# The State of CRE Leasing 2026. Industry Survey # The State of CRE Leasing, told by the people drafting it. Most reporting on commercial leasing comes from analysts and consultants. Not the people opening the document at 9pm to renegotiate a co-tenancy clause. This one’s written by you. Take the Survey Participants get the report before it goes public. Questions 28 Time ~5 min Identity Anonymous Preview · §3 Complexity 18 / 28 How often do you discover errors in executed leases? Wrong dates, mismatched terms, calculation mistakes. 27 more questions inside.Begin Why this exists ## Most analysis of CRE leasing is written by people who’ve never drafted one. Industry coverage is dominated by analysts and consultants. The people doing the actual work (GCs, paralegals, attorneys, lease admins) rarely get to weigh in. So the picture the industry has of itself is two steps removed from the desk where the document gets written. This survey changes that. We’re collecting answers from the people who draft, negotiate, and live inside these documents every day. What’s getting harder. What tools are working. What isn’t. The first report assembled entirely from practitioner insight. Everyone who participates gets the full report before it goes public. ## Ten years inside CRE leasing teams. We’ve heard a lot. Across 33,000+ leases, 5,000 properties, and all 50 states, we’ve watched what slows teams down. And what doesn’t. This survey is shaped by that decade of conversations. Drawn from a decade of work with §01 REITs (4) - ![Brixmor](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fbrixmor.png&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![STAG Industrial](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fstag-industrial.png&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Federal Realty](/customers/federal-realty.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![JBG SMITH](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fjbg-smith.webp&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) §02 Private Owners (8) - ![EDENS](/customers/edens.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Klein Enterprises](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fklein-enterprises.webp&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![CASTO](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fcasto.jpg&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Beacon Capital](/customers/beacon-capital.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![BigV Property Group](/customers/bigv-property-group.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Diamond Kaplan](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fdiamond-kaplan.png&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![First National Realty Partners](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Ffirst-national-realty-partners.png&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Westwood Financial](/customers/westwood-financial.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) §03 Property Managers (3) - ![DLC Management](/customers/dlc-management.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![LBA Properties](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Flba-properties.png&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Hajjar Management](/_next/image?url=%2Fcustomers%2Fhajjar-management.png&w=384&q=75&dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) §04 Law Firms (2) - ![Seyfarth Shaw](/customers/seyfarth-shaw.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) - ![Shulman Rogers](/customers/shulman-rogers.svg?dpl=dpl_2umEzFMLLmFZHhmrz8MoJu6VB8Uh) On the record - World Economic Forum 2022 Technology Pioneer - Disruptive Innovation Fund Backed by Clayton Christensen, HBS - SOC 2 Type II REIT and AmLaw 100 compliance ## 5 topics. 28 questions. 5 minutes. Every question is optional. Skip what doesn’t apply, expand on what does. §01 ### About You Role, team size, property mix, and geographic footprint. Every other answer gets read against this. 7 q §02 ### Market & Volume Is leasing volume up or down? Which asset classes are busiest? Where are renewals outpacing new deals? Are deal terms shifting? 5 q §03 ### Complexity & Pain Points Where time actually goes. Which provisions eat the most cycles. How often errors slip through. What happens when senior people leave. 7 q §04 ### Technology & AI What teams are actually using. Who tried AI for lease work, and what they trust it with. What’s holding adoption back. 5 q §05 ### Trends & Outlook New provisions showing up in leases. The states that cause the most pain. What tenants are pushing back on right now. 4 q Begin the survey Stop and resume any time. Nothing is recorded until you submit. Form A · The State of CRE Leasing 2026 28 questions 1. §01Profile 2. §02Market 3. §03Complexity 4. §04Tech 5. §05Trends Section ## About You §01 / 05 What is your role? General Counsel / VP LegalLeasing Director / VP LeasingAttorney (in-house)Paralegal / Lease AdministratorCOO / OperationsOther How many commercial leases does your team draft or negotiate per year? Under 5050 - 150150 - 500500+ What property types do you primarily work with? Select all that apply RetailOfficeIndustrial / LogisticsMixed-UseMultifamily (commercial units)Other In how many states does your portfolio operate? 1 - 56 - 1516 - 3030+ What region are you primarily based in? Northeast (NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA)Southeast (FL, GA, NC, VA, TN)Midwest (IL, OH, MI, MN, WI)Southwest (TX, AZ, NV, CO)West (CA, WA, OR)Multiple / National How many people on your team touch a lease before it’s signed? 1 - 23 - 45 - 78+ How does your team manage lease templates? One master set maintained centrallyEach attorney / drafter maintains their ownWe use templates from a forms provider (AIR CRE, etc.)No standard templates, each lease starts from a prior deal BackNext Responses are anonymous and aggregated. [Privacy policy](/legal/privacy) ## The industry report shouldn’t be written without you. Five minutes. Twenty-seven questions. The first picture of CRE leasing in 2026 told entirely by the people doing the work. Take the Survey