Findings

Note: Total unit counts may not capture all properties in San Francisco, as rows with missing property address, mailing address, or unit count data were filtered out.

Number of Units by Owner Type

The majority of units are held by Individual owners, holding 46% of residential housing units.

Corporate and Real Estate Trust land owners, together, hold roughly 53% of residential housing units in San Francisco.

Number of Units by Owner Location

75% of residential housing units are held by owners who have a mailing address in San Francisco.

Number of Units by Owner Size

Owners with large-sized portfolios hold 50% of residential housing units in San Francisco.

Small-sized owners, with network sizes between 1 to 4 units, hold 43% of residential housing units. Medium-sized owners, with network sizes between 5 to 14 units, hold 7% of residential housing units.

Breakdown of Units by Owner Location and Type

Across each owner type, the majority of owners reside in San Francisco. Individual, Real Estate Trust, and Corporate owners based in SF hold 80%, 73%, and 67% of the residential units respectively.

Breakdown of Units by Owner Size and Type

Corporate owners tend to be large-sized owners.

Individual owners are made up of 57% small-sized owners, 7% medium-sized owners, and 36% large-sized owners. Trust owners are made up of 56% small-sized owners, 12% medium-sized owners, and 32% large sized owners. Corporate owners are made up of 5% small-sized owners, 6% medium-sized owners, and 89% large-sized owners.