The Commercial Real Estate Alpha Site

Since 2015, Buildout and theBrokerList have partnered for the annual DNA of #CRE survey. Our goal is to deliver comprehensive, actionable data to the commercial real estate industry. 

For the 5th anniversary, we’ve revamped the survey based on the needs of the industry. The 2020 DNA of #CRE Broker Results focuses on two things: the future and best practices. 

The survey is broken up into key categories about how brokers manage their 

• Data 

• Prospecting 

• Deals 

• Marketing 

• Back office 

And to carry on the annual tradition, we asked brokers about their 2020 predictions as they relate to CRE and technology. 

730 brokers from all across the country participated in the 2020 DNA of #CRE Broker survey. The respondents represented a range of demographics, roles, brokerage sizes, geographic regions, and property focuses, all highlighted in our results.* 

Thank you to all of our respondents for making this survey possible. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. 

What is your top source for finding property information? CoStar/LoopNet 

The majority of brokers use CoStar and LoopNet to source their property data. This is up by 12% from last year’s survey. 

Other* 

63.9% 

*Top write-in: Crexi 

8 · Your data 

CoStar/LoopNet 

Self-sourced 

13.4% 

Catylist 

5.9% 

MLS/CMLS 

5.6% 

Internal company database 

^4.3% 

CLICK BELOW Attachment of the results and view entire summary