Commercial real estate brokerages in Houston, TX
Eight firms with a Houston office we checked on their own websites. Five of them list offices in the 77056 and 77027 ZIP codes around the Galleria (Post Oak, West Loop South and Riverway), so location won’t separate them. What sets them apart is which demand drivers their teams cover.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 8 firms listed, every office checked 2026-10-20.
The local angle: energy, medicine and the port, with brokers clustered in the Galleria
What the firms’ own Houston pages say about this market. Market figures are each firm’s claim, not our measurement.
- Cushman & Wakefield’s page calls Houston the “Energy Capital of the World,” with an economy also fueled by the Texas Medical Center and the Port of Houston. (Cushman & Wakefield Houston office page)
- JLL’s page runs “from the energy corridor to the bustling downtown” and lists tenant representation, investor services and debt advisory. (JLL Houston location page)
- Offices in the 77056 and 77027 ZIP codes: CBRE (2800 Post Oak Blvd), Cushman & Wakefield (1330 Post Oak Blvd), Colliers (1233 West Loop South), Avison Young (4400 Post Oak Parkway) and Marcus & Millichap (3 Riverway). (CBRE Houston office page, Cushman & Wakefield Houston office page, Colliers Houston city page, Avison Young Houston location page, Marcus & Millichap Houston office page)
- Colliers says it also has offices in Sugar Land and The Woodlands. CBRE has a Memorial Drive office in west Houston. (Colliers Houston city page, CBRE Houston office page)
Pick by situation
Our read, based on what each firm’s local page and filings say. It is not a ranking of local teams. We have no Houston deal data or client reviews yet.
| Your situation | What the sources show | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Medical office or healthcare property | Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office lists healthcare among its sectors. Avison Young lists healthcare and life sciences. | Marcus & Millichap, Avison Young |
| A deal in The Woodlands or the north suburbs | Colliers lists an office at 9950 Woodloch Forest Drive in The Woodlands. | Colliers |
| A tenant needing a seasoned broker team | Cushman & Wakefield says its Houston team has 50 licensed brokers who average 18 years of experience each. That is its own figure. | Cushman & Wakefield |
| A Texas firm that also invests and develops | Partners Real Estate offers brokerage alongside its own investment and development platforms, Partners Capital and Partners Development. | Partners Real Estate |
National firms in Houston
Scores are firm-wide, the same as on the main ranking. They do not rate the Houston office.
| Firm | Local office | What the local page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE 7.8/10 · Recommend | 2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77056 (Galleria); 15377 Memorial Drive, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77079 | Says it has served Greater Houston since 1969. | Local page |
| JLL 7.5/10 · Recommend | Local team confirmed on JLL’s location page (no street address listed there) | Lists office, industrial and retail work. Ronnie Deyo is listed as Vice Chairman and President of the JLL Houston Region and Louisiana. | Local page |
| Cushman & Wakefield 6.5/10 · Conditional recommend | 1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2600, Houston, TX 77056 | Says it has more than 160 professionals, including 50 licensed brokers, and nearly 50 years in Houston. | Local page |
| Colliers 6.8/10 · Conditional recommend | 1233 West Loop South, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77027; 9950 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 1225, The Woodlands, TX 77380 | Says it has been in Houston for over six decades, covering office, industrial, retail, multifamily and land. | Local page |
| Newmark 5.8/10 · Not recommended | 5847 San Felipe Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77057 | Its valuation team lists healthcare, hospitality, industrial, office, retail, multifamily and self-storage. | Local page |
| Marcus & Millichap 5.2/10 · Not recommended | 3 Riverway, #800, Houston, TX 77056 | Investment sales and financing for multifamily, land, industrial, net-leased, self-storage and healthcare. | Local page |
Independent and regional firms
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not scored.
| Firm | Address | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avison Young Principal-owned international firm · not scored | 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77027 (Uptown) | Lists office, industrial, healthcare and life sciences, and land. Its location page says its Principals are the owners and leaders of the business. | Firm page |
| Partners Real Estate Privately held Sunbelt firm (equity partnership) · not scored | 5847 San Felipe St, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77057 | Founded in 1997. Reports more than 300 professionals and 75+ partners. Its contact page lists Houston first, along with offices in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Atlanta. | Firm page |
Left out: Transwestern’s About page returned a 404, and the Houston URL we tried showed only its generic homepage. It stays out until we can read a Houston office page. Office claims such as “leading” or “largest” are the firms’ own words.
Houston brokers we profile
Individual broker profiles, alphabetical by last name. Not a ranking. See how we verify brokers.
| Broker | Firm | Specialty | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Frantz, SIOR | CBRE | Industrial leasing and sales | SIOR confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2025; Named deal |
| Wes Williams, SIOR | Colliers | Industrial leasing and sales | SIOR confirmed; Active license on state record; CoStar Power Broker 2023, 2025; Named deal |
Questions
Which national commercial brokerages have an office in Houston?
All six firms in our national ranking list a local office or team: CBRE (2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77056 (Galleria)); JLL (team on its location page); Cushman & Wakefield (1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2600, Houston, TX 77056); Colliers (1233 West Loop South, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77027); Newmark (5847 San Felipe Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77057); Marcus & Millichap (3 Riverway, #800, Houston, TX 77056). Each is confirmed on the firm’s own site.
Which independent or regional firms are listed for Houston?
We list Avison Young: Principal-owned international firm; Partners Real Estate: Privately held Sunbelt firm (equity partnership). They are profiled from their own pages and not scored.
How big is the Houston metro area?
The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area had an estimated 7,796,182 residents on July 1, 2024, per the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it #5 among U.S. metro areas by population.
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Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Houston hub published. 8 firms, each local office checked on the firm’s own site.
- Added 2 individual broker profiles.
Sources
- Cushman & Wakefield Houston office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- JLL Houston location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- CBRE Houston office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Colliers Houston city page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Avison Young Houston location page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Marcus & Millichap Houston office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Newmark Houston office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Partners Real Estate Contact page (office addresses) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Partners Real Estate About page · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20