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Top Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firms

By David NusbaumContributor 

Here are the 30 largest commercial real estate brokerage firms ranked by Southern California transaction volume for 2024, presented by Business by LA Times Studios. Transaction volume includes both leases and sales for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Large firms typically handle sales and lease transactions across all property types, and some have brokers who specialize in niches like cold storage and senior housing.

The largest brokerage firms conducted more than $111 billion in Southern California transaction volume in 2024, led by CBRE Group. CBRE employs 500 commercial brokers regionally and has 1,134 total employees spread across seven regional offices. Overall, Southern California’s top brokerages employ more than 2,800 licensed commercial brokers across 130 local offices.
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David Nusbaum

David Nusbaum is a contributing reporter and research consultant to LA Times Studios. He covers all sectors of business in Southern California focused on local companies, commercial real estate deals and M&A transactions. In addition, he compiles lists of the top banks, law firms, accounting firms and commercial real estate companies. His work has appeared in business publications nationwide including the Los Angeles Business Journal, Crain’s New York, Crain’s Cleveland, the Commercial Observer, and others.
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