DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services

What DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services does

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm headquartered at 801 S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California, with 12+ offices spanning Southern California (Downtown Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, Valencia, City of Industry, Mid-Counties, South Bay, Costa Mesa/Newport Beach, Ventura County, Inland Empire) and Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1904, the firm specializes in brokerage, property management, market research, consulting, and capital markets services across industrial, office, retail, land, flex, and multi-family property types. Its revenue model is transaction-based: DAUM brokers earn commissions on leases, sales, and investment transactions, supplemented by recurring property management fees on the millions of square feet under exclusive management. Broker compensation follows a tiered commission split (50% to $150K, scaling to 90% above $650K), with President's Club incentives for top producers.

DAUM serves corporate and institutional clients (including tenants, landlords, developers, and investors), industrial users (manufacturers, logistics, distributors), and retail/restaurant operators across California and Arizona. Distribution is direct via enterprise field sales—approximately 160 brokers conduct face-to-face client engagements—augmented by a consumer-facing property search platform listing 560+ properties and a broker finder tool. Marketing channels include a content-heavy website, quarterly and mid-quarter proprietary market research reports (covering Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County, Inland Empire, and Phoenix submarkets), podcasts, earned media in trade publications (Commercial Observer, CoStar, ConnectCRE), and recruitment-focused outreach.

Technology stack and AI/ML posture are not publicly disclosed. The platform offers property search and broker discovery functionality but no documented API, SDK, or AI-native tools. Recent strategic emphasis under President Chris Migliori (appointed January 2026) explicitly identifies AI and proprietary technologies as a focus area, alongside training, recruitment, and branding—signaling a planned but not yet realized technology inflection. Key customers disclosed include Tesla (Santa Monica lease renewal), TireHub/Mapletree (404,725 SF Inland Empire lease), United Integrated Services ($41M Phoenix land acquisition), CICA HUNTEK (TSMC supplier facility purchase), Carson Companies, and Simon Property Group, with transaction values publicly reported in trade press.

Name

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services

Legal name

DAUM Commercial

Website

https://daumcommercial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services is a privately held, century-old (founded 1904) full-service CRE brokerage headquartered in Los Angeles with 12+ offices across California and Phoenix, serving corporate, institutional, industrial, retail, and investment clients via approximately 160 brokers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tenant Representation & Corporate Services Brokerage (BPAJABAJ), Real Estate Tenant Representation (FSAEAJAF), Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Industrial property leasing
• Tenant representation services
• Property management services
• Investment sales services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: DAUM generates revenue through real estate brokerage commissions on property sales, leases, and investments, serving tenants, landlords, developers, and investors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage delivering tenant representation, landlord representation, investment sales, and lease negotiations for industrial, office, retail, land, flex, and multi-family properties across California and Arizona. The firm also provides property management, proprietary market research, and consulting services, supported by approximately 160 brokers across 12 regional offices.

Product overview

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services operates as a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm offering an integrated platform of services. The core offerings consist of Brokerage Services, Property Management, Market Research, Consulting Services, and Capital Markets, supported by a Property Search Platform and Professional Finder tool accessible via the company website. The firm specializes in industrial, office, retail, land, flex, and multi-family properties primarily in California and Arizona, with particular depth in Southern California markets including Los Angeles County, Orange County, Inland Empire, Ventura County, and Phoenix. The Market Research product provides proprietary quarterly and mid-quarter reports for submarkets, while the Property Search Platform serves as the consumer-facing listing tool for the firm's approximately 160 brokers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brokerage Services Full-service commercial real estate brokerage including tenant representation, landlord representation, investment sales, and lease negotiations for industrial, office, retail, land, flex, and multi-family properties across California and Arizona markets, serving corporate, institutional, and private clients.
• Property Management Property management services covering contract administration, capital planning, operational budgeting, emergency and disaster planning, energy/utility efficiency studies, building maintenance, and code compliance management for millions of square feet under exclusive management.
• Market Research Proprietary market research delivering quarterly and mid-quarter industrial and office market reports for multiple Southern California submarkets and Phoenix, including Los Angeles County, Orange County, Inland Empire, Ventura County, and Phoenix, with data mining specific to client properties.
• Consulting Services Advisory services including Broker Opinion of Value reports, custom market analysis, asset positioning and repositioning, demographic and site analysis, financial analysis and cash flow modeling, lease abstracting, and property expense and comparative analysis.
• Capital Markets Capital markets services based in Costa Mesa office, providing investment sales and capital advisory for commercial real estate transactions.

Quantifiable outcome

• DAUM completed eight transactions with TSMC vendors in Q1 2026 alone in Phoenix's Deer Valley submarket
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Stockbridge Capital GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStockbridge Capital Group is a property owner for whom DAUM completed a lease agreement on an approximately 5.18-acre industrial outdoor storage site in Rialto, California. Sojka-Nikkel Commercial Realty represented the tenant and Voit Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the transaction.
• Sojka-Nikkel Commercial RealtyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSojka-Nikkel Commercial Realty represented the tenant in the lease agreement for the approximately 5.18-acre industrial outdoor storage site in Rialto, CA owned by Stockbridge Capital Group.
• Voit Real Estate ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVoit Real Estate Services represented the landlord Stockbridge Capital Group in the lease agreement for the approximately 5.18-acre industrial outdoor storage site in Rialto, CA.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services firm with significant California and Phoenix operations competing head-to-head with DAUM on industrial, office, and investment sales assignments, but with materially greater capital markets, research, and technology resources.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services and investment management firm operating across brokerage, property management, and capital markets, with strong California and Phoenix industrial practices that compete with DAUM for institutional and corporate clients.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm and the dominant player in California/Phoenix industrial brokerage, property management, and capital markets. Represents the primary large-scale competitive threat to DAUM on enterprise and institutional mandates.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Major global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and consulting with significant presence in California and Phoenix industrial markets where it competes directly with DAUM on enterprise mandates.
• Newmark Group: Global commercial real estate advisory firm with strong industrial brokerage and capital markets capabilities, including West Coast operations that compete with DAUM on tenant representation and investment sales assignments.

Direct peers

• Lee & Associates: Mid-sized commercial real estate brokerage firm with a similar regional model, primarily serving industrial, office, and retail markets across the Western U.S. Closely comparable to DAUM in headcount scale, service mix (brokerage + property management), and local-market specialization.
• Kidder Mathews: West Coast commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, property management, and advisory services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest. Closely comparable to DAUM given overlapping California/Phoenix industrial brokerage focus and similar mid-market positioning.
• NAI Capital: Southern California-based commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm with strong industrial and office expertise. Highly comparable to DAUM in geographic concentration, service offering, and target client base in SoCal.
• Voit Real Estate Services: Southern California-based commercial real estate firm specializing in brokerage, property management, and advisory across industrial, office, and investment sales. Directly competes with DAUM in the same SoCal submarkets and was even identified as a counterparty in one of DAUM's transactions.

Emerging players

• Avison Young: Privately held commercial real estate services firm with a growing California and U.S. footprint offering brokerage, property management, and consulting. Comparable in mid-market positioning but pursuing a faster national expansion model than DAUM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/daumcommercial
• Facebookfacebook.com/daum-commercial-real-estate-services-90986518897
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daum-commercial-real-estate-services

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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