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Commercial real estate listing sites: LoopNet, Crexi, and the alternatives

Where to look for commercial space to lease or a building to buy, which sites are free, which need an account, and why no single site has every listing. Rewritten for what changed in 2025 and 2026, with every fact checked on October 12, 2026.

The short answer

For most people looking for commercial space in the United States, start with LoopNet and Crexi. Both are free to search, and both carry space for lease and property for sale. Add CommercialCafe and the websites of the large brokerage firms and you will see most of what is publicly advertised. The most complete database, CoStar, is a paid subscription that brokers use, so tenants and buyers usually reach it through a tenant rep or a buyer’s broker.

No single site has everything. Putting a listing on LoopNet.com now takes a paid package, Crexi takes free listings and feeds from some MLSs, regional exchanges are open to members only, and each brokerage website shows only its own listings. The picker below shows where to look for your situation.

Which site should I search?

I am
I’m looking at

Leasing for my business · Lease

  1. LoopNet The largest public inventory of space for lease. Free to search, and a free account emails new matches daily or weekly.
  2. Crexi Free to search, with lease type and class filters, plus listings that some MLSs now send in automatically.
  3. CommercialCafe Free, with a lease type filter and the date each listing was added. You can contact a broker without an account.
  4. Brokerage sites CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Kidder Mathews and others post their own listings, free to browse.
  5. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker Searches CoStar and the members-only exchanges for you, and is usually paid from the landlord’s commission.

Leasing for my business · Sale

Thinking of buying instead? These sites carry buildings for sale.

  1. LoopNet For-sale listings with price, space use and size filters.
  2. Crexi Free to search sale listings, with cap rate, tenancy and class filters.
  3. CommercialCafe Yardi’s free marketplace carries buildings for sale as well as for lease.
  4. CommercialSearch Yardi’s second marketplace, drawing on the same network of broker listings.
  5. Brokerage sites Each firm’s own listings. Kidder Mathews filters by price, cap rate and size.
  6. MLS In smaller markets, many commercial listings are on the MLS, which an agent can search.
  7. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker A buyer’s broker can search CoStar and the regional exchange for you.

Leasing for my business · Auction

Auctions sell buildings, not leases.

  1. Auctions by Ten-X On LoopNet. Bidding takes an account and proof of funds, and buyers pay 3% unless the listing says otherwise.
  2. Crexi Auction Crexi’s own online auctions. Read each listing’s terms before you bid.
  3. LandSearch For land, owners post auctions here, and LoopNet and Crexi run land auctions too.

Leasing for my business · Sublease

There is no national sublease marketplace of real scale in 2026. These are the places subleases appear.

  1. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker A tenant rep sees the most sublease space, through CoStar.
  2. LoopNet Where brokers usually post sublease space.
  3. CommercialCafe Listings show a sublease field.
  4. Brokerage sites Cushman & Wakefield’s lease search marks sublease space.
  5. LiquidSpace Spare and furnished office space on flexible terms.

Leasing for my business · Land

  1. Land.com network LandWatch, Lands of America and Land And Farm, owned by CoStar and free to search.
  2. LandSearch Independent. Owners post land for sale, auction or lease.
  3. LoopNet Land and pad sites, including land auctions by Ten-X.
  4. Crexi A land category, including land auctions.
  5. MLS Vacant lots and acreage are listing types an MLS member must file.

Buying a building to use · Lease

Leasing while you look? These are the sites for space to lease.

  1. LoopNet The largest public inventory of space for lease. Free to search, and a free account emails new matches daily or weekly.
  2. Crexi Free to search, with lease type and class filters, plus listings that some MLSs now send in automatically.
  3. CommercialCafe Free, with a lease type filter and the date each listing was added. You can contact a broker without an account.
  4. Brokerage sites CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Kidder Mathews and others post their own listings, free to browse.
  5. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker Searches CoStar and the members-only exchanges for you, and is usually paid from the landlord’s commission.

Buying a building to use · Sale

  1. LoopNet For-sale listings with price, space use and size filters.
  2. Crexi Free to search sale listings, with cap rate, tenancy and class filters.
  3. CommercialCafe Yardi’s free marketplace carries buildings for sale as well as for lease.
  4. CommercialSearch Yardi’s second marketplace, drawing on the same network of broker listings.
  5. Brokerage sites Each firm’s own listings. Kidder Mathews filters by price, cap rate and size.
  6. MLS In smaller markets, many commercial listings are on the MLS, which an agent can search.
  7. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker A buyer’s broker can search CoStar and the regional exchange for you.

Buying a building to use · Auction

  1. Auctions by Ten-X On LoopNet. Bidding takes an account and proof of funds, and buyers pay 3% unless the listing says otherwise.
  2. Crexi Auction Crexi’s own online auctions. Read each listing’s terms before you bid.
  3. LandSearch For land, owners post auctions here, and LoopNet and Crexi run land auctions too.

Buying a building to use · Sublease

There is no national sublease marketplace of real scale in 2026. These are the places subleases appear.

  1. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker A tenant rep sees the most sublease space, through CoStar.
  2. LoopNet Where brokers usually post sublease space.
  3. CommercialCafe Listings show a sublease field.
  4. Brokerage sites Cushman & Wakefield’s lease search marks sublease space.
  5. LiquidSpace Spare and furnished office space on flexible terms.

Buying a building to use · Land

  1. Land.com network LandWatch, Lands of America and Land And Farm, owned by CoStar and free to search.
  2. LandSearch Independent. Owners post land for sale, auction or lease.
  3. LoopNet Land and pad sites, including land auctions by Ten-X.
  4. Crexi A land category, including land auctions.
  5. MLS Vacant lots and acreage are listing types an MLS member must file.

Investing · Lease

Investors usually buy leased property. These are the sites for it.

  1. Crexi Free to search sale listings, with cap rate, tenancy and class filters. A broker can ask for a confidentiality agreement before sending the offering memorandum.
  2. LoopNet Broad for-sale inventory, plus Auctions by Ten-X.
  3. Brevitas A marketplace focused on investment property.
  4. Brokerage sites Marcus & Millichap’s public listings focus on investment sales, and many of Matthews’ listings are single-tenant net lease.
  5. CoStar The fullest data, including comparable sales, through a broker who subscribes.

Investing · Sale

  1. Crexi Free to search sale listings, with cap rate, tenancy and class filters. A broker can ask for a confidentiality agreement before sending the offering memorandum.
  2. LoopNet Broad for-sale inventory, plus Auctions by Ten-X.
  3. Brevitas A marketplace focused on investment property.
  4. Brokerage sites Marcus & Millichap’s public listings focus on investment sales, and many of Matthews’ listings are single-tenant net lease.
  5. CoStar The fullest data, including comparable sales, through a broker who subscribes.

Investing · Auction

  1. Auctions by Ten-X On LoopNet. Bidding takes an account and proof of funds, and buyers pay 3% unless the listing says otherwise.
  2. Crexi Auction Crexi’s own online auctions. Read each listing’s terms before you bid.
  3. LandSearch For land, owners post auctions here, and LoopNet and Crexi run land auctions too.

Investing · Sublease

Subleases are for occupiers. There is no national sublease marketplace of real scale in 2026. These are the places subleases appear.

  1. Tenant rep or buyer’s broker A tenant rep sees the most sublease space, through CoStar.
  2. LoopNet Where brokers usually post sublease space.
  3. CommercialCafe Listings show a sublease field.
  4. Brokerage sites Cushman & Wakefield’s lease search marks sublease space.
  5. LiquidSpace Spare and furnished office space on flexible terms.

Investing · Land

  1. Land.com network LandWatch, Lands of America and Land And Farm, owned by CoStar and free to search.
  2. LandSearch Independent. Owners post land for sale, auction or lease.
  3. LoopNet Land and pad sites, including land auctions by Ten-X.
  4. Crexi A land category, including land auctions.
  5. MLS Vacant lots and acreage are listing types an MLS member must file.

Listing a space or property · Lease

  1. CoStar Enter it in CoStar’s Marketing Center. A free Basic listing reaches CoStar subscribers, including tenant reps.
  2. LoopNet Showing on LoopNet.com takes a paid package, Silver or higher, priced by the size of the property since March 2026.
  3. Crexi Free to list. Some MLSs send their members’ commercial listings to Crexi automatically.
  4. CommercialCafe Free broker accounts, on CommercialSearch too.
  5. CommercialSearch Shares the Yardi network of broker listings.
  6. Regional exchange Post it to your regional exchange if you are a member.
  7. Property website A property website gives the listing an address of its own for the sign and for emails.

Listing a space or property · Sale

  1. CoStar Enter it in CoStar’s Marketing Center. A free Basic listing reaches CoStar subscribers, including tenant reps.
  2. LoopNet Showing on LoopNet.com takes a paid package, Silver or higher, priced by the size of the property since March 2026.
  3. Crexi Free to list. Some MLSs send their members’ commercial listings to Crexi automatically.
  4. Brevitas The free plan allows unlimited listings with lower placement.
  5. Regional exchange Post it to your regional exchange if you are a member.
  6. Property website A property website gives the listing an address of its own for the sign and for emails.

Listing a space or property · Auction

  1. Auctions by Ten-X A licensed broker must manage the auction, and for-sale-by-owner listings can’t be auctioned.
  2. Crexi Auction Crexi runs its own online auctions.

Listing a space or property · Sublease

  1. CoStar Brokers usually post sublease space on CoStar and LoopNet.
  2. LoopNet Showing on LoopNet.com takes a paid package.
  3. CommercialCafe Free to list, and listings show a sublease field.
  4. LiquidSpace For spare furnished space on flexible terms.

Listing a space or property · Land

  1. Land.com network The Land.com network sells memberships to sellers.
  2. LandSearch Free to post land for sale, auction or lease.
  3. Crexi Free to list, with a land category.
  4. MLS Vacant lots and acreage go in the MLS.

Every combination in one table
I amLooking atWhere to look
Leasing for my businessLeaseLoopNet, Crexi, CommercialCafe, Brokerage sites, Tenant rep or buyer’s broker
Leasing for my businessSaleLoopNet, Crexi, CommercialCafe, CommercialSearch, Brokerage sites, MLS, Tenant rep or buyer’s broker
Leasing for my businessAuctionAuctions by Ten-X, Crexi Auction, LandSearch
Leasing for my businessSubleaseTenant rep or buyer’s broker, LoopNet, CommercialCafe, Brokerage sites, LiquidSpace
Leasing for my businessLandLand.com network, LandSearch, LoopNet, Crexi, MLS
Buying a building to useLeaseLoopNet, Crexi, CommercialCafe, Brokerage sites, Tenant rep or buyer’s broker
Buying a building to useSaleLoopNet, Crexi, CommercialCafe, CommercialSearch, Brokerage sites, MLS, Tenant rep or buyer’s broker
Buying a building to useAuctionAuctions by Ten-X, Crexi Auction, LandSearch
Buying a building to useSubleaseTenant rep or buyer’s broker, LoopNet, CommercialCafe, Brokerage sites, LiquidSpace
Buying a building to useLandLand.com network, LandSearch, LoopNet, Crexi, MLS
InvestingLeaseCrexi, LoopNet, Brevitas, Brokerage sites, CoStar
InvestingSaleCrexi, LoopNet, Brevitas, Brokerage sites, CoStar
InvestingAuctionAuctions by Ten-X, Crexi Auction, LandSearch
InvestingSubleaseTenant rep or buyer’s broker, LoopNet, CommercialCafe, Brokerage sites, LiquidSpace
InvestingLandLand.com network, LandSearch, LoopNet, Crexi, MLS
Listing a space or propertyLeaseCoStar, LoopNet, Crexi, CommercialCafe, CommercialSearch, Regional exchange, Property website
Listing a space or propertySaleCoStar, LoopNet, Crexi, Brevitas, Regional exchange, Property website
Listing a space or propertyAuctionAuctions by Ten-X, Crexi Auction
Listing a space or propertySubleaseCoStar, LoopNet, CommercialCafe, LiquidSpace
Listing a space or propertyLandLand.com network, LandSearch, Crexi, MLS

The main sites at a glance

LoopNet

CoStar Group

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
No, a paid package to show on LoopNet.com
Auctions
Auctions by Ten-X
Account needed
To save searches and for auction files
Best for
The widest public reach for lease and sale
Where
US, Canada, UK

Crexi

Commercial Real Estate Exchange, Inc.

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
Yes, with paid plans for placement
Auctions
Crexi Auction
Account needed
To save searches; some deal files after a confidentiality agreement
Best for
Investment sales, auctions and MLS-fed listings
Where
US

CoStar

CoStar Group

Free to search
No, a paid subscription
Free listing for brokers
A free Basic listing, seen by subscribers
Auctions
Shows Ten-X auctions
Account needed
A subscription, usually your broker’s
Best for
Brokers and tenant reps searching everything
Where
US, Canada, UK, Europe

CommercialCafe

Yardi

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
Yes
Auctions
None found
Account needed
Not to contact a broker
Best for
Office, coworking, smaller retail and industrial
Where
US

CommercialSearch

Yardi

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
Yes, through the Yardi network
Auctions
None found
Account needed
Not confirmed
Best for
A second view of Yardi’s listings
Where
US

Brevitas

Brevitas Inc.

Free to search
Not confirmed
Free listing for brokers
Yes, with lower placement
Auctions
None found
Account needed
Not confirmed
Best for
Investment sales
Where
US and international

Regional exchanges

Local broker associations

Free to search
Members only
Free listing for brokers
Members only
Auctions
None found
Account needed
Membership
Best for
Local inventory, through a member broker
Where
One market each

Brokerage websites

CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and others

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
Each firm’s own listings
Auctions
None found
Account needed
Varies by firm
Best for
Larger and institutional listings
Where
Varies

Spacelist

Rentsync

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
Yes, unlimited
Auctions
None found
Account needed
Not confirmed
Best for
Canadian office, industrial and retail space
Where
Canada

REALTOR.ca Commercial

Canadian Real Estate Association

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
Through a REALTOR
Auctions
Not confirmed
Account needed
Not confirmed
Best for
Small business, owner-user and land
Where
Canada

Land.com network

CoStar Group

Free to search
Yes
Free listing for brokers
No, seller memberships
Auctions
Some
Account needed
Not confirmed
Best for
Rural land, farms and acreage
Where
US

YesNoPartlyMembers onlyNone foundNot confirmed

“Not confirmed” means no source we found confirmed it either way. Checked October 12, 2026.

How one listing reaches these sites

A broker usually enters a listing in one or two systems, and copies flow out from there. That is why the same space can show up on several sites, and why a listing can appear on one site and not another.

Where the listing is enteredWhere people see it

How one commercial listing reaches the listing sitesThe listing is entered in CoStar, Crexi, the MLS, a regional exchange, syndication software or the broker’s own website, and copies flow from each to the sites people search. The same routes are listed in words below the drawing.Broker or ownerenters the listingCoStarMarketing CenterCoStar databasebrokers, tenant reps and lendersLoopNet.com, CityFeet, Showcasewith a paid package; Ten-X auctions tooCrexiCrexi.comfree listings, auctions, some MLS feedsMLSMLS search, through an agentRealcomp and Stellar also send to CrexiRegional exchangeMembers’ searchsome publish to Moody’s CRE MarketplaceBuildoutsyndication softwareCommercialCafe, CommercialSearchand PropertyShark: the Yardi networkMoody’s, Brevitas, SpacelistTenantBase, OfficeSpace.com and moreYour own websitebrokerage or propertyYour own addressLoopLink or Crexi FUSE can embed listingsPaidHow one commercial listing reaches the listing sitesThe listing is entered in CoStar, Crexi, the MLS, a regional exchange, syndication software or the broker’s own website, and copies flow from each to the sites people search. The same routes are listed in words below the drawing.Broker or ownerenters the listingCoStarMarketing CenterCoStar databasebrokers, tenant reps and lendersLoopNet.com, CityFeet, Showcasewith a paid package; Ten-X auctions tooCrexiCrexi.comfree listings, auctions, some MLS feedsMLSMLS search, through an agentRealcomp and Stellar also send to CrexiRegional exchangeMembers’ searchsome publish to Moody’s CRE MarketplaceBuildoutsyndication softwareCommercialCafe, CommercialSearchand PropertyShark: the Yardi networkMoody’s, Brevitas, SpacelistTenantBase, OfficeSpace.com and moreYour own websitebrokerage or propertyYour own addressLoopLink or Crexi FUSE can embedlistings

The same routes in words

  1. CoStar’s Marketing Center: a free Basic listing reaches CoStar subscribers, such as brokers, tenant reps and lenders. LoopNet.com, CityFeet and Showcase show it only with a paid package, and auctions run there as Auctions by Ten-X.
  2. Crexi: free to list, and the listing shows on Crexi.com.
  3. The MLS: agents search it, and Realcomp in Michigan and Stellar MLS in Florida send their members’ commercial listings to Crexi automatically.
  4. A regional exchange: members search it, and some exchanges publish to Moody’s CRE Marketplace or Crexi.
  5. Buildout: one entry goes to more than 20 sites, including CommercialCafe, CommercialSearch and PropertyShark (the Yardi network), Moody’s, Brevitas, Spacelist, TenantBase and OfficeSpace.com. Its partner page does not list LoopNet or Crexi.
  6. Your own website: a brokerage or property website gives the listing its own address, and LoopLink or Crexi FUSE can show portal listings on it.

LoopNet

LoopNet is the public marketplace owned by CoStar Group, which calls it the most trafficked commercial real estate marketplace. It is free to search, with filters for price, space use, size and keyword across office, retail, industrial, land and multifamily property, for lease and for sale. A free account saves a search and emails new matches daily or weekly.

The biggest change for brokers is that a listing no longer reaches LoopNet.com for free. A free Basic listing entered through CoStar shows to CoStar subscribers only. Appearing on LoopNet.com takes a paid ad package, Silver or higher, and since March 2026 the price depends on the size of the property. LoopNet’s network also includes CityFeet and Showcase, which show the same paid listings rather than different inventory, plus LoopNet sites in Canada and the United Kingdom, BureauxLocaux in France and Belbex in Spain.

LoopNet is also where Ten-X auctions now appear, as Auctions by Ten-X. Bidding takes a LoopNet account and proof of funds, and buyers pay a 3% fee unless the listing says otherwise. In July 2026 CoStar said it was restructuring Ten-X with its own sales, marketing and leadership, separate from LoopNet. No source says the auctions will leave LoopNet.

Crexi

Crexi is a privately held marketplace based in Marina del Rey, California, and founded in 2015. It is free to search, for sale and for lease, with filters that include price, cap rate, lease type, tenancy and building class, and a free account saves searches and sends new matches. Brokers can list for free. Paid Crexi PRO and Crexi Intelligence plans add placement, lead details and data, and Crexi does not publish their prices.

Two things set Crexi apart in 2026. Several residential MLSs now send their members’ commercial listings to it: Realcomp in Michigan and Stellar MLS in Florida do so automatically at no cost, and OneKey MLS and MRED announced partnerships in 2025. And Crexi runs its own online auctions, which sold 68 properties for $145.8 million in the second quarter of 2026, by Crexi’s count. A broker can require a confidentiality agreement before releasing an offering memorandum or due diligence files.

CoStar

CoStar is not a public listing site. It is a subscription research database used by brokers, landlords, appraisers and lenders, with availability, comparable sales and leases, and property records. Its researchers gather availability by phone, email and site visits, and brokers report listings through CoStar’s Marketing Center. Its prices are not published.

CoStar matters to a tenant or buyer even though you can’t see it. It holds the free Basic listings that never reach LoopNet.com, and it tracks sublease space. A tenant rep or buyer’s broker searches it on your behalf.

CommercialCafe and CommercialSearch

CommercialCafe and CommercialSearch are free marketplaces owned by Yardi, the property software company. CommercialCafe covers office, retail, industrial, land, flex and coworking space for lease and for sale. You can contact a broker without an account, and brokers can list for free.

Its search has filters most sites lack: lease type (full service, modified gross, NNN and others), price per year or per month, and the date a listing was added. It has no sublease filter, but listings show a sublease field and the date they were updated. CommercialSearch is Yardi’s newer site and shares the same network of broker listings with CommercialCafe and PropertyShark. The old 42Floors and CommercialEdge addresses now forward to CommercialCafe.

Brevitas

Brevitas is a marketplace focused on investment property, with lease listings and email marketing tools for brokers. Its free plan allows unlimited listings with lower placement in search, and paid plans add featured listings and a weekly email of deals.

Regional exchanges and the MLS

Many markets have a commercial information exchange: a listing system run by a local association of brokers and open to members only. In Southern California that is AIR CRE. In many markets, CCIM notes, commercial listings appear in these exchanges rather than in an MLS, so a tenant or buyer reaches them through a member broker. Many exchanges run on Moody’s Market Core, the system formerly called Catylist, or on Crexi, and some publish their listings to a public site such as the Moody’s CRE Marketplace.

Residential MLSs carry some commercial listings too. NAR’s model rules make filing commercial listings optional, but MLSs such as CRMLS in Southern California have commercial sale and lease categories, and in smaller markets many commercial listings are on the MLS. You see them through an agent, and, where the MLS has a feed, on Crexi.

Brokerage websites

The large firms publish their own listings, free to browse: CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Kidder Mathews, Marcus & Millichap and Matthews, among others. Each shows only its own firm’s listings, but the filters are often good. Kidder Mathews filters by cap rate and lease rate, and Cushman & Wakefield’s lease search covers 13 property types and marks sublease space. Many of Matthews’ listings are single-tenant net lease investments.

Subleases, flex space and restaurant space

Subleases. There is no national sublease marketplace of real scale in 2026. The names that used to answer this question are gone: 42Floors forwards to CommercialCafe, Truss was sold in 2020, and PivotDesk’s address now shows unrelated content. Brokers usually post sublease space on CoStar and LoopNet. CommercialCafe and Cushman & Wakefield mark sublease space on their listings, and LiquidSpace lists spare and furnished office space on flexible terms. A tenant rep sees the most sublease space, through CoStar.

Flex and coworking. OfficeSpace.com, owned by The Instant Group, lists private offices, coworking and leased space with no paywall for searchers. Yardi’s CoworkingCafe lists coworking spaces in more than 1,300 cities, by its own count.

Restaurant space. No marketplace specializes in restaurant leases. Use the retail and restaurant filters on LoopNet and Crexi, and search listing text for “second generation restaurant”, which describes space already built out as a restaurant, often with a hood and grease interceptor. Check with the city’s planning department before you sign. If you would rather buy an operating restaurant along with its lease, BizBuySell, also owned by CoStar, lists businesses for sale.

Land

CoStar owns the Land.com network: LandWatch, Lands of America and Land And Farm, all free to search, for rural land, farms, ranches and acreage. LandSearch is independent and lets owners post land for sale, auction or lease for free. LoopNet and Crexi both carry land and pad sites, and under NAR’s model rules vacant lots and acreage are listing types an MLS member must file.

Canada

In Canada, start with Spacelist, which is free to search, list and inquire on, with office, industrial, retail, land and other space in 24 cities. Rentsync, the company behind Rentals.ca, bought it in December 2025. REALTOR.ca Commercial, run by the Canadian Real Estate Association, shows listings posted by REALTORS through their boards; the old ICX.ca address now forwards there. LoopNet also runs a Canadian site, and the large brokerages publish Canadian listings. We found no Canadian Crexi marketplace.

Is there a Zillow for commercial property?

Not exactly. No single public site has every commercial listing the way Zillow and the MLS cover homes. LoopNet comes closest by reach and covers lease, sale and auctions, and Crexi is the main alternative. Zillow itself is built for homes and rentals, and when Google added homes for sale to its search results, commercial property and land were left out.

Why there is no MLS for commercial property

NAR’s model rules make filing commercial listings in an MLS optional, and they say an association’s commercial exchange is not a multiple listing service and may not carry offers of compensation. Residential MLSs are built on a blanket offer of cooperation between brokers. In commercial real estate, compensation is negotiated deal by deal.

Private databases filled the gap. CoStar built its business on collecting listings that hundreds of firms kept in their own formats, and its main independent rival, Xceligent, shut down in 2017.

How to search well

  1. Search at least two marketplaces and the brokerage sites. Inventory overlaps only partly: LoopNet.com shows listings with a paid package, Crexi takes free listings and MLS feeds, and each brokerage shows its own.
  2. Save your searches. LoopNet emails new matches daily or weekly, Crexi notifies you of new listings from a saved search, and CommercialCafe lets you filter by the date a listing was added.
  3. Check that a listing is current. A listing stays up until the broker updates it or it expires, so a space can lease and still be advertised. Look for an updated date where the site shows one, and ask the broker whether that suite is available and when the rate was last confirmed.
  4. Read the rent quote carefully. Sites and reports quote rent per square foot per year or per month, sometimes on the same results page. CBRE’s Orange County retail figure for the second quarter of 2026, for example, was $2.55 per square foot per month NNN, which is $30.60 a year. Under an NNN lease the tenant also pays its share of property taxes, insurance and common area maintenance, while a gross rent folds some or all of those in. The labels vary, so the lease wording decides who pays what.
  5. Talk to a tenant rep before you sign anything large. In most markets the landlord pays the commission, split between its broker and yours, so tenants usually pay nothing directly. The broker named on a listing represents the landlord. A tenant rep can search CoStar and members-only exchanges. Ask any broker how they are paid, and start six to twelve months before your current lease ends.
  6. Check zoning first. Zoning can restrict or ban some kinds of business in an area. Call the city’s planning department before you fall for a space.
  7. Drive the area. Some space never reaches the listing sites. Call the number on the sign, and use a parcel tool such as Regrid to find the owner of an empty building with no sign.
  8. Use free help. The SBA points small businesses to Small Business Development Centers for free advice on choosing a location. Find your local center.

Rent quote converter

Quoted
$2.55 per square foot per month is $30.60 per square foot per year. For 2,000 square feet, base rent is $5,100.00 a month, or $61,200.00 a year.

Base rent only. Under an NNN lease, add the tenant’s share of property taxes, insurance and common area maintenance, and ask the broker for the current estimate. The example is CBRE’s Orange County retail figure for the second quarter of 2026.

For brokers and owners: where to list

If you are marketing a space or a property, the sources support a simple setup.

A listing site shows a property in the same template as its competitors. A property website gives it an address of its own for the sign, emails and the listing description, and holds the site plan, availability and brochure in one place. Getting more out of LoopNet and Crexi covers the details that make a portal listing easier to find, and when a listing stops getting calls covers what to check before cutting the rate. No source ranks these sites by the inquiries they produce, so this guide doesn’t either.

Questions people ask

Is LoopNet free?

Searching LoopNet is free, and a free account saves searches. Listing on LoopNet.com is not: a free Basic listing shows only to CoStar subscribers, and appearing on LoopNet.com takes a paid package, Silver or higher.

Is Crexi free?

Yes, to search and to list. Crexi PRO and Crexi Intelligence are paid plans for brokers and analysts, and their prices are not published.

What is the difference between LoopNet and CoStar?

Both belong to CoStar Group. LoopNet is the public marketplace anyone can search. CoStar is the paid database that brokers, landlords and lenders use, with comparables, property records and availability, including free Basic listings that never reach LoopNet.com.

Should I search LoopNet or Crexi?

Both. Their inventory overlaps only partly, and no independent study compares their audiences or listings. Crexi carries free listings and feeds from some MLSs; LoopNet.com carries listings with paid packages and Auctions by Ten-X.

Where can I find a sublease?

Ask a tenant rep to search CoStar, and look on LoopNet, where brokers usually post subleases, and on CommercialCafe and Cushman & Wakefield’s lease search, which mark sublease space on listings. LiquidSpace lists spare furnished offices. No national sublease marketplace of real scale exists in 2026.

What is the best LoopNet alternative in Canada?

Spacelist and REALTOR.ca Commercial, plus LoopNet’s own Canadian site and the large brokerages’ Canadian listings.

Do I need a broker to lease commercial space?

No, but a tenant rep usually costs a tenant nothing directly, because the landlord typically pays the commission and splits it with the tenant’s broker. The broker named on a listing works for the landlord.

Why is a space still listed after it leased?

A listing stays up until the broker updates it or it expires, and copies on other sites follow the original, so an outdated listing can show in several places. Ask the broker before you plan a visit.

Sources, checked October 12, 2026

Work with Endcap Design

Property websites

We build a website for one property: your photo gallery, property facts, plans, brochure download, and a broker inquiry form.

Marbella Plaza property website
Marbella Plaza property website
5801 Lincoln property page
5801 Lincoln property page

Included

  • Your photo gallery, property facts, plans, and brochure download
  • A broker inquiry form and a layout for desktop and mobile
  • Many sites launch in about a week once the material is ready

“We own ten homes at Casa De Laguna and were still sending people to a site built in 2013. Noah pulled the photos and details out of the old site, designed a logo from the rooflines and the pond, and put the community, the homes and current availability in one place. It’s the first time the website has looked like the place we actually rent.”

Owner, Great OC Condos

A one-page property website using your approved content · Two revision rounds

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