About Alex
Market Maestro
I've been in Silicon Valley real estate since 2002. After working years in the trenches, I founded Rainmaker Real Estate in Palo Alto, and eventually moved its headquarters to Los Altos. Along the way I’ve closed more than $1.35 billion in sales across 753 buyer and seller transactions.
We’re fiercely independent — powered by a national platform ranked a Top 10 U.S. brokerage by sales volume on the RealTrends Brokerage 500, and #1 in average production per agent. You get hands-on, principal-level attention, with the resources of one of the country’s largest brokerages behind it. As a Los Altos real estate agent, I serve Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Mountain View, and surrounding communities as well.
Combining focused negotiation, innovative tech, and tried-and-true practices, I aim to give you the best possible real estate experience. If you want to see how we can work together to reach your real estate goals, book a strategy call below and let’s talk.
Local Focus, Global Mindset
Silicon Valley real estate is a global market — clients here often have family, careers, or assets that span continents. I’m a native English speaker, and years of living in Taiwan made my Mandarin fluent. Buyers and sellers can work with me in either language through every conversation, negotiation, and disclosure — whichever they’re most comfortable with.
I’m a graduate of UC Berkeley and the Influence and Negotiation Strategies Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Grounded in Los Altos
Los Altos is home. My children have grown up in the Los Altos schools, and I’m committed to giving back to the community that’s given us so much. I’ve supported those same schools for years and have served on the boards of the Los Altos History Museum and the Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF).
Outside of work, I'm drawn to pursuits that demand patience and strategy — Brazilian jiu-jitsu, rock climbing, poker, and cooking. They keep me sharp, and honestly, they're not bad training for negotiating real estate deals either.
Press Releases & Milestones
Aug 2026
LuxeSF — Alex Wang ranked #30 individual agent on The Leading 100, with $114M+ in 2025 Bay Area residential sales.
Sept 2024
Punch Magazine — Alex Wang featured as a RealTrends 2024 top-ranked agent.
Aug 2024
LuxeSF — Rainmaker Real Estate named to The Leading 100 as a top-performing Bay Area brokerage for the second consecutive year.
Aug 2023
LuxeSF — Rainmaker Real Estate named to The Leading 100 as a top-performing Bay Area brokerage.
Aug 2022
Los Altos Town Crier — Rainmaker Real Estate opens its new headquarters on San Antonio Road in Los Altos — an upgrade from the launch days of 2020, when Alex's desk was a Home Depot door propped on two file cabinets. (Town Crier profile/pdf/ · office)
May 2021
RealTrends + Wall Street Journal — Alex Wang and Rainmaker ranked among America's Best Real Estate Professionals — the top 1% of agents nationwide.
June 2018
RealTrends — Alex Wang's team ranked #216 nationwide among real estate teams by transaction volume.
March 2017
Alex founds ProntoWorks, a tech-driven transaction coordination company — "making good agents great" — serving agents across Sereno, Keller Williams, Intero, Coldwell Banker, and Alain Pinel.
Aug 2014
Gentry Magazine — Alex named to Gentry's $50 Million Club of top-producing Silicon Valley agents. (pdf)
April 2012
Alex brings two Rainmaker practices to Sereno: leading its transition to paperless transactions and helping establish the 1% for Good giving program.
May 2010
Silicon Valley Business Journal — Rainmaker Properties ranked #13 among Silicon Valley residential real estate firms for 2009.
June 2007
Alex founds Rainmaker Properties, an independent residential brokerage in Palo Alto, California.
Oct 2002
Alex earns his California real estate license and begins his career at RE/MAX, working on a large producing team and learning the business from the ground up.
1999 - 2002
While at UC Berkeley, Alex gets his start in real estate. He manages rental properties, buys his first condo with help from his parents, both longtime real estate agents, and serves on his first HOA board. (His parents, to be fair, were hoping the Berkeley degree would lead somewhere else.)
Your Journey Starts Here
What’s It Like Working With Alex?
As your dedicated local real estate agent, I prioritize your experience and satisfaction above all else.
Check out reviews on Yelp, Google, or Zillow to see why I'm one of the most recommended agents in Los Altos, Palo Alto, and neighboring Silicon Valley communities.
