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SERHANT San Diego Realtor Malena Boetel, SERHANT California Realtor
  • Lead Agent
  • LIC#: 02116790

Malena Boetel

A founding member of SERHANT. San Diego and co-team leader of luxury real estate team, Exclusive Group, Malena Boetel specializes in luxury properties, new developments, and high-value contingent transactions. Her success as a top-producing agent includes setting her former brokerage’s 2025 record-high San Diego sale at $10.7M, ranking as the #1 grossing senior agent on a $600M team, and earning numerous industry awards. She has sold more than $100M throughout her career.

With a powerhouse background in corporate marketing and public relations, Malena spent eight years launching national media campaigns that 10x'ed sales and led to multimillion-dollar acquisitions. She now applies those same elite marketing strategies to real estate, ensuring her clients' homes stand out and sell at top dollar.

An Iowa native turned Southern California expert, Malena combines Midwestern integrity with a cutting-edge approach to negotiation, market analysis, and client service. Whether you're buying, selling, or strategizing your next move, she delivers results at the highest level.

Recent Honors & Recognition

  • Founding Partner, SERHANT. San Diego (2026)
  • $10.7M Record Brokerage Sale, eXp Realty San Diego (2025)
  • Top 3% of Realtors® Award, P.S.A.R. (2025)
  • Top Agent Award, Real Producers Magazine (2025)
  • 35 Under 35 Award, Real Producers Magazine (2025)
  • Executive Member/Senior Agent, $600M Team (2025)

 

What Malena Boetel's Clients Say

Selling a one-of-a-kind luxury home is no easy task. Even with stunning architecture, breathtaking landscaping, and high-end features, an average real estate agent simply won’t do. It takes a truly exceptional professional—someone with an eye for beauty, a mind for business, and an appreciation for individuality—to grasp the unique value proposition of a distinctive luxury property. U...

Leslie J.A.

Malena is absolutely the best agent I have ever worked with! She kept me informed throughout the process. She is definitely highly recommended! She helped me sold my 2 houses and found me my dream house! All transactions were fast, painless, and closed on time!

Resy M.

I am a builder in San Diego and Riverside County. I have been working with Mrs Malena Boetel for about three years. I am extremely happy with her. She is very knowledgeable with the flow of construction. She has good inside knowledge of land purchase, land usage, land value with respect to neighboring properties, negotiate the lot price to the best. She is also extremely good seller ...

Mehran M.

I cannot believe how smooth this process was with Malena! We finally bought our forever home and we LOVE it!!! There were so many hurdles and obstacles to overcome and she was right there handling each one with us as they came! Anything that came up, she was literally in touch with us within the hour! She would immediately answer any calls or texts as well, at all hours, 7 days a week...

David & Krysta C.

Malena Boetel and her Team are phenomenal! We received excellent care, were updated daily and never left with an unanswered question, received well over asking on the final sell price of our home, negotiated a 21 day sale, free rent back for a month AND provided us with a vetted seller in our upcoming out of state move. Absolutely ABOVE AND BEYOND SERVICE!!! I genuinely cannot express...

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