Marcus & Millichap, Inc. ("MMI") is a leading national real estate services firm specializing in commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory services. We are the leading national investment brokerage company in the million private client market segment. This is the largest and most active market segment and comprised approximately 84% of total U.S. commercial property transactions greater than $1 million in the marketplace in 2019. As of December 31, 2019, we had 2,021 investment sales and financing professionals that are primarily exclusive commission based independent contractors who provide real estate investment brokerage and financing services to sellers and buyers of commercial real estate in 82 offices in the United States and Canada. In 2019, we closed 9,726 sales, financing and other transactions with total sales volume of approximately $49.7 billion. We service clients by underwriting, marketing, selling and financing commercial real estate properties in a manner that maximizes value for sellers, provides buyers with the largest and most diverse inventory of commercial properties and secures the most competitive financing from lenders for borrowers. Our business model is based on several key attributes:
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