San Mateo, plainly read.

Rents grew 4.8% year-over-year in Q1 2026, slightly above the broader Peninsula average. Aragon and Baywood single-family stock routinely pulls 12 to 18 applications within a week of listing; Beresford-Hillsdale moves slower but commands strong renewal rates once a tenant settles in.

San Mateo's tenant base is the most diverse we work with. Roblox engineers from Coyote Point, Franklin Templeton finance staff, Coinbase teams, biotech families relocating from South San Francisco, and dual-income couples leaving SF after having kids. All show up in our applicant pool in roughly equal numbers.

Major employers in this applicant pool

GoPro · Roblox · SolarCity · Franklin Templeton · Visa · Coinbase

We've placed 31 San Mateo tenants in the last 18 months. The fastest leases were always priced 4–6% below initial ask after a Monday repricing; the slowest were properties that came on the market overpriced on day one and never recovered momentum.

San Mateo is our highest-volume city by a noticeable margin. Fourteen doors and counting. And a vendor bench that includes the only HVAC tech in the area willing to take 24-hour weekend calls. That access matters when something goes wrong on a Sunday.

AB 1482 state cap; no local rent control. I track the effective rent cap per property and apply it at renewal. That includes the required tenant notices, deposit handling under California Civil Code §1950.5, and any local timing requirements that apply.

For the full breakdown of how we handle compliance across the Peninsula and South Bay, see our services page.