With more than $600 million in personal and team sales, Malena Boetel is a founding partner of SERHANT. California and team leader of Exclusive Group. She specializes in the sales of luxury homes, waterfront estates, custom homes, new developments, and complex contingent buy-and-sell transactions throughout La Jolla, Del Mar, Coronado, Rancho Santa Fe, greater San Diego, Malibu, and Southern California. As one of only 16 founding partners selected by Ryan Serhant to launch SERHANT. California in 2026, Malena is helping expand one of the world's fastest-growing luxury real estate brands across the U.S. Recognized among the Top 1% of Realtors® by the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors® (P.S.A.R.), she also set her former brokerage's highest San Diego sale in 2025 at $10.7 million.
Originally from Iowa, Malena combines Midwest integrity with more than 15 years of experience serving the Southern California luxury real estate market. Clients trust her for her discretion, strategic guidance, and relentless advocacy throughout every stage of the transaction. Whether representing a legacy estate in La Jolla, a waterfront residence in Coronado or Point Loma, a custom home in Rancho Santa Fe, or a luxury new development, she helps homeowners maximize value through intelligent pricing, exceptional marketing, and skilled negotiation while guiding buyers through complex, high-value purchases with confidence. Every recommendation is grounded in market intelligence, every negotiation is intentional, and every strategy is designed to maximize exposure, protect equity, and deliver exceptional results.
Before real estate, Malena led corporate marketing and public relations initiatives that accelerated growth and contributed to multimillion-dollar acquisitions. Today, she leverages that experience alongside SERHANT.'s industry-leading media platform to deliver cinematic marketing, targeted digital campaigns, and global exposure that connect exceptional properties with qualified luxury buyers worldwide.
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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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