With over 30 years in residential real estate and more than $3 billion in sales, Michael Dreyfus is a leading figure in the luxury market. His team, The Dreyfus Group, was recognized as the Top Small Team at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty in 2024 and amongst the top 25 small teams in the Nation. Known for their expertise in property preparation and innovative marketing techniques, the team is consistently a top-producing force, with Michael repeatedly being named to the Wall Street Journal/Real Trend’s list of America’s Top 250 Agents and regularly featuring on the Bay Area top 20 list.

At the core of his practice, Michael and his team represent homes across all price-points in the mid-peninsula area of Atherton, Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. Within this core market and beyond, his sales showcase his expertise across diverse, high-value transactions, including some of the highest recorded in those same communities. He has also represented sellers and buyers in significant transactions throughout California—from ranches and vineyards in Northern California, Oceanfront property in Southern California, an estate in Montecito, and notably achieved the highest residential sale ever recorded in Big Sur. A hallmark of his practice is the profound discretion and confidentiality with which he handles every interaction, expertly managing high-profile deals to ensure complete anonymity for his clients.

Michael is not only a top producer but also a co-founder of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty, a firm encompassing 465 agents in 23 offices across the San Francisco Bay Area. He is an industry thought leader and has been interviewed on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, ABC News and Fortune/CNN/Money regarding market trends and events. He is a regular speaker on agent panels for Sotheby’s International Realty offices and luxury real estate groups.

Michael is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Attorney-at-law. He is a member of the National and California Association of Realtors and was among the first agents certified by Sotheby’s International Realty as a China Global Advisor.

He is active in the community and is a long-time financial supporter of local schools and charities.