IPA Commercial Real Estate

What IPA Commercial Real Estate does

IPA Commercial Real Estate (legally Inland Pacific Advisors, Inc.) is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered at 3538 Central Avenue in Riverside, California, operating across the Inland Empire and broader Southern California markets. The company delivers three integrated service lines: commercial brokerage and leasing (office, retail, industrial, mixed-use), property management (lease administration, rent collection, maintenance, re-tenanting, management reporting), and consulting (acquisitions, dispositions, due diligence, ROI analysis, receivership, energy audits). It maintains a specialized Small Tenant Division for smaller commercial space requirements.

The firm's underlying technology is modest: a property management system with AppFolio-powered tenant portal integration for lease administration, rent collection, and maintenance requests, supplemented by what the company describes as "leading technology" for market information. There is no proprietary platform, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no software-as-a-service product. Service delivery is direct, relationship-based, and human-capital-intensive rather than technology-led.

IPA's business model combines three revenue streams: transaction-based brokerage commissions on commercial property sales and leases, recurring managed-services fees for property management, and project-based professional-services fees for consulting engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per engagement based on property type, size, and scope. The company serves individual investors, institutional owners with large portfolios, developers, lenders, and small tenants, with a horizontal segmentation approach and direct field sales delivered by an integrated team of brokers, property managers, and consultants. Founded in 1992 (with company history records also citing 1994), the firm is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company, and operates with a small headcount of 1-10 employees.

Name

IPA Commercial Real Estate

Legal name

Inland Pacific Advisors, Inc.

Website

https://ipacommercial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPA Commercial Real Estate is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate brokerage, property management, and consulting firm serving property owners, investors, developers, lenders, and tenants across the Inland Empire and Southern California from its Riverside, California headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Office Brokerage (BPAJABAA), Manufacturing & Heavy Industrial Facilities Brokerage (BPAJACAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Property management services
• Commercial property consulting
• Real estate investment sales
• Tenant representation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Brokerage: Brokerage commissions from buying, selling, and leasing commercial properties including office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties throughout Inland Empire and Southern California.
2. Property Management Services: Professional property management and facility management services for retail shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial properties. Services include lease administration, leasing and marketing, rent collection, property maintenance, re-tenanting programs, management reporting, and project management.
3. Commercial Property Consulting: Real estate consulting services including property repositioning, acquisitions and dispositions, due diligence, cash flow projections, ROI analysis, CAM billings, lease audits, operational assessments, receivership services, and energy audits for property owners, developers, lenders, and investors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IPA Commercial Real Estate is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage, property management, and consulting firm based in Riverside, California. The company represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants of office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties throughout the Inland Empire and Southern California. Its integrated offering combines transactional brokerage, ongoing property and facility management, and strategic consulting such as acquisitions, due diligence, lease audits, and receivership services.

Product overview

IPA Commercial Real Estate is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage, management, and consulting firm operating as a unified service offering. The company's core portfolio consists of three interconnected services: Commercial Real Estate Brokerage & Leasing, Property Management, and Consulting. The Brokerage service covers office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties across 15 Inland Empire locations, with a specialized Small Tenant Division for smaller commercial space needs. Property Management provides integrated facility management for retail centers, office buildings, and industrial properties, encompassing lease administration, maintenance, and management reporting. Consulting services support property repositioning, acquisitions, due diligence, and financial analysis. The Tenant Portal provides residents online access to their accounts through the AppFolio platform. All services are delivered by an integrated team including professional property managers, service technicians, consultants, and vendors with over 30 years of Inland Empire market experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Brokerage & Leasing Full-service commercial real estate brokerage covering buying, selling, and leasing of office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties throughout the Inland Empire and Southern California, delivered by professional IPA brokers with close individual attention.
• Property Management Professional property and facility management for retail shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial properties, including lease administration, leasing and marketing, rent collection, property maintenance, re-tenanting, management reporting, project management, disaster planning, and promotions.
• Commercial Property Consulting Real estate consulting engagements covering property repositioning, acquisitions and dispositions, due diligence, cash flow projections, ROI analysis, CAM billings, lease audits, operational assessments, receivership services, and energy audits for owners, developers, lenders, and investors.
• Small Tenant Division Specialized brokerage service within IPA dedicated to small commercial tenants seeking office, retail, industrial, or mixed-use space in the Inland Empire, providing tailored solutions for smaller square-footage requirements.

Named customers2 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kidder Mathews: A West Coast commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, property management, and consulting across office, industrial, and retail — comparable to IPA in service mix and regional commercial property focus.
• Voit Real Estate Services: A Southern California-based commercial real estate firm providing brokerage, property management, and advisory services across office, industrial, and retail — directly comparable in geography and service lines to IPA.
• SVN International: A commercial real estate brokerage franchise model with offices serving investors and owners across property types — comparable to IPA's brokerage and consulting services through a similar relationship-driven, owner-focused model.
• Lee & Associates: A commercial real estate brokerage organized as a network of regional offices providing brokerage, property management, and integrated services — closely matches IPA's three-line service model across office, retail, and industrial properties.
• NAI Capital: A Southern California-focused commercial real estate firm providing brokerage, property management, and consulting — a directly comparable regional peer in the same Inland Empire / Southern California footprint as IPA.
• Marcus & Millichap: A national commercial real estate investment brokerage focused on sales of office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties — directly comparable to IPA's commercial brokerage and advisory business, though operating at much greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: The world's largest commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and consulting across all major property types and geographies — overlaps with IPA's full-service offering but at vastly greater scale.
• JLL: A global commercial real estate services firm with brokerage, property management, and consulting capabilities across office, retail, and industrial — broad incumbent comparable across IPA's three service lines.
• Cushman & Wakefield: A global commercial real estate services firm providing brokerage, property management, and valuation/advisory across all major asset classes — directly overlaps IPA's service portfolio as a broad incumbent.
• Colliers International: A global commercial real estate services and investment management firm offering brokerage, property management, and advisory — broad incumbent serving the same office, retail, and industrial segments as IPA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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