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2026 Top Broker Awards
Texas
- Avison Young’s Houston Tenant Representation Team Closes 75 Deals Totaling Over 3 Million Square Feet
- Billy Gannon with Transwestern Closes Over 800,000 Square Feet Across 18 Transactions
- Cushman & Wakefield’s Foreman/Kaleel Team Closes 3.3 Million Square Feet
- IPA’s Texas Team Generates $1.9 Billion in Deals, Closing 35 Transactions
- Newmark’s Texas Office Capital Markets Team Closes 23 Deals Valued at Over $1 Billion
- Northmarq’s North Texas Multifamily Team Closes 35 Transactions, Exceeding a $1-Billion Deal Volume
- Ryan Hoopes with Cushman & Wakefield Spearheads 113 Deals Totaling Over 2 Million Square Feet
- The Berkadia Houston Investment Sales Team Generates Over $753 Million Across 19 Transactions
- The Newmark Central Texas Multifamily Investment Sales Team Closes 19 Transactions Totaling Over $1.77 Billion
- Tim Relyea with Cushman & Wakefield Completes Transactions Totaling over 2 Million Square Feet
- Walker & Dunlop Texas Team Handles 25 Transactions Valued at $1.3 Billion

Tim Relyea with Cushman & Wakefield Completes Transactions Totaling over 2 Million Square Feet
Leasing Total
2.1 million square feet
Tim Relyea, Cushman & Wakefield Executive Vice Chairman, began his career in 1978. Since that time, he has completed transactions on 60 million square feet valued at more than $47 billion. In 2025, Relyea closed 35 nationwide transactions totaling over 2 million square feet, valued at over $388 million.
He led tenant representation services for an energy company’s New Orleans location, marking the first new Class A office development in nearly 40 years. In Downtown Houston, Relyea successfully negotiated significant blend-and-extend lease deals for two energy firms, encompassing approximately 400,000 square feet in the CBD. Additionally, he led the acquisition of the 1.1-million-square-foot property at 1600 Smith, securing the facility to support multiple functions for a major user.
These are some of the reasons we selected Tim Relyea as one of Connect CRE’s Texas Top Broker Award winners for 2026. These awards recognize industry professionals who have demonstrated the highest standards and transaction volumes in investment sales and leasing.