January 20-22, 2027
Montage Laguna BeachLaguna Beach, CA Matt BearFounder at Bear Real Estate AdvisorsSpeaker
Profile
Matt Bear is Founder and Principal of Bear Real Estate Advisors, a relationship-driven capital advisory firm connecting people, capital and property. With more than 30 years of experience in real estate transactions, development and advisory, Matt works with experienced sponsors nationwide to source institutional LP equity—often through single-check 90/10 joint ventures—for acquisitions, development, recapitalizations and programmatic partnerships. Bear’s work centers on understanding the sponsor, opportunity and capital structure, then identifying the investors whose strategy and objectives align. The goal is to solve capital challenges and build durable, win-win relationships.