NAI Global Ranks Top 5 CRE Brokerage Firms for the Second Year

NAI Global has once again secured a place among the top commercial real estate brokerage firms in the United States, earning the No. 5 position in Commercial Property Executive’s 2025 ranking of the nation’s leading CRE firms. The recognition marks the second consecutive year that NAI Global has ranked among the industry’s top five brokerages, reinforcing its position as one of the largest and most active commercial real estate networks in the world.

For investors, property owners, corporate occupiers, and real estate professionals, rankings like these offer a snapshot of which firms are driving the highest levels of transaction activity and market engagement. NAI Global’s continued presence among industry leaders reflects both its global reach and the strength of its local market expertise.

NAI Global Earns Another Top 5 Ranking

Commercial Property Executive’s annual brokerage ranking evaluates firms based on commercial real estate transaction activity, including investment sales and leasing performance. According to the 2025 report of Commercial Property Executive, NAI Global ranked fifth among the nation’s largest brokerage organizations. Here’s the 2025 rankings highlight the scale and transaction volume of the industry’s leading firms.

Rank	Brokerage Firm	Notable Strength
1	Cushman & Wakefield	Completed $59.8B in investment sales; handled leases covering 985.6M sq. ft. worth $88.3B
2	CBRE	Recorded $191.2B in investment sales and $213.1B in leasing activity, heavily driven by office sectors.
3	Colliers	Completed $69.5B in investment sales, including a major $264M industrial portfolio in California.
4	Newmark	Facilitated $70.4B in sales, highlighted by a $718M recapitalization of a 6M sq. ft. industrial portfolio.
5	NAI Global	Arranged billions in sales; closed 380M sq. ft. of leases ($17.5B value), with 50% in the industrial sector.

Source: Commercial Property Executive’s 2025 Top Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firms Ranking

According to Commercial Property Executive, the firm arranged approximately $3 billion in investment sales during the reporting period while facilitating leases totaling nearly 380 million square feet with an estimated value of $17.5 billion. Industrial properties accounted for roughly half of the firm’s leasing volume, underscoring the continued strength of the logistics and distribution sector.

One notable transaction involved a 976,954 square foot industrial facility within CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Joliet, Illinois, one of the nation’s busiest logistics hubs. NAI Hiffman, NAI Global’s Chicago area affiliate, secured a full building lease for the property on behalf of CenterPoint Properties. Transactions of this scale highlight the firm’s ability to connect major industrial users with strategically located distribution facilities in high demand markets.

Why This Ranking Matters to Clients

For property owners and investors, NAI Global’s ranking signals access to a broad network of brokers, buyers, tenants, and market specialists. The firm’s global platform can help connect opportunities across multiple regions while maintaining local market expertise.

Corporate occupiers and tenants benefit from coordinated services that support site selection, lease negotiations, portfolio management, and expansion strategies. This can be particularly valuable for organizations operating across multiple cities or countries.

Commercial real estate professionals also gain advantages through the firm’s collaborative network structure, which enables cross-market partnerships and knowledge sharing among member firms.

As commercial real estate markets continue to evolve, organizations with both global reach and local expertise remain well positioned to support clients navigating changing economic conditions, investment opportunities, and occupancy needs.

About NAI Global

Founded in 1978, NAI Global is one of the world’s largest commercial real estate brokerage networks, connecting independently owned firms across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and other global markets. Unlike publicly traded brokerage companies, NAI Global operates through an affiliate model that allows local firms to maintain their independence while accessing the resources, market intelligence, and international reach of a global organization. Today, the network includes more than 325 offices, over 5,800 real estate professionals, and operations spanning 65 countries.

NAI Global provides a full range of commercial real estate services, including leasing, investment sales, property management, tenant and landlord representation, capital markets advisory, and corporate real estate solutions. The firm’s network supports clients across a variety of property sectors, including office, industrial, retail, multifamily, healthcare, and land. According to NAI Global, its professionals facilitate more than $20 billion in annual transaction volume and oversee more than 1.1 billion square feet of commercial property worldwide.