TH Real Estate appoints new Americas research head

TH Real Estate has appointed Melissa Reagen head of research for the Americas region.

Reagen joins TH Real Estate after four years with MetLife Investment Management, where she was head of real estate and agricultural research. She oversaw all research and strategy related activities, with a focus on real estate. Previously, she created the Americas research platform for Aberdeen Asset Management and held a research and strategy role at LaSalle Investment Management.

Reagen earned her master of business administration with concentrations in finance, econometrics and statistics from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from The University of Chicago.

Reagen is active in key industry associations such as NAREIM and PREA, serves as the chair of NCREIF’s research committee, and is a member of the NMHC research committee and the ICSC North American Research Task Force.