Top commercial real estate brokers in Texas, ranked by ChatGPT answers

Places ChatGPT showed

• CBRE · 4.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• JLL Dallas Real Estate · 4.1★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Cushman & Wakefield · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Valcor Commercial Real Estate · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency
• LanCarte Commercial Real Estate · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Oxford Partners · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• ADDRESS Commercial Real Estate · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• ECR | Equitable Commercial Realty · 4.3★ · Commercial real estate agency

If you mean commercial brokerage firms with strong Texas coverage, rather than residential realtors, several firms stand out. I wouldn’t treat “best” as a single objective ranking—the right choice depends heavily on the asset type, city, and whether you’re a buyer/tenant or owner/seller.

Major Texas commercial brokerage firms

• CBRE — One of the largest CRE platforms, with substantial Dallas–Fort Worth and broader Texas coverage. Particularly relevant for institutional transactions, office, industrial, retail, investment sales, and tenant/landlord representation. D Magazine's 2025 North Texas Power Brokers list includes numerous CBRE brokers across industrial and office categories.
• JLL Dallas Real Estate — Major full-service competitor to CBRE, with strong DFW coverage and capabilities spanning leasing, tenant representation, investment sales, property services, and advisory.
• Cushman & Wakefield — Particularly substantial in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio; its Texas office network currently lists five locations.
• Newmark — Especially notable for investment sales/capital markets and industrial in Texas. In 1H 2025, Newmark led DFW industrial-property brokerage by transaction volume in Real Estate Alert's cited ranking.
• Transwestern — Houston-based and particularly strong in Texas, with brokerage, investment sales, development and property services.
• Stream Realty Partners — Texas-rooted firm with a particularly strong DFW presence. Its brokers appear extensively in D Magazine's North Texas Power Brokers across industrial, office and tenant-representation categories.
• Colliers — Broad national platform with Texas brokerage capabilities across major property types.
• Lee & Associates — Worth considering particularly for industrial and middle-market transactions.

Stronger local/boutique options

If you're dealing with a smaller property or owner-user transaction, a Texas-focused boutique can sometimes provide a more hands-on experience than a huge national platform. For example:

• Valcor Commercial Real Estate — San Antonio/Central & South Texas.
• LanCarte Commercial Real Estate — Fort Worth/DFW.
• Oxford Partners — Houston, particularly tenant/buyer representation.
• ADDRESS Commercial Real Estate — Houston-area transactions.
• ECR | Equitable Commercial Realty — Austin/Central Texas.

The more useful way to narrow it down

One important point: the individual broker/team often matters more than the firm's name. D Magazine's 2025 North Texas list, for example, identifies specific brokers across industrial, office, tenant representation and data-center specialties rather than simply ranking companies.

If you tell me (1) Texas city/market, (2) property type, (3) approximate deal size, and (4) whether you're buying, selling, leasing or looking for tenant representation, I can narrow this to a short list of the most relevant brokers/teams and their recent transaction experience.

Places ChatGPT showed

• Oxford Partners · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Cresa · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Austin Tenant Advisors · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Titan Commercial · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency

If you mean tenant-representation brokers—firms that work for the company leasing the space rather than primarily representing landlords—Texas has several strong choices. I’d look at the following, with the right choice depending heavily on market (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio), office vs. industrial, and transaction size.

Firms I would put on a Texas shortlist

• CBRE — One of the largest platforms in Texas, with deep office and industrial coverage and substantial market data. Particularly useful for large corporate requirements and multi-market assignments. D Magazine's 2025 North Texas list includes numerous CBRE professionals among both office and industrial tenant representatives.
• JLL — Strong choice for corporate occupiers, especially if you need office/industrial expertise across multiple Texas markets. Its Dallas platform explicitly offers leasing, tenant representation, and lease administration.
• Cushman & Wakefield — Another major national platform with substantial Texas tenant-rep capability. It appears prominently among DFW's 2025 office and industrial tenant-rep professionals.
• Stream Realty Partners — Particularly interesting if you're dealing with Texas office or industrial space. Stream has substantial Texas operations and dedicated tenant-representation practices. Its Houston industrial team, for example, has extensive transaction experience, while its Dallas team has significant corporate office-occupier expertise.
• Cresa — Worth considering when you specifically want an occupier/tenant-focused advisory firm rather than a full-service landlord/tenant platform. Its DFW operation focuses on office and industrial tenant representation.
• Transwestern — A major Texas-rooted platform with strong office and industrial capabilities. It's particularly relevant for Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and other Texas markets. D Magazine's 2025 North Texas list includes Transwestern professionals in both office and industrial tenant representation.

Some strong boutique alternatives

If you're a mid-sized company, I wouldn't automatically default to one of the giant firms. A specialized tenant-rep boutique can provide more senior-broker attention.

• Houston: Oxford Partners — tenant/buyer representation focused on office and industrial space.
• Dallas–Fort Worth: REATA Commercial Realty, Inc. — tenant-focused office and warehouse/industrial advisory.
• DFW: Cresa — tenant/occupier-focused representation.
• Austin: Austin Tenant Advisors — tenant-focused office and industrial representation.
• Houston: Titan Commercial — particularly relevant for industrial/warehouse requirements.

One important distinction

Don't choose a broker solely based on the firm's size. For a leasing assignment, I'd interview 2–3 teams and ask:

1. How many comparable tenant-rep transactions have you personally completed in my submarket?
2. Do you represent landlords whose buildings we're likely to consider?
3. Who will actually negotiate the lease—the senior broker or a junior associate?
4. Can you provide recent comparable lease transactions, not just asking rents?
5. How will you evaluate concessions, TI allowance, free rent, operating expenses and renewal options?
6. For industrial: Do you regularly handle loading, clear height, power, yard/IOS, trailer parking and expansion requirements?
7. For office: Do you handle workplace strategy, test fits, construction and relocation management?

For context, 2025 DFW data show substantial activity among Newmark, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL and Stream in industrial transactions, while D Magazine's 2025 North Texas rankings identify numerous individual brokers across the major firms for both office and industrial tenant representation.

If you tell me the Texas market (Dallas/DFW, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, or statewide), approximate square footage, and whether it's office, industrial, or both, I can narrow this to 5–8 specific broker teams and identify which ones specialize in your type of requirement.

Places ChatGPT showed

• Cresa Dallas/Ft. Worth · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Oxford Partners · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Corporate Realty Advisors Inc · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Whitebox Real Estate, LLC · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners, LLC · Commercial real estate agency

If by “best” you mean strong tenant-side expertise, market coverage, negotiating depth, and a track record of representing occupiers, I’d look at a mix of large national firms and Texas-focused tenant specialists rather than relying on one statewide ranking.

Firms worth interviewing

• Stream Realty Partners — Particularly strong in Texas. Its tenant-representation practice has senior teams in Dallas and Houston, including Randy Cooper in Dallas, who has spent essentially his entire career representing tenants and has handled some of Texas’s largest tenant assignments.
• Cushman & Wakefield — A major national platform with dedicated tenant representation. In Houston, Joe Peddie has 38+ years of experience and more than 20 million square feet of transactions.
• JLL — Particularly worth considering for large corporate occupiers, multi-market requirements, headquarters relocations, and sophisticated lease negotiations. D Magazine's 2025 North Texas list includes numerous JLL professionals in both office and industrial tenant representation.
• CBRE — Another strong choice if you need statewide/national reach, sophisticated market data, or a large team. CBRE has numerous professionals recognized for office and industrial tenant representation in North Texas.
• Cresa — Especially interesting if you want a tenant-focused platform rather than a traditional full-service brokerage. Its DFW operation specifically focuses on occupier representation. Cresa Dallas/Ft. Worth
• Newmark — A substantial option for office and industrial users, with multiple tenant-representation specialists appearing on D Magazine's North Texas list.
• Oxford Partners — A Houston-based boutique that specifically focuses on tenant and buyer representation, rather than landlord representation. Oxford Partners
• Corporate Realty Advisors — Dallas firm positioned around “pure” corporate/tenant representation, including office and industrial requirements. Corporate Realty Advisors Inc
• Whitebox Real Estate — Dallas-based tenant/user specialist covering office and industrial transactions, including renewals, relocations, expansions, contractions, subleases and acquisitions. Whitebox Real Estate, LLC
• Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners — Houston boutique explicitly focused on tenant representation for office and industrial occupiers. Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners, LLC

How I'd narrow it down

The right choice depends heavily on what you're leasing:

D Magazine's 2025 North Texas “Power Brokers” list is also useful for identifying individual brokers, rather than just choosing a brokerage. It separately identifies office and industrial tenant-representation professionals, which is important because the individual broker often matters more than the firm's logo.

My practical advice: interview 3 brokers, and ask each for 3–5 comparable transactions they've personally completed in your market/property type. Ask specifically about conflicts, landlord relationships, concessions they've recently negotiated, and who will actually do the work—not just who attends the pitch.

If you tell me (1) Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, or statewide, (2) office/industrial/retail/medical, (3) approximate square footage, and (4) new lease vs. renewal, I can narrow this to a short list of specific brokers and compare their relevant experience.

Places ChatGPT showed

• Stoic Real Estate Partners · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• First Houston Properties Inc · 4.4★ · Industrial real estate agency
• Titan Commercial · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency

If you mean Texas broadly, rather than one metro, I’d focus on brokers with a demonstrable industrial/warehouse practice rather than general commercial brokers. There isn’t a single objective “best” firm—the right choice depends heavily on whether you’re buying, selling, leasing, or representing a tenant and which Texas market you’re targeting.

Firms worth interviewing

• CBRE — A major Texas industrial platform with strong coverage in Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. In DFW, CBRE brokers are repeatedly represented among the market’s industrial project-leasing and tenant-representation professionals.
• Newmark — Particularly notable for DFW industrial investment sales. Real Estate Alert reported Newmark as the largest broker by 1H 2025 DFW industrial-property transaction volume in its ranking.
• JLL — Large industrial leasing, tenant-representation and investment-sales operation, with numerous industrial specialists in DFW.
• Cushman & Wakefield — Another major institutional option, particularly useful when you need sophisticated industrial leasing, tenant representation or capital-markets capabilities.
• Stream Realty Partners — Texas-based and particularly prominent in industrial development, leasing and investment activity. DFW's 2025 Power Brokers list includes a substantial Stream industrial team.
• Transwestern — Strong Texas presence and industrial specialists across leasing and tenant representation.
• Lee & Associates — Worth considering if you prefer a more specialized industrial brokerage model; its Houston operation, for example, has brokers focused specifically on warehouses, distribution, industrial campuses and industrial outdoor storage.
• Holt Lunsford Commercial — A particularly established DFW industrial player, with numerous industrial project-leasing professionals appearing on D Magazine's recent Power Brokers list.

There are also smaller specialists that can be attractive depending on the assignment. For example, Stoic Real Estate Partners focuses heavily on DFW industrial, including warehouse and outside-storage requirements, while First Houston Properties Inc specializes in Houston industrial properties. Titan Commercial is another Houston-based firm with an industrial/land focus.

The shortlist changes by Texas market

For context, D Magazine's 2025 DFW list specifically identifies dozens of professionals under industrial project leasing and industrial tenant representation, which is useful for choosing an individual broker rather than simply choosing a large company.

If you tell me the Texas market (DFW, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, etc.), whether you're buying/selling or leasing, and approximate property size/value, I can narrow this to 5–10 specific brokers and explain their relevant industrial transaction experience.

Places ChatGPT showed

• NAI Robert Lynn · 4.0★ · Commercial real estate agency

If by “reliable” you mean firms with established DFW market presence, substantial transaction experience, broad service capabilities, and identifiable local specialists, I’d put these firms on a shortlist to interview. I’m not treating this as a ranking because the right broker depends heavily on property type and whether you’re a buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant.

Strong DFW shortlist

• CBRE — A very broad DFW platform with hundreds of local professionals and coverage across office, industrial, retail, investment sales, tenant representation, valuation, and other services. CBRE has operated in North Texas since 1970.
  Good fit: institutional transactions, larger investment sales, corporate occupiers, industrial and office.
• JLL — Large Dallas and Fort Worth teams covering leasing, tenant representation, investment/capital markets, project services and portfolio work. Its Fort Worth practice specifically highlights aerospace, healthcare and energy-sector expertise.
  Good fit: corporate tenants, office, investment sales and larger/complex transactions.
• Cushman & Wakefield — Long-established Dallas operation dating to 1974, with roughly 120 professionals locally and capabilities spanning industrial, office, capital markets, tenant representation, valuation and asset services.
  Good fit: industrial, office, investment sales and institutional owners.
• Newmark — Particularly worth interviewing for industrial/investment transactions. A 1H 2025 Real Estate Alert market ranking showed Newmark handling $841.8 million of DFW industrial-property transactions in that period.
  Good fit: industrial investment sales and larger capital-markets transactions.
• Stream Realty Partners — A major Texas-based platform with particularly deep DFW industrial and office expertise. Individual DFW brokers report very substantial transaction histories; for example, Matt Dornak reports more than 630 industrial transactions totaling over 55 million SF and $2.85 billion.
  Good fit: industrial, office tenant representation, development and owner representation.
• Transwestern — Strong local presence in both Dallas and Fort Worth, covering agency leasing, tenant advisory, capital markets, asset services and multiple property types.
  Good fit: office/industrial, tenant representation and owner services, particularly if you want a substantial but somewhat more regionally focused platform.
• Colliers — Has a substantial North Texas operation and publishes current DFW research covering office, industrial and multifamily. Its DFW industrial practice includes landlord/tenant advisory and investment sales.
  Good fit: industrial, multifamily, office and investment transactions.
• NAI Robert Lynn — A long-established independent/local DFW firm founded in 1962, with brokerage, advisory and property-management capabilities across industrial, office, retail, land and investment properties. NAI Robert Lynn
  Good fit: owners and investors who want deep North Texas relationships and a local rather than purely global platform.

If I were narrowing the field

I'd choose the broker/team first, firm second. In DFW, an exceptional industrial broker at a large firm can be much more useful than a generalist at an otherwise prestigious company.

For example, the current market data show substantial specialization:

One reason I'd be especially careful about industrial broker selection right now: DFW remains an enormous industrial market. Colliers reported 8.6% industrial vacancy in Q2 2026 with 36.3 million SF under construction, while CBRE identifies manufacturing and data centers as important sources of demand.

A useful way to vet them

Before signing an exclusive agreement, ask each broker for:

1. Five comparable transactions they've personally closed in the same submarket and property type.
2. Their actual transaction volume over the past 24–36 months.
3. Whether they represent landlords or tenants in the properties you're considering.
4. Three recent client references with similar transaction sizes.
5. Their opinion of current achievable pricing/rent, supported by specific comps.
6. Exactly who will handle your transaction day-to-day—not just the senior broker who pitches you.
7. The proposed fee structure and termination provisions.

For a $1M–$20M property, I would generally interview 2–3 brokers, including at least one large national platform and one strong DFW-focused/local firm. For a $20M+ investment or institutional transaction, I'd broaden that to 3–4 teams and ask for detailed marketing and valuation proposals.

If you tell me what you're buying/selling/leasing (industrial, office, retail, land, multifamily), approximate dollar value/SF, and which part of DFW, I can narrow this to 5–7 specific brokers/teams and show their recent transaction history and specialties rather than just giving you the major firms.

Places ChatGPT showed

• Oxford Partners · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Rifle CRE · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Titan Commercial · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency

If by “best” you mean high-performing, established Houston brokers with strong recent deal activity, I’d build a shortlist around the following firms and individuals. There isn’t one objective “best” broker—the right choice depends heavily on whether you’re buying/selling, leasing, representing a tenant, or developing property.

Houston brokers/firms worth interviewing

• CBRE Houston — One of the largest full-service platforms in Houston, with substantial office, industrial, retail, investment sales and capital-markets capabilities. CBRE says its Houston operation has hundreds of professionals across multiple offices.
• JLL Houston — Particularly worth considering for institutional office, tenant representation, investment sales and capital markets. JLL continues to publish detailed Houston market research, including its Q2 2026 office analysis.
• Newmark Houston — A particularly significant name for investment sales and multifamily. Newmark's Houston data showed $1.13 billion of multifamily transactions and 37.4% market share in 2024 for transactions tracked above $25 million.
• Cushman & Wakefield Houston — Strong across office and industrial, with a Houston operation of more than 160 professionals and 50 licensed brokers, according to the firm.
• Colliers Houston — Strong local presence across land, office, retail and other sectors. Seven Houston Colliers advisors were named 2026 Houston Business Journal “Heavy Hitters,” based on prior-year transaction volume.
• Partners — A major Houston-based independent brokerage worth considering, particularly if you want a locally focused platform rather than one of the global giants. Its brokers are heavily represented in the Houston Office Leasing Brokers Association.
• Savills Houston — Especially worth a look for office and tenant representation. Mark O'Donnell of Savills was the 2025 CREDA Houston Office Broker of the Year.
• Oxford Partners — A Houston-based firm focused on tenant and buyer representation, making it particularly relevant if you're an occupier rather than a landlord. Oxford Partners
• Rifle CRE — Worth considering for industrial, land and owner-user transactions, with a particularly broad Houston industrial footprint. Rifle CRE
• Titan Commercial — Another Houston firm with a strong industrial/land orientation, while also handling office, retail, medical office and investment transactions. Titan Commercial

Some notable individual brokers

Recent Houston industry recognition gives a useful starting point. CREDA's 2025 awards included Mark O'Donnell (Savills) for Office Broker of the Year and John Ferruzzo (KBC Advisors) for Industrial Broker of the Year. Finalists included Brandon Clarke (JLL) and Rich Pancioli (CBRE) for office, and Michael Foreman (Cushman & Wakefield) and Wes Williams (Colliers) for industrial.

For multifamily investment sales, Newmark's Houston team has been particularly prominent in the transaction data.

The important distinction

I'd choose the broker by property type and transaction, rather than simply hiring the largest company:

If you tell me what you're trying to do (buy, sell, lease, or develop), the property type, approximate price/value or square footage, and which part of Houston, I can narrow this to 5–10 specific Houston brokers/teams that are most relevant, rather than giving you a generic list.

Places ChatGPT showed

• Valcor Commercial Real Estate · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Foresite Commercial Real Estate ® · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• LanCarte Commercial Real Estate · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Scarborough Commercial Real Estate · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency

If by “know the local market best” you mean deep transaction history, current submarket knowledge, and strong local relationships, I’d look at different firms depending on the Texas market and property type. There isn’t a reliable statewide “best broker” ranking.

Firms I’d put on a Texas-wide shortlist

• ** — Particularly interesting if you need coverage across Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio**. Partners says its Central Texas operation alone has 50+ professionals and has recently ranked among the top brokerages in Austin and San Antonio by transaction volume.
• **** — A major institutional platform with substantial Texas coverage; worth considering for larger investment sales, corporate requirements, industrial, office, and capital-markets transactions.
• **** — Similar consideration for institutional and corporate transactions, particularly when you need specialized national or international capabilities.
• **** — Strong Texas presence and a significant Houston bench. For example, seven Houston Colliers advisors were named 2026 Houston Business Journal “Heavy Hitters” based on prior-year transaction volume.
• **** — A particularly relevant Texas-rooted platform, with substantial activity in the major Texas metros.

Local specialists are worth considering too

For San Antonio/Hill Country, Valcor Commercial Real Estate and Foresite Commercial Real Estate ® are examples of firms with a strong local orientation. Valcor describes itself as serving Central and South Texas, while Foresite covers brokerage, investment sales, land, leasing and property management.

For DFW, LanCarte Commercial Real Estate is a Fort Worth-based firm with DFW coverage across office, industrial and retail.

For East Texas, Scarborough Commercial Real Estate is specifically focused on Tyler/East Texas and also provides investment and debt-advisory services.

How I'd actually choose

Rather than picking a firm based on brand size, I'd interview 2–3 brokers who specialize in your exact asset and submarket and ask for:

1. Their last 10 comparable transactions in the immediate submarket.
2. The actual brokers who would work on your deal—not just the firm's name.
3. Recent transactions involving similar building size, tenancy and pricing.
4. Their opinion of current achievable rent/cap rate, with supporting comps.
5. Their relationships with the likely buyers/tenants.
6. Whether they represent both sides of competing transactions.
7. Their proposed marketing strategy and fee structure.

This matters because Texas is really several distinct CRE markets. Current research, for example, shows substantial differences between DFW, Houston, Austin and San Antonio, and even between individual DFW submarkets.

If you tell me the Texas city/submarket, property type (office, industrial, retail, multifamily, land, etc.), approximate value, and whether you're buying, selling, leasing, or representing a tenant, I can narrow this to 5–10 specific brokers and identify their relevant recent transactions.

Places ChatGPT showed

• Foresite Commercial Real Estate ® · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Vasseur Commercial Real Estate, Inc. · 5.0★ · Real estate agency
• LanCarte Commercial Real Estate · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Boehm Commercial Group | Commercial Real Estate Broker | Boerne, Texas · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Scarborough Commercial Real Estate · 5.0★ · Commercial real estate agency
• Davis Commercial Real Estate · 4.6★ · Commercial real estate agency
• The Commercial Professionals · 4.9★ · Commercial real estate agency

If by “trusted” you mean well-regarded by business owners, locally rooted, and not simply a national brokerage brand, there are several Texas firms worth putting on your shortlist. I’d separate them by market because commercial real estate is highly relationship- and submarket-driven.

Family-owned / family-led firms

• SanCo Commercial Real Estate — Austin/Central Texas. A genuinely family-run brokerage founded by brothers Gabe and Michael Sanchez. They focus on sales, leasing, investment and development, with particular experience serving retailers, restaurants and local businesses.
• Opal Real Estate Co. — Austin/Central Texas. Family-owned, with more than four decades of experience in the market. It provides brokerage and investment services and emphasizes long-term relationships with business and property owners.
• SB Commercial & Realty — Dallas/DFW and Houston. Family-owned and operated since 1995, with brokerage, investment/advisory, asset management and tenant representation. The firm says it has completed $150M+ in transactions.
• Vasseur Commercial Real Estate, Inc. — Fort Worth/DFW. A multigenerational local operation with brokerage, investment/development and property-management capabilities. Its current platform combines the history of Vasseur Commercial with Ellis & Tinsley.
• All American Commercial — Marble Falls/Hill Country. An 8th-generation Texas family-owned brokerage focused on commercial real estate and long-term client relationships.
• Prichard Commercial — Texas and Tennessee. Family-led by Heather and Kit Prichard, with a particular emphasis on commercial and industrial property.

Strong independent / locally owned options

• LanCarte Commercial Real Estate — Fort Worth/DFW. An independent local brokerage/property-management firm with a substantial DFW presence. Its public reviews are particularly strong, with 4.9/5 from 120 reviews in the current business listing.
• Capstone Commercial Real Estate Group — Dallas/DFW. Independent and locally owned since 2000, with a particularly strong submarket-specialist model covering industrial, office, retail and land.
• Advisors Commercial Real Estate — DFW/Houston and statewide. Locally owned, full-service, and specifically oriented toward owners, tenants and buyers throughout Texas.
• Obsido Commercial — San Antonio/Central Texas. Independent and entrepreneurial, with a focus on industrial, retail, land and development. It explicitly works with owners, users, developers and family offices.
• Boehm Commercial Group — Hill Country/San Antonio. A relationship-oriented independent firm with sales, leasing, tenant/landlord representation, property management and development services. Its current business listing shows 5.0/5 from 47 reviews.
• Scarborough Commercial Real Estate — Tyler/East Texas. Particularly relevant if you're looking outside the major metros; it handles acquisition/disposition, leasing and commercial financing advisory. Its current listing shows 5.0/5 from 54 reviews.
• Davis Commercial Real Estate — Houston. Boutique, hands-on commercial brokerage with a reputation in its public reviews for responsiveness and guidance through the transaction process.
• The Commercial Professionals — Houston. Full-service brokerage covering retail, industrial, office, land and multifamily; its public reviews include repeat commercial investors describing the firm as a go-to brokerage.

One distinction I'd pay particular attention to

For a business owner looking for a location, I wouldn't necessarily choose the same firm I'd use to sell a large investment property. I'd look for a broker who routinely represents owner-users and tenants, because their incentives and knowledge of business operations can be quite different from an investment-sales specialist.

For example, Jaye Commercial Group in DFW represents tenants and buyers exclusively rather than landlords/sellers, while SanCo specifically highlights helping business owners grow their businesses.

If you tell me which Texas market (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, etc.) and what type of business/property—restaurant, medical, office, industrial, retail, land, etc.—I can narrow this to 5–8 locally owned firms and compare their reputation, specialties, transaction history, and customer reviews rather than giving you a statewide list.