square Feet
2,020
Acres
0.09

Courtesy of NWMLS

an aerial view of a house with a yard

$1,400,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
4,380
Acres
2.18

Courtesy of NWMLS

a view of a house with a yard and a garage

$1,375,000

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
4,380
Acres
2.18

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,349,950 | 13203 74th Avenue Southeast, Unit 322, Snohomish, WA 98296

$1,349,950

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,343
Acres
0.10

Courtesy of NWMLS

a front view of a house with a yard and garage

$1,300,000

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Square Feet
3,222
Acres
0.09

Courtesy of NWMLS

$1,295,000 | 526 North 87th Street, Seattle, WA 98103

$1,295,000

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Square Feet
2,667
Acres
0.11

Courtesy of NWMLS