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CBRE Group reported third-quarter revenue of approximately $11.5 billion on Thursday, October 22, up 13% from a year earlier, as commercial property sales activity strengthened.
The Dallas-based commercial real estate services company said core earnings per share rose 28% to $2.05, while GAAP earnings per share increased 26% to $1.52. The results cover the quarter ended September 30, 2026.
Property transactions gain momentum
U.S. property sales revenue increased 37% from the year-earlier quarter, while global property sales revenue rose 28%, according to the company’s earnings announcement. The gains point to stronger transaction activity, though sales-related service revenue is not the same as total property transaction volume.
CBRE’s performance also showed differences across business lines. U.S. office leasing revenue declined 2%, while industrial leasing revenue rose 16%. The contrast suggests that recovery is uneven across commercial real estate markets.
Financing and servicing remain important
CBRE reported a mortgage servicing portfolio exceeding $500 billion, while mortgage origination revenue increased 1%. For lenders and investors, the distinction underscores how servicing income and new financing activity can move at different speeds.
The company reported a real estate development pipeline of $29.6 billion at quarter-end, unchanged from the prior quarter, and said its real estate development operating profit benefited from data center land sales and other asset monetizations.
What the numbers mean
The sharp increase in U.S. property sales revenue is a meaningful signal of improving transaction conditions for commercial real estate brokers and investors. It does not, by itself, establish a broad recovery in property values or lending demand. The slower growth in mortgage origination revenue and weaker office leasing activity provide important counterweights.
CBRE said it generated $1.4 billion in cash flow from operations and $1.8 billion in free cash flow over the trailing 12 months. Those figures are not solely third-quarter cash flows.
Sources: CBRE’s October 22 SEC Form 8-K and the company’s third-quarter earnings announcement.
