Market

Commercial Real Estate in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill

The Triangle region of North Carolina is widely considered one of the fastest growing and continuously thriving economies in the United States.

Made up of the geographic triangle formed by Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, the Triangle also consists of a number of fast growing towns like Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Wake Forest and Morrisville.  Research Triangle Park, the largest research and development park in the nation, is at the epicenter of the region.

The Triangle has been rated as one of the best places in the United States to conduct business, find jobs, as well as for economic and real estate recovery.

  • Forbes named Raleigh as one of “America’s Best Cities for Young Professionals”
  • Forbes named Raleigh as one of  the “Best Places for Business”
  • Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Raleigh, NC #1 “Best City”
  • Forbes Rated as one of the “Best Cities for Tech Jobs”
  • Forbes named Raleigh as one of the best “Cities where Real Estate is Ripe for a Rebound”
  • CNN Money/Fortune Magazine rated Raleigh as one of  the“10 Fastest Growing Cites”
  • Newsweek called the Raleigh-Durham area the “New Silicon Valley,” saying it is “where the brains are headed.”

Business in Raleigh

With dozens of universities clustered in the greater Raleigh area, development incentives and incoming residents, the Triangle continues to have a strong mix of business activity, including a significant presence of companies and institutions in the fields of education, healthcare, financial services, technology, biotech, and other professional services. The real estate supply will continue to meet the needs of this diverse cross section of business, whether companies need office or R&D space in the Research Triangle Park or outlying areas.

Top Industries in North Carolina

North Carolina has a reputation for leading prominent industries such as:

  • Biotechnology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Pharmaceuticals & Medical Device
  • Gaming & Software Technology
  • Green & Sustainable Energy
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Film/Movie Industry
  • Aerospace, Aviation and Defense
  • Finance & Banking
  • Food Processing
  • Automotive Equipment
  • Agriculture
  • Textiles

Commercial Real Estate Brokers in Raleigh

The Raleigh office, led by award-winning principals averaging over 25 years in the commercial real estate industry, has a successful record of creating real estate solutions for clients in the Triangle and the surrounding areas. We are North Carolina's largest corporate real estate advisory firm specializing in tenant representation and corporate services—and the only firm in the Triangle that exclusively represents tenants.

Company

Cresa is an international corporate real estate advisory firm that exclusively represents tenants and specializes in the delivery of fully integrated real estate services, including: Transaction Management, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Workforce and Location Planning, Subleases and Dispositions, Portfolio / Lease Administration, Capital Markets, Sustainability, Industrial / Supply Chain and Facilities Management. With more than 55 offices, Cresa is the largest tenant representation firm in North America. Through its alliance with Savills, one of the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, Cresa covers more than 255 locations in 40 countries.