Top CRE Broker Search

[Merritt Harris]

Good morning, 

I'm part of an investment group looking to buy B and C class industrial warehouses and I'm wondering if anyone has a strategy to finding the top CRE broker in an area? We typically buy off market, but I know the networking is one of the best ways to access off market deal flow through brokers.

[Evan Polaski]

@Merritt Harris, while I know there is a general presumption that Loopnet is the place where deals go to die, I would say you can often find brokers in the area for your property type there.  Search you preferred market and industrial buildings.  Even if the listings themselves are of no interest, you can see the listing broker and call them up for coffee/lunch.  

And of course, there are always the major players in most markets: CBRE, Colliers, Cushman, Marcus and Millichap, etc.  These groups may or may not list on Loopnet, but worth searching for the local office industrial investment sales teams, and reaching out.