IMN Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity and Private Fund Investing 2027

This IMN conference brings together real estate private equity funds, LPs, and other senior decision-makers for 2.5 days of discussions and meetings focused on private fund investing and market strategy. Scheduled for January 20-22, 2027 at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, California, it is positioned by the organizer as a North American forum for relationship-building across the real estate capital stack.

According to the official event page, the program is expected to cover macro and investment strategies; debt, refinancing, and workouts; and fund structures, fundraising, investor relations, administration, tax, ESG, sustainability, and human resources. The event also emphasizes structured networking, including 1:1 meetings, roundtables, drinks receptions, and additional networking formats such as a women and wine meeting and a golf outing.

IMN describes the forum as connecting 1,200+ senior decision-makers, including 750+ real estate PE funds and LPs, with 10,000+ meetings taking place. For CRE professionals evaluating whether to attend, the event appears most relevant for investment managers, fund sponsors, institutional capital allocators, and advisors who want a concentrated setting for fundraising conversations, partnership development, and market intelligence early in the year.

The venue is the Montage Laguna Beach, which the organizer highlights as the setting for the conference’s networking and collaboration.