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OrlandoCommercial Real Estate Broker & Market Guide

Orlando is the anchor of Central Florida and the eastern half of the I-4 corridor. It's best known for tourism, but the commercial real estate story is broader than theme parks: healthcare systems, a large public university, a defense simulation and training cluster, and a growing logistics base all create demand across office, industrial, multifamily, retail, and hospitality.

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By the numbers · data as of November 4, 2026

Orlando commercial real estate by the numbers

The 2026 final tax roll lists 26,962 commercial and industrial parcels with 436.9 million square feet of buildings in Orange County. The median sale price is $307 per square foot on 627 arm’s-length sales. Year to date through September 2026, the median is $315, +13.7% from the same months a year earlier, on 273 sales.

Figures cover all of Orange County, which includes Orlando.

Commercial and industrial parcels

26,962

2026 final tax roll

Building square feet

436.9M

2026 final tax roll

Arm’s-length sales

627

on the roll sales file, excluding hotels

Median $/SF

$307

Orange County

Orange County Market Pulse

Asking-side listing data for every Florida county: inventory, days on market, price cuts and listing prices, from Realtor.com® Economic Research. These are listings, not closed sales.

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Active listings
5,554
down −0.9% YoY
Median days on market
73 days
Listings with price cuts
22.3%
Median listing $/SF
$242
Listing price, YoY
down −1.2%
Median listing price $425K
Market condition
Balanced
vs. Florida statewide^*
Source: Realtor.com® Economic Research, September 2026.

How these figures are calculated

* Market condition. Market condition compares a county's share of active listings with a price reduction and its median days on market with the Florida statewide figures Realtor.com publishes for the same month. Both above the statewide figure: leaning buyer's market. Both below: leaning seller's market. Anything else, including a tie or one missing metric: balanced. Both metrics missing, or no statewide figure for that month: shown as —. This is a read of asking-side listing data only; it is not months of inventory or a measure of closed sales. Florida statewide, September 2026: 20.1% of listings with a price cut, 81 median days on market. Methodology · Data dictionary

Residential. Realtor.com® Economic Research, monthly. Listing counts, days on market and listing prices come from the monthly history; price-cut share and $/SF are stored for the latest month (September 2026) only. Earlier months show the snapshot for that month, not an average. YoY compares a month with the same month a year earlier; for September 2026 it uses Realtor.com's published YoY figures.

Commercial. Florida Department of Revenue tax roll (NAL/SDF) and Florida Department of State (Sunbiz), via LGData; Linton Global calculations. Commercial (DOR 010-039) and industrial (040-049) parcels. Sales and $/SF = arm's-length single-parcel sales (DOR qualification codes 01-02) on the current roll, excluding hotels/motels (DOR 039, which in resort counties includes condo-hotel and vacation-rental units). Areas with fewer than 5 parcels, and $/SF medians from fewer than 5 sales, are suppressed.

The full Orange County report

Source: Florida Department of Revenue tax roll and Florida Department of State, via LGData; Linton Global calculations. Commercial and industrial parcels; sales are arm’s-length, single-parcel transfers, excluding hotels and motels. Medians from fewer than 5 sales are not shown, and a small sample can swing a ZIP median, so read each one with its sales count. * Fewer than 10 sales.

Live market data · refreshed as each source publishes

Orlando: key facts for September 2026

In September 2026, the median listing price in Orange County was $425K, down 1.2% from a year earlier, with 5,554 homes for sale (Realtor.com).
FHFA’s house price index for Orange County rose 0.8% in 2025.
Investors took out 13.3% of home-purchase mortgages in Orange County in 2025 (HMDA; cash purchases not included).
Orange County had 954,330 jobs (2025 annual average), up 0.5% from the prior year (BLS QCEW).
The unemployment rate was 4.2% in September 2026 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted).
Permits were issued for 5,768 housing units in January–September 2026, down 45.3% from the same months a year earlier (U.S. Census Bureau).

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ZIP code snapshot for Orlando

Listing data for September 2026 (Realtor.com) · HUD Fair Market Rent FY2027. *Share of home-purchase mortgages for investment property (2025, HMDA, estimated from census tracts; cash purchases not included). Open any ZIP for its full report.

ZIP	Area	Median list price	vs. last year	Homes for sale	HUD 2BR rent	Investor share*
32801	Orlando	$313K	−10.5%	127	$2,110/mo	10.8%	Report →
32803	Orlando	$567K	+12.6%	90	$2,310/mo	14.3%	Report →
32804	Orlando	$643K	−2.1%	87	$2,010/mo	8.1%	Report →
32806	Orlando	$499K	+0.3%	119	$1,780/mo	9.4%	Report →
32807	Orlando	$347K	−1.0%	72	$1,740/mo	19.3%	Report →
32808	Orlando	$274K	+2.1%	165	$1,720/mo	13.5%	Report →
32809	Orlando	$316K	+2.3%	86	$1,600/mo	11.6%	Report →
32811	Orlando	$205K	−6.9%	158	$1,970/mo	18.3%	Report →
32812	Orlando	$348K	+5.6%	113	$1,810/mo	9.0%	Report →
32814	Orlando	$641K	−11.8%	20	$2,660/mo	9.0%	Report →
32819	Orlando	$525K	0.0%	199	$2,270/mo	22.7%	Report →
32822	Orlando	$199K	−2.2%	191	$1,970/mo	16.4%	Report →
32824	Orlando	$410K	−4.1%	199	$2,120/mo	11.4%	Report →
32827	Orlando	$764K	+4.6%	184	$2,590/mo	15.4%	Report →
32828	Orlando	$477K	−2.7%	172	$2,190/mo	11.2%	Report →
32832	Orlando	$534K	−0.6%	216	$2,600/mo	18.8%	Report →
32835	Orlando	$241K	−3.1%	207	$2,150/mo	19.8%	Report →
32839	Orlando	$160K	+1.7%	185	$1,820/mo	18.0%	Report →

Sources: Realtor.com® Economic Research, FHFA, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau. County-level figures; informational only, not an appraisal.

Orlando: Market Overview

Metro Orlando spans Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake counties and has been one of Florida's faster-growing regions for years. That growth shows up first in housing and neighborhood retail, then in the industrial space needed to serve it, and increasingly in medical office as health systems follow the population.

The employer base is more diversified than its reputation. Walt Disney World and Universal drive tourism and hospitality; AdventHealth and Orlando Health anchor healthcare; the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Research Park feed a well-known modeling, simulation, and training cluster tied to defense; and Orlando International Airport plus Brightline service to South Florida strengthen the region's connectivity.

For investors, Orlando rewards submarket-level thinking. Lake Nona, Downtown, International Drive, Winter Park, and Lake Mary behave like different markets. Suburban industrial and neighborhood retail have generally been steadier, while older, commodity office has faced the same vacancy pressure seen nationally, which is where distressed and bank-owned opportunities tend to surface.

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Economic Drivers

Tourism & Hospitality

Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, International Drive, and the Orange County Convention Center

Healthcare

AdventHealth and Orlando Health, plus the Lake Nona Medical City cluster

Education & Research

University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Research Park

Defense & Simulation

Modeling, simulation, and training cluster around Team Orlando and major defense contractors

Connectivity

Orlando International Airport, I-4, SR 417/528, SunRail, and Brightline to South Florida

Population Growth

Sustained in-migration across the four-county metro drives housing, retail, and services demand

Asset Class Activity in Orlando

Asset Class	Activity	Market Commentary
Industrial / Logistics	Strong	Last-mile and regional distribution serving a growing population; watch new supply by submarket
Multifamily	Strong	Deep renter demand; recent deliveries mean concessions in some submarkets, and value-add remains active
Retail	Strong	Grocery-anchored and neighborhood centers follow rooftops; tourist corridors behave differently
Medical Office	Strong	Health-system expansion and population growth support outpatient and MOB demand
Hospitality	Mixed	Leisure and convention driven; performance varies by location, flag, and capital needs
Office	Selective	Newer, amenitized space leases; older commodity buildings face vacancy and refinancing pressure

Why Invest in Orlando?

Orlando offers growth, diversified demand, and a wide range of deal sizes, from small-bay industrial to institutional multifamily. Distressed opportunities, especially in older office and some hospitality, are most likely to come from loan maturities and bank-owned (REO) dispositions. Buyers with a clear buy box and proof of funds are best positioned to act on them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Michael R. Linton a licensed commercial real estate broker in Orlando?

Yes. Michael R. Linton is a Florida-licensed commercial real estate broker (FL Broker #BK703722) with 39 years of transaction experience, serving Orlando and the broader Orange County (Metro: Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake) market. He holds NCREA (National Commercial Real Estate Advisor), CREIPS (Certified Real Estate Investment Property Specialist), and REALTOR® credentials, and advises investors, owners, and tenants on multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, land, mixed-use, medical office, self storage, and special-purpose commercial real estate in Orlando.

How do I contact a commercial real estate broker in Orlando?

Contact Michael R. Linton at Linton Global Solutions — (312) 612-1031 or mike@lintonglobal.com — for a free Orlando commercial real estate consultation. Linton Global Solutions serves Orlando across all major asset classes and represents both buy-side and sell-side principals, plus 1031 exchange replacement-property sourcing.

Is Orlando a good market for commercial real estate investment?

Orlando combines population growth with a more diversified economy than its tourism reputation suggests, including healthcare, education, defense simulation, and logistics. Results depend heavily on submarket and asset class, so local, deal-level underwriting matters.

Which Orlando submarkets matter most for commercial real estate?

Downtown Orlando, Lake Nona, International Drive, Winter Park, Lake Mary/Sanford, the UCF Research Park area, and Kissimmee/Osceola each have distinct demand drivers and tenant bases.

Where do distressed and REO commercial properties show up in Orlando?

Most often in older office buildings and some hospitality assets facing loan maturities or capital needs, and occasionally in retail. They typically come to market through lender dispositions, note sales, and foreclosure auctions.

How does Orlando compare with Tampa for commercial real estate?

Both are core I-4 corridor markets. Tampa has a larger financial-services and port-driven economy; Orlando leans more on tourism, healthcare, education, and simulation. Many Florida portfolios hold both.

Who can help with Orlando commercial real estate?

Michael R. Linton, Florida Broker #BK703722, and Linton Global Solutions advise on Orlando acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and distressed and bank-owned assets across the I-4 corridor.

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