Are the most successful, and most well know firms in your market, one of the national firms or boutique or something in between?
[{"id": "ef8v1p0", "text": "Overall, the big 3 international firms have the biggest presence.\n\nHowever, we do have a few boutiques that do really well because they hyper specialize. Industrial in a specific area...renovated/repositioned retail", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ef9c440", "text": "It totally depends on market - I find that it\u2019s more the guy than the firm. The most important thing is the Rolodex not the company they are with. \n\nThat being said, all things equal I\u2019m more likely to hire a big firm than a small firm due to the credibility added by being with say CBRE vs Marcus &amp; Millichap. \n\nAlso something to consider is what are you hiring for - PM? Leasing brokerage? Investment sales? debt placement?\n\nI guess long winded but it totally depends. Nothing is really cut and dried in commercial real estate due to how decentralized the industry is and location specific. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ef9ch0r", "text": "If you are talking brokerages:\na local firm smashes everyone in class a retail,\nanother smaller firm crushes everyone in urban retail,\neverything else is the national firms.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ef9fh4u", "text": "I think it depends on the market. In most major cities the big national firms are on top. \n\nHowever where I live in a smaller city (1.2 million metro) the small local firms actually control the large majority of all the CRE. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "efaczmb", "text": "In what field?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]