What William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services does

William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services is a British Columbia-based, full-service commercial real estate brokerage founded in 2013. The firm operates through six dedicated commercial offices spanning Metro Vancouver (Vancouver), Fraser Valley (Langley), Vancouver Island (Victoria and Nanaimo), and the BC Interior (Kelowna and Kamloops) — a footprint the company describes as more extensive than any competitor's dedicated commercial office network in BC. It serves four primary customer use-cases: landlords seeking leasing representation, tenants seeking acquisition or occupancy advisory, investors and developers pursuing investment sales and project marketing, and a specialized self-storage investor segment.

The firm's service portfolio is organized around Landlord Services, Tenant Services, Investment & Developer Services, Self Storage Services, and Project Marketing — covering retail, office, industrial, multifamily, warehouse, and development land asset classes. Its core technology is a commercial real estate brokerage platform with a searchable online listings database (2,296+ properties), segmented by transaction type (sale, lease, sublease), category, location, and price. The firm also operates the Vancouver Commercial Real Estate Podcast (a Top 20 Apple Business Podcast as of May 2021) and publishes the quarterly William Wright Report for market insights. No proprietary AI, API, SDK, or integration layer is disclosed.

The business operates on a traditional commercial real estate brokerage commission model, earning transaction fees on sales, leasing, tenant representation, investment sales, and project marketing mandates. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-client via the firm's brokers across the six BC offices, with no intermediary channels. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, no funding rounds have been taken, and the firm appears to be privately held, organically grown, and partnership-led — with Managing Partners Cory Wright, Chris van Vliet, Jeff Brown, Roderick MacKay, and Stephen Gammer holding regional leadership roles.

Name

William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services

Legal name

William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services

Website

https://williamwright.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services is a British Columbia-based, full-service commercial brokerage founded in 2013, operating six dedicated offices across Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan to serve landlords, tenants, investors, and developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Tenant Representation & Corporate Services Brokerage (BPAJABAJ), Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Placement, JV & Recapitalization) (BPAJABAL), Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Landlord representation services
• Tenant representation services
• Commercial property leasing
• Investment sales brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Commissions: Traditional real estate brokerage commission model for commercial property sales and leasing transactions. The company represents landlords and tenants in commercial markets across Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan, handling all major asset classes including retail, office, industrial, multifamily, self-storage, and warehouse properties.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services is a British Columbia-based commercial real estate brokerage providing landlord representation, tenant representation, investment and developer services, self-storage brokerage, and project marketing across BC. The firm operates from 6 BC offices and has pre-leased more than 500,000 square feet of commercial space.

Product overview

William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services is a full-service commercial brokerage offering a comprehensive suite of services across British Columbia. The firm operates as a unified platform combining Landlord Services, Tenant Services, Investment & Developer Services, Self Storage Services, and Project Marketing. The company maintains a commercial property listings platform and produces the Vancouver Commercial Real Estate Podcast and quarterly William Wright Report for market insights. With offices in Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Victoria, Nanaimo, Kelowna, and Kamloops, the brokerage provides coverage across Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and the Okanagan regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landlord Services
• Tenant Representation
• Investment and Developer Services
• Self Storage Services
• Project Marketing

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully pre-leased over 500,000 square feet of commercial space
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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.

• CBRE LimitedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-marketing partnership for specific commercial property transactions. William Wright Commercial and CBRE Limited jointly marketed the Kelowna Pandosy Village properties and were listing agents for the Dilworth Inn sale transaction.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Limited: Global commercial real estate services giant with a strong Canadian and Vancouver presence offering brokerage, valuation, and capital markets. William Wright has an existing co-marketing relationship with CBRE Limited on specific BC transactions.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with a Vancouver office covering brokerage, valuation, and advisory. Directly competes with William Wright for institutional landlord and investor mandates in BC.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm with a Vancouver office offering brokerage, capital markets, and advisory. Competes with William Wright on larger investment sales and office/industrial mandates in BC.

Direct peers

• Marcus & Millichap: US-headquartered investment sales brokerage with a Canadian presence specializing in commercial investment property transactions. Comparable to William Wright's investment and developer services practice.
• RE/MAX Commercial: Canadian commercial real estate franchise network with brokerages across BC offering sales, leasing, and investment services. Overlaps with William Wright's service mix in the same regional markets.
• Colliers International: Major full-service commercial real estate firm with deep Vancouver and Western Canadian operations spanning brokerage, investment sales, and project leasing. Competes directly with William Wright across all major asset classes in BC.
• Avison Young: Canadian-founded full-service commercial real estate firm with significant Vancouver and Western Canadian operations. Directly comparable to William Wright in office, industrial, retail, and investment brokerage across BC.
• Royal LePage Commercial: Canadian-focused commercial real estate brand with offices across BC providing brokerage and investment services. Directly comparable to William Wright on tenant and landlord representation in BC.

Emerging players

• Sotheby's International Realty Canada: Luxury-oriented Canadian real estate brand with commercial and investment offerings in major BC markets. Partial overlap with William Wright on premium retail, multifamily, and investment assignments.

Regional players

• NAI Commercial: Commercial real estate brokerage with offices across Western Canada including BC. Provides brokerage and advisory services comparable to William Wright's project marketing and investment sales lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wwcommercial
• Facebookfacebook.com/WilliamWrightCommercial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/william-wright-commercial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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