Real Estate Enters the Next Phase of the Cycle

Hard Assets in a Changing World

A thematic piece on private real estate and infrastructure as portfolio building blocks, citing low correlation to public assets and six-year-high institutional appetite for real estate in 2026. High-conviction themes span data centers, logistics, rental housing, and energy.

Market Views: Dealmaking, Disruption, and Real Estate's Recovery

Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray writes that real estate is approaching the steeper phase of recovery, citing record leasing at Link Logistics, up 38 percent year on year, and New York City office leasing at levels not seen since before the pandemic.

2026 Investment Perspectives

The Office of the CIO outlook highlights macro events on the horizon in 2026, including Federal Reserve leadership changes, tariffs and US trade policy uncertainty, and the US midterm elections. The views draw on insights from more than 270 portfolio companies and roughly 13,000 real estate assets.

Market Views: A Note of Optimism for 2025

Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray argues the conditions are in place for a strong dealmaking environment in 2025, including in real estate, which he sees continuing on a path of recovery alongside infrastructure investment opportunities.

US Government Sold $518 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 6-Month to 2-Year Treasury Yields Spike on Warsh’s “Regime Change” at the Fed

2026 Real Estate Market Perspectives: On the Cusp

The annual outlook reviews Canadian commercial real estate fundamentals and investment themes across the office, industrial, multifamily and retail sectors.