Residential brokerages and property managers in St. Louis, MO
Four firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 2 residential brokerages and 2 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 St. Louis.
The local angle: build mix: 25% 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 6,066 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 4,142 single-family (68%), 401 in 2–4 unit buildings and 1,523 in buildings with five or more units (25%). The 5+ share ranks #27 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 4.1% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 40.5% over five years, #12 of 30 for five-year growth. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 2,811,927 residents on July 1, 2024, −0.3% against the April 2020 estimates base (#25 of 30 for growth; #23 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
4,142 single-family (68%) · 401 in 2–4 unit buildings (7%) · 1,523 in 5+ unit buildings (25%). 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, Janet McAfee Inc. |
| 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. | — |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar |
Residential brokerages in St. Louis
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the St. Louis office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 1608 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131 | St. Louis. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 1 office 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet McAfee Inc. Independent local brokerage · Not yet scored | 9889 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63124 | Address on its contact page. The home page calls it “the leading independent real estate broker in St. Louis” (the firm’s claim). | Firm page, also |
Property managers in St. Louis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associa Not yet scored | 1630 Des Peres Road, St. Louis, MO 63131 | Community association manager. Branch shown: The Smith Management Group, An Associa® Company. Associa’s branch list shows 1 management branch in this metro. | Firm page |
| Evernest Not yet scored | 111 W Port Plaza Dr, Suite 600, St. Louis, MO 63146 | Manages single-family rentals for owners. Address from Evernest’s local site. | 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: Douglas Elliman: its offices directory lists no office in this metro. Redfin: its contact page says “Redfin agents operate in this state, but there are no Redfin offices” for Missouri. 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. FirstService Residential: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Mynd: we found no location page for 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 St. Louis?
We verified local offices for Compass (1608 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131); Janet McAfee Inc. (9889 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63124). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in St. Louis?
We verified local addresses for Associa (1630 Des Peres Road, St. Louis, MO 63131); Evernest (111 W Port Plaza Dr, Suite 600, St. Louis, MO 63146).
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 St. Louis area?
Permits were issued for 6,066 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 4,142 single-family (68%), 401 in 2–4 unit buildings and 1,523 in buildings with five or more units (25%). The 5+ share ranks #27 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
- St. Louis residential hub published. 4 firms with a verified local office (2 brokerages, 2 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Janet McAfee Inc., contact us · accessed 2026-10-20
- Janet McAfee Inc., home page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Evernest local site (stlouispropertymanagement.co) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (greater st louis) · 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