Malachite is known as the stone of transformation, assisting one in times of change. Similarly, Investment
Boutique’s advisory division aids developers and investors alike in understanding the competitive landscape,
untapped sources of demand or areas of over-supply, and strategies for long term capital growth and yield
optimization.

Lausanne Hotel School (Switzerland), London Business School (UK), Lehman Brothers (New York), Tishman
Speyer Group (London), McKinsey (Dubai), PKF Consulting (GCC), KPMG (London/Dubai), LC Consulting part
of the WSP Group (Dubai), Master-plans/ Residential/ Office/Hospitality/Retail/Mixed Use (GCC), Consumer
Research (UAE/KSA/Far East), Hotel-condos (Miami), Office (UK/Europe)

As evidenced above, our advisory services team comprises a multi- disciplinary group of professionals, offering
both local and global expertise across property sectors. Working alongside our team of RICS surveyors,
CFA - certified financial modelers and hard-nosed business professionals, the advisory services team is able
to provide internationally recognized standards of analysis and advice and tangible results.

Our Advisory Division provides the following services:

Market Intelligence
Our market intelligence unit is based on three pillars. First, through our strategic alliance with Better Homes,
we have preferred access to current ground level intelligence and over 20 years of historical sales, leasing and
property management information. Second, we have developed new alliances with regional members of the
development value chain including: infrastructure providers, suppliers, contractors, architects, facilities
companies and lenders. Further, we have fostered partnerships with specialist estate agents and government
entities in specific geographic regions and categories of property. Finally, using quantitative and qualitative
consumer research techniques, we have been able to harness the most valuable source of information, your
prospective target market.
Combing these three sources of information, we have been able to develop leading price indicators such as
Property Weekly’s Dubai Housing Price Index; quarterly sector reviews for estate agencies, mortgage lenders,
tourism authorities and investment divisions, and market entry analyses for property funds, private investors
and retail lenders.

Feasibility Studies & Market Research
Property development is a competitive market, so it is essential to analyze the viability of your project before
you begin. Using our team’s expert industry knowledge, we provide bespoke feasibility studies and market
research reports, including financial modeling, to validate the most ambitious or pioneering development
concepts.

Specific services include: