Bay Area Luxury Realtors

Clear decisions in an uncertain market.

Rooted in Silicon Valley luxury. Connected at the top.

Founder-led Bay Area real estate for families, executives, and long-term investors. Palo Alto · Atherton · Hillsborough · Los Altos · Menlo Park · Cupertino · Silicon Valley.

Helping the right home meet the right buyer
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155K+Followers across our channels
900K+Q4 2025 quarterly impressions
15Team members across US + Asia
7 daysFastest sale in a slow market

Founders & Team · Bay Area Realtors

Founder-led from strategy to closing.

We are not trying to rush a transaction. We are here to help you protect time, capital, and optionality while making a decision that will still make sense years from now.

"Time is the most important asset. Trust matters more than speed. Clear judgment creates long-term return."

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Kai Huang

Kai Huang

Operations Director

Juliette Xue

Juliette Xue

Realtor · Client Experience

Jing Pan

Jing Pan

Realtor · Community Specialist

Wen Tian

Wen Tian

Realtor · Client Relations

Zinan Zhou

Zinan Zhou

Realtor · New Generation Buyers

Joshua

Joshua

Research and Local Relations

Jece

Jece

Research and Local Relations

Why MK Group

Content-driven strategy, not passive listing.

The difference is not decoration. It is the operating system behind how a home is prepared, explained, distributed, shown, negotiated, and closed.

Traditional listing path

  • Photograph the property
  • Upload to MLS
  • Wait for search traffic
  • Hold generic open houses
  • React to offers after the fact
  • Measure success only at the end

MK Group launch system

  • Build the pricing and buyer thesis first
  • Turn the home into a clear market story
  • Distribute to owned media and private channels
  • Track buyer response before the deadline
  • Design showings around likely objections
  • Negotiate from data, not guesswork

Seller process

A repeatable launch plan for high-stakes sales.

A premium result is usually built before the first public showing. The process below mirrors the Chinese homepage framework, translated for English buyers and sellers.

01

Pre-launch strategy

  • Pricing thesis
  • Staging plan
  • Content angles
  • Buyer profile mapping
02

Content launch

  • 4K video
  • Short-form clips
  • Platform distribution
  • Private buyer outreach
03

Showing window

  • Open house design
  • Broker tour
  • Private previews
  • Live feedback tracking
04

Offer and close

  • Offer comparison
  • Negotiation
  • Contract management
  • Closing coordination

Buyer advisory

Buying is not just finding inventory.

The best Bay Area purchase decisions come from knowing what to avoid, what to hold, and how to make a seller trust your offer without overpaying blindly.

Buyer services

  • Off-market and quiet-market opportunity sourcing
  • Offer strategy for competitive Peninsula and South Bay markets
  • School-zone, commute, renovation, and resale analysis
  • All-cash, lending, trust, and 1031-exchange coordination
  • Long-term holding framework for family and investment goals
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Typical client profiles

Tech and executive familiesSchools, commute, privacy, and long-term neighborhood quality.
Cross-border and all-cash buyersCapital clarity, closing certainty, and estate or trust planning.
Move-up and investment buyersHolding cost, rental logic, tax impact, and exit paths.

Case logic

Hard problems need a sharper launch.

These are representative patterns from real seller scenarios: weak demand, stale listings, difficult financing, and the need to reach a more specific buyer pool.

Atherton school-boundary diligence

A street-level attendance check avoided a $1.5M school-district gap.

A buyer targeted an Atherton Oaks listing with the 94027 zip code, assuming a single school district. MK Group ran a street-level attendance-area verification before any offer — the property assigned to the weaker of three elementary districts. The buyer was reoriented to comparable listings on the correct side of the boundary.

$1.5M boundary-driven pricing gap avoided · Atherton Oaks
Cross-border half-day mapping

A half-day Peninsula tour built a $7M–$9M luxury market map for a first-time visitor.

A China-based entrepreneur family flew in for an exploratory tour with a single-day window. MK Group sequenced four representative listings across Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, and Los Altos — low-to-high — letting the buyer build a $7M–$9M valuation framework on site.

Los Altos $9M+ new-construction identified as next-year target · Cross-border luxury
Atherton asset release planning

A 2-acre Atherton owner explored subdivision — city planning surfaced two hard constraints.

An Atherton owner held a 2-acre estate and asked whether subdivision could release latent value. MK Group called the City of Atherton planning department directly: a split parcel requires an independent street-access point, and two protected trees limit the buildable footprint. The constraints reshape — but do not block — the strategy.

1-acre Atherton parcel trades at $10M+ median (under evaluation) · 2-acre estate planning

Media matrix

Owned distribution for a more intentional buyer pool.

MLS is necessary. It is not enough. MK Group combines MLS exposure with video, social, private channels, and bilingual advisory content so a property reaches people before they are simply sorting listings by price.

YouTube68K+Subscribers

Long-form market analysis, seller strategy, luxury tours, and founder-led explanations for buyers making high-stakes decisions.

Xiaohongshu43KFollowers

A multi-account content matrix for lifestyle, school-zone, luxury, and market education topics.

WeChat ecosystem33KPrivate audience

Relationship-led content and buyer education for clients who want a more private decision process.

Short video11.3KFollowers

Short-form market moments that keep properties and market ideas visible across time zones.

Service areas

Deep local coverage across the Peninsula and Silicon Valley.

Each city page is built as a decision page, not a generic brochure: local market context, buyer psychology, school-zone logic, and neighborhood-specific strategy.

Client feedback

Trust is earned in the details.

The Chinese homepage highlights real client responses around execution, staging, and first-week buyer traffic. The English page keeps the same proof points in a concise format.

"Marie Wang was an absolutely amazing selling agent to work with. She is incredibly responsive, thoughtful, and detail-oriented throughout the entire process. She helped us get our home fully ready for sale with great staging, strong marketing, and clear guidance on what would make the biggest impact. Marie was also very strategic in setting the pricing and positioning, which gave us confidence going into the market."

cw5849 · Zillow ★5.0 verified reviewSell-side client

"Kevin has been helping us over the past several years, and we finally closed our dream home recently! We are so grateful for his professional and patient support throughout this long journey. The resources he provided and the knowledge he shared were truly invaluable. Thank you so much, Kevin, for your dedication and guidance — we couldn't have done it without you!"

Zhong Z · Google ★5.0 verified reviewMulti-year buy-side advisory

"Marie and her team provided extraordinary services, and helped us getting our desired property in an extremely competitive market. Highly recommend her to other property buyers."

yxz · Zillow ★5.0 verified reviewCompetitive-market buy-side

FAQ

Bay Area buying and selling questions.

Data updated May 2026. Founder consultation is available for a property-specific view.

How long does a Bay Area seller launch usually take?

Our standard seller plan starts 6 to 8 weeks before market. The work includes pricing, repairs, staging, photo and video, pre-launch distribution, open house planning, offer comparison, negotiation, and escrow coordination.

Why does a media-led strategy matter if the home is already on MLS?

MLS captures active search demand. Content creates demand before a buyer filters by bedroom count or ZIP code. For special homes, the story, lifestyle, school context, and renovation clarity often decide whether the right buyer acts quickly.

Do you only serve Mandarin-speaking clients?

No. MK Group serves buyers and sellers across the Bay Area. Marie Wang and Kevin Mo are Chinese-speaking realtors with Mandarin and Cantonese support — an advantage for cross-cultural communication, cross-border families, and bilingual distribution — but the service is built for any high-stakes buyer or seller who values clear advice in English.

Do you offer Cantonese-speaking realtor support?

Yes. MK Group provides Cantonese-speaking realtor support for Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Taiwan-based families navigating Bay Area luxury real estate. Cross-border escrow, trust vesting, FinCEN/BOI compliance, and family-coordination calls all run bilingually in Cantonese, Mandarin, or English depending on the household.

What makes founder-led representation different?

Marie Wang and Kevin Mo stay close to the strategy, content, pricing, and negotiation. Clients do not get passed through a layered sales system when the decision becomes important.

Start with a clear conversation.

Founder-direct intake, no sales pressure, and a decision framework you can actually use.

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Past Sales

89 Douglass Way, Atherton — sold by MK Group
89 Douglass Way
89 DOUGLASS WAY, ATHERTON, CA 94027
7.5 BA | 7,097 SQ.FT.
$18,000,000
163 Greenoaks Dr, Atherton — sold by MK Group
163 Greenoaks Dr
163 GREENOAKS DR, ATHERTON, CA 94027
7 BA | 7,145 SQ.FT.
$12,500,000
15253 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga — sold by MK Group
15253 Montalvo Rd
15253 MONTALVO RD, SARATOGA, CA 95070
5 BD | 5.5 BA | 5,490 SQ.FT.
$12,000,000
27210 Ohlone Ln, Los Altos Hills — sold by MK Group
27210 Ohlone Ln
27210 OHLONE LN, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA 94022
5 BD | 6 BA | 5,434 SQ.FT.
$10,995,000
3408 South Ct, Palo Alto — sold by MK Group
3408 South Ct
3408 SOUTH CT, PALO ALTO, CA 94306
4 BD | 3 BA | 2,400 SQ.FT.
$5,600,000
23930 Jabil Ln, Los Altos Hills — sold by MK Group
23930 Jabil Ln
23930 JABIL LN, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA 94024
5 BD | 2.5 BA | 3,438 SQ.FT.
$5,586,000
830 Monte Rosa Dr, Menlo Park — sold by MK Group
830 Monte Rosa Dr
830 MONTE ROSA DR, MENLO PARK, CA 94025
4 BD | 5.5 BA | 3,110 SQ.FT.
$5,250,000
2151 Valparaiso Ave, Menlo Park — sold by MK Group
2151 Valparaiso Ave
2151 VALPARAISO AVE, MENLO PARK, CA 94025
5 BD | 4.5 BA | 3,185 SQ.FT.
$4,950,000
13206 Wright Way, Los Altos Hills — sold by MK Group
13206 Wright Way
13206 WRIGHT WAY, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA 94022
5 BD | 4.5 BA | 5,186 SQ.FT.
$4,930,000

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