Residential brokerages and property managers in San Diego, CA
Eight firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 5 residential brokerages and 3 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in San Diego.
The local angle: apartment-led building: 62% of 2025 permits in 5+ unit buildings
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 11,707 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 3,506 single-family (30%), 890 in 2–4 unit buildings and 7,311 in buildings with five or more units (62%). The 5+ share ranks #4 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 2.5% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 40.8% over five years, #11 of 30 for five-year growth. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 3,298,799 residents on July 1, 2024, +0.0% against the April 2020 estimates base (#24 of 30 for growth; #18 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
3,506 single-family (30%) · 890 in 2–4 unit buildings (8%) · 7,311 in 5+ unit buildings (62%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | Compass, Douglas Elliman, Redfin, Real (Real REMAX Group), Willis Allen Real Estate |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | Evernest |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | Invitation Homes |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | FirstService Residential, Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar, RPM Living |
Residential brokerages in San Diego
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the San Diego office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 12860 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130 | Regional Headquarters (Del Mar/One Paseo). Compass’s regional offices directory lists 9 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Douglas Elliman 4.8 / 10 | 1033 B Ave Suite 303 - 304, Coronado, CA 92118 | Listed on Douglas Elliman’s offices directory, one of 2 offices it lists in this metro. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 1808 Aston Ave, Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its Carlsbad office. | Firm page |
| Real (Real REMAX Group) Not yet scored | 1420 Kettner Blvd., #100-300, San Diego, CA 92101 | Address listed for Real Brokerage Technologies, Inc on Real’s state-licenses page. Real describes a cloud-based model (see the profile). | Firm page |
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Allen Real Estate Local brokerage · Not yet scored | 1131 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 | La Jolla office, one of five on its offices page (Del Mar, Encinitas, La Jolla, Point Loma, Rancho Santa Fe). The site header says “Since 1914.” | Firm page, also |
Property managers in San Diego
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Residential Not yet scored | 3131 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 230, San Diego, CA 92108 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its office pages show 2 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Associa Not yet scored | 9610 Waples St, #200, San Diego, CA 92121 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Associa N.N. Jaeschke. Associa’s branch list shows 5 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
| Evernest Not yet scored | San Diego, CA 92101 (no street address on the page) | Manages single-family rentals for owners. Its San Diego site gives a city and ZIP code but no street address. | Firm page |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
- RPM Living 7.7 / 10: Its city page lists apartment communities it manages here. No local office address is published there. (page)
- Invitation Homes Not yet scored: Its Los Angeles and Southern California market page names San Diego among the cities where it leases single-family homes. No local office address is published there. (page)
- Mynd Not yet scored: Its location page describes property management for owners here. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in San Diego?
We verified local offices for Compass (12860 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130); Douglas Elliman (1033 B Ave Suite 303 - 304, Coronado, CA 92118); Redfin (1808 Aston Ave, Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008); Real (Real REMAX Group) (1420 Kettner Blvd., #100-300, San Diego, CA 92101); Willis Allen Real Estate (1131 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in San Diego?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (3131 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 230, San Diego, CA 92108); Associa (9610 Waples St, #200, San Diego, CA 92121); Evernest (San Diego, CA 92101 (no street address on the page)).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the San Diego area?
Permits were issued for 11,707 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 3,506 single-family (30%), 890 in 2–4 unit buildings and 7,311 in buildings with five or more units (62%). The 5+ share ranks #4 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- San Diego residential hub published. 8 firms with a verified local office (5 brokerages, 3 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Douglas Elliman, office page (1033 b ave suite 303 304) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- The Real Brokerage, state licenses page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Willis Allen Real Estate, offices · accessed 2026-10-20
- Willis Allen Real Estate, home page · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (san diego) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Evernest local site (sandiego-propertymanagement.co) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (san diego metro) · accessed 2026-10-20
- RPM Living, city page (san diego california) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Invitation Homes, market page (los angeles california) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Mynd, location page (san diego area property management) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20