San Mateo County Real Estate — Homes, Market & Local Guide

South of the city, San Mateo County runs the entire spectrum of Peninsula living: Daly City and South San Francisco's fog-belt value, San Mateo and Burlingame's downtown energy, and the estate quiet of Hillsborough and Portola Valley — all strung along the corridor between San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

The market, honestly

The Peninsula is a commuter-driven market where school districts and Caltrain access set the pricing gravity. The north county (Daly City, SSF, San Bruno) remains the Bay Area's most attainable single-family territory — and its most reliably competitive. Mid-county trades on schools; the estate towns trade on land and privacy.

My track record here

I've closed across the county's full range: $3,750,000 in Hillsborough, $3,925,000 in Portola Valley, $3,002,500 in Burlingame, and a long list of north-county family homes in Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Belmont, and San Mateo — including repeat clients whose starter homes I later resold as move-up sales.

Who San Mateo County fits

First-time buyers priced out of SF proper, tech commuters balancing two-office households, families targeting mid-Peninsula schools, and estate buyers seeking land within reach of both airports.

From a first home in Daly City to an estate in Hillsborough, the Peninsula playbook changes by the mile — and I've run all of it. Call or text (415) 596-1891.