# Andrew Canter

> Andrew Canter is the San Diego-based founder and CEO of Canter Companies, connecting real estate investment and development with brokerage, wealth management, and private capital. His career began at Wells Fargo while attending San Diego State University; his investments have included HouseCall and the Quartyard urban park project.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Canter Companies
- **Organizations:** Canter Companies, Canter Capital, Canter Wealth, Canter Real Estate Group, Compass, Canter Development, Wells Fargo
- **Education:** San Diego State University
- **Known for:** Founded Canter Companies and Canter Brokerage., Named a 2013 San Diego Business Journal Emerging Generation: 25 in Their 20s honoree., Helped fund the architecture graduates’ Quartyard project in San Diego.

## Career timeline

- **Before founding Canter Companies** — Worked in Wells Fargo’s private banking investment group while studying business at San Diego State University; after graduation, met investors in Europe and worked on Las Vegas developments.
- **2006** — Company founding year reported in the 2017 Forbes interview; the company’s real estate investment history separately dates inception to 2007.
- **2009** — Founded Canter Brokerage.
- **2013** — Honored in the San Diego Business Journal Emerging Generation: 25 in Their 20s; invested in the Quartyard project.
- **2014** — Discussed Canter Capital’s investment in HouseCall in a July interview.
- **2019-2020** — Canter Real Estate Group was the leading Compass team in San Diego by sales volume, according to his Compass biography.
- **2022** — Earned a private pilot license.

## Achievements

- Founded Canter Companies and Canter Brokerage.
- Named a 2013 San Diego Business Journal Emerging Generation: 25 in Their 20s honoree.
- Helped fund the architecture graduates’ Quartyard project in San Diego.
- Named in the La Jolla real estate agent category of San Diego Magazine’s 2026 readers’ picks.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — San Diego Magazine’s 2026 readers’ picks named Andrew Canter in the La Jolla real estate agent category.

## Links

- Website: https://canter.com/andrew-canter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-canter-9b83397/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cantercompanies
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cantergroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanterCompanies

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Last updated: 2026-10-10