Residential brokerages and property managers in San Francisco, CA
Seven firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 4 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 Francisco.
The local angle: shrinking population: down 2.2% since 2020
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 7,750 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 2,713 single-family (35%), 153 in 2–4 unit buildings and 4,884 in buildings with five or more units (63%). The 5+ share ranks #3 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index fell 0.3% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 17.5% over five years, #28 of 30 for five-year growth. FHFA publishes this metro by division, so the figure is for the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA division. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 4,648,486 residents on July 1, 2024, −2.2% against the April 2020 estimates base (#30 of 30 for growth; #13 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
2,713 single-family (35%) · 153 in 2–4 unit buildings (2%) · 4,884 in 5+ unit buildings (63%). 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, Vanguard Properties |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | Mynd |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | — |
| 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 |
Residential brokerages in San Francisco
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the San Francisco office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 891 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 | San Francisco, Regional Headquarters. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 27 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Douglas Elliman 4.8 / 10 | 600 California Street Floor 11, San Francisco, CA 94108 | Listed on Douglas Elliman’s offices directory, the only office it lists in this metro. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 351 California St, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its San Francisco office (2 offices in this metro). | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Properties Local brokerage · Not yet scored | 2501 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 | One of four San Francisco offices on its locations page (555 Castro Street, 2501 Mission Street, 1801 Fillmore Street, 199 New Montgomery). The page also lists East Bay, North Bay, Palm Springs and Miami offices. | Firm page |
Property managers in San Francisco
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 | 601 California Street, Suite 1501, San Francisco, CA 94108 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its office pages show 2 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Associa Not yet scored | 580 California St, #1217, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Associa Northern California. Associa’s branch list shows 3 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
| Mynd Not yet scored | 2001 Broadway, Floor 4, Oakland, CA 94612 | Manages single-family rentals for owners. Address from Mynd’s local location page. | 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)
Left out: Real: its state-licenses page lists no address in this metro. 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. Evernest: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. RPM Living: we found no page for this metro on its site. Invitation Homes: we found no page for this metro on its site. 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 Francisco?
We verified local offices for Compass (891 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109); Douglas Elliman (600 California Street Floor 11, San Francisco, CA 94108); Redfin (351 California St, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94104); Vanguard Properties (2501 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in San Francisco?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (601 California Street, Suite 1501, San Francisco, CA 94108); Associa (580 California St, #1217, San Francisco, CA 94104); Mynd (2001 Broadway, Floor 4, Oakland, CA 94612).
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 Francisco area?
Permits were issued for 7,750 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 2,713 single-family (35%), 153 in 2–4 unit buildings and 4,884 in buildings with five or more units (63%). The 5+ share ranks #3 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 Francisco residential hub published. 7 firms with a verified local office (4 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 (600 california street floor 11) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Vanguard Properties, locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (san francisco) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Mynd, location page (san francisco bay area property management) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (san francisco) · 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