Meet Alex:
Alexandre (Alex) Dethier entered real estate at the Paul Kaplan Group / Bennion Deville Homes with a clear purpose: to help people find the perfect home or part-time residence. “There’s nothing more rewarding than watching someone step into a property and instantly know it’s the right one.”
Since becoming the top new agent at the Paul Kaplan Group in 2013, Alex has built a strong reputation throughout Greater Palm Springs. Palm Springs Life Magazine named him one of the Valley’s Top 10 Realtors every year from 2020 through 2025. Staying true to his original goal, Alex also developed deep expertise in guiding homeowners through every stage of the selling process. From preparation and marketing to negotiation and escrow, he provides hands-on support—even for clients who can’t be in town.
Alex offers not only extensive knowledge of Palm Springs and its surrounding communities, but also a global outlook. Born in Normandy, France, he moved to the United States in the early 1980s for school where he grew up in Marin County, CA.
He first applied his technical and marketing skills in Silicon Valley during the peak of the tech boom, before real estate captured his interest. In 2014, he launched pscondos.com, a condo-specific website that has since grown into the #1 condo real estate portal in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. In 2017, he expanded with Palm Springs Homes by Alex (pshomes.com) to serve single-family home buyers and sellers, offering detailed insights on neighborhoods across the desert and helping them find the right fit. In 2022, he created interactive maps covering every neighborhood in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Desert—soon followed by mapping all Palm Springs condo communities.
Travel remains one of Alex’s longtime passions, taking him from Africa to Hong Kong and far beyond. “Travel has given me valuable insight into the international real estate community and helped me understand the expectations and lifestyles of clients from around the world.”
As a committed Palm Springs resident, Alex believes the region delivers an exciting market filled with estates, homes, condos, and resort properties. His service area also includes Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, and La Quinta.
In late 2015, Alex earned his Master Certified Negotiation Expert (MCNE) designation.
e lives in Palm Springs with his wife, Jennifer, an artist agent, along with their rescue dog, Maddie, and their beloved three-legged rescue cat, Sophie (R.I.P. 6/21/2024).