Dr Will McIntosh, one of the most recognised researchers and research executives in institutional real estate, has formed ArcBridge Research Group, a new joint venture with Institutional Real Estate, Inc (IREI) that will provide outsourced research services, project-based consulting and independent third-party due diligence to a broad range of real estate professionals and organisations.
IREI holds a minority equity interest in ArcBridge Research Group and has designated the firm as strategic partner and a sponsor of all IREI publications.
The problem ArcBridge solves: Sound real estate investment and business decisions require independent, unconflicted, rigorous, reliable research. But for most organisations — whether an institutional investor evaluating a new strategy, an investment manager or a lender underwriting a complex transaction or new market, a brokerage firm seeking market intelligence, or a private wealth adviser vetting an investment programme on behalf