Founded in 1987, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI) is an information company focused on providing institutional real estate investors with decision-making tools through its publications, conferences and consulting. IREI provides real estate investment fiduciaries with information and insights on the people, issues, ideas and events driving the global real estate investment marketplace. The firm publishes a number of special reports and directories, as well as eight regular news publications. The firm's flagship publication, The Institutional Real Estate Letter – North America, has covered the industry for more than 20 years. Other IREI titles include The Institutional Real Estate Letter – Europe, The Institutional Real Estate Letter – Asia Pacific, Institutional Real Estate Newsline, European Real Estate Quarterly, Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, Institutional Real Estate FundTracker, and IREI Monthly.

In 2006, the firm launched a conference and seminar division. IREI's events have quickly gained a stellar reputation and solid following within the industry. The firm's menu of events includes Dealmakers Summit, Investing in Infrastructure, and Visions, Insights & Perspectives, as well as the Market Navigator Series of workshops led by Geoffrey Dohrmann.

On the consulting side, IREI has two decades of experience providing research and advice to the investment-management, brokerage, development and technology communities. Services include strategic information and advice on presentations, organizational structures, product development, proposal responses, and design and implementation of market research projects.