DBA Commercial Real Estate

What DBA Commercial Real Estate does

DBA Commercial Real Estate, now operating under the unified brand DUWEST following its 2024 merger with DuWest Realty, is a full-service Texas-based commercial real estate brokerage firm founded in 2008. The firm provides six core service lines: Project Leasing, Tenant Representation, Investment Sales, Land Brokerage, Property Management, and Development Services. Its primary customer base spans retail property owners and developers, national and regional retail/restaurant tenants seeking Texas expansion, land buyers and developers, and landlords requiring professional property management. Notable enterprise tenant clients include Victoria's Secret, Shake Shack, Pei Wei, Firehouse Subs, and Poppy Bank, with the firm representing 50+ national and regional tenants across Texas.

The firm's go-to-market is relationship-driven, sales-led, and delivered through a team of 40+ retail and land brokerage professionals distributed across four Texas offices (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin). Revenue is generated through two primary streams: transaction-based brokerage commissions across leasing, tenant representation, investment sales, and land brokerage, and recurring managed-services fees from full-service property management of hundreds of properties covering over 10 million square feet of retail real estate and land. The firm has cumulatively completed more than 5,000 transactions exceeding $2 billion in deal consideration. Customer pricing is negotiated per transaction and not publicly disclosed.

The underlying technology platform is modest: DUWEST operates a property listing portal (KeyListings) surfacing 504+ commercial real estate listings organized by retail, restaurant, pad sites, and land categories, with a search-and-broker-assignment interface. The firm does not disclose proprietary AI, ML, or data analytics capabilities; the business model is anchored on broker relationships, statewide Texas coverage, and execution rather than technology defensibility. The 2024 merger consolidated two well-respected regional firms under a single DUWEST brand, creating a stronger statewide platform for retail and land brokerage across the Southwest United States. No private equity, venture capital, or institutional investor ownership has been disclosed.

Name

DBA Commercial Real Estate

Legal name

DUWEST

Website

https://dbarealestate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DUWEST (formed by the 2024 merger of DuWest Realty and DBA Commercial Real Estate) is a Texas-based full-service commercial real estate brokerage providing project leasing, tenant representation, investment sales, land brokerage, property management, and development services through 40+ brokers across Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.

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), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land Brokerage (Raw Land & Development Sites) (FSAEAJAD), Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Retail tenant representation
• Project leasing services
• Land brokerage
• Property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Transaction-based commercial real estate brokerage services including project leasing, tenant representation, investment sales, land brokerage, property management, and development services. Revenue generated through commissions on completed real estate transactions.
2. Property Management Services: Full-service professional property management to hundreds of properties and landlords, providing ongoing management fees as a recurring revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DBA Commercial Real Estate (now operating as DUWEST) is a full-service Texas commercial real estate brokerage delivering project leasing, tenant representation, investment sales, land brokerage, property management, and development services. The firm supports retail and land transactions for national and regional tenants, property owners, and developers through a team of 40+ brokerage professionals across Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.

Product overview

DUWEST is a full-service commercial real estate firm that offers a comprehensive suite of services including Project Leasing, Tenant Representation, Investment Sales, Land Brokerage, Property Management, and Development Services. The company operates a property listing platform featuring 504+ commercial real estate properties across Texas markets, categorized into Retail Properties, Restaurant Properties, Pad Sites, and Land Parcels. The services work together as an integrated brokerage platform where the company leverages its team of 40+ retail and land brokerage professionals to serve clients across retail project leasing and tenant representation. The company maintains offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin to provide localized market expertise throughout the Southwest United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Leasing

Quantifiable outcome

• $2 billion+ in deal consideration across 5,000+ transactions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

One partnership is on record.

• DuWest RealtycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDBA Commercial Real Estate merged with DuWest Realty to form DUWEST, uniting two well-respected commercial real estate firms under one name. The merger created a stronger statewide platform focused on retail and land brokerage, tenant representation, investment sales, development services and property management across Texas.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Emerging players

• Crexi: Online commercial real estate marketplace enabling property listings and auctions. Adjacent/emerging competitor to traditional CRE brokerages like DUWEST for commoditized listings and tenant discovery.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and investment sales across all property types. Comparable as the dominant full-service CRE incumbent against which regional firms like DUWEST compete for mid-market and enterprise mandates.
• NAI Global: Global commercial real estate brokerage network with member firms offering brokerage, property management, and development services. Comparable network-based CRE services model with regional member offices.
• Transwestern Commercial Services: Commercial real estate firm offering property management, leasing, and investment services with strong Texas presence. Comparable as a regional/national CRE services firm competing in the same Texas markets.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services and investment firm. Competes directly with DUWEST in retail tenant representation, project leasing, and investment sales, particularly in Texas markets.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, valuation, and property management. Another full-service incumbent that competes with regional CRE firms on tenant representation and investment sales mandates.
• Marcus & Millichap: Specialized commercial real estate investment sales brokerage focused on retail, multifamily, and net-lease properties. Closely comparable to DUWEST's investment sales and retail tenant representation capabilities.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): International real estate services firm providing brokerage, property management, and investment advisory. Similar full-service CRE business model to DUWEST, though operating at a dramatically larger global scale with institutional capital.
• Newmark Group: Commercial real estate investment sales and services firm with strong retail and investment sales capability. Comparable as a competing full-service CRE services platform with similar service offerings.

Direct peers

• SVN International: Commercial real estate brokerage franchise with strong retail and land brokerage capabilities across U.S. markets. Directly comparable to DUWEST in retail project leasing, tenant representation, and land brokerage services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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