| Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A summary of a presentation providing certain information regarding Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“BREIT” or the “Company”), is set forth below in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01. In addition, the Company has posted the full presentation on its website at www.breit.com under “For Stockholders” in the “Resources” section. References herein to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to the Company and its subsidiaries unless the context specifically requires otherwise.
BREIT Q1 2026 Update
Amid significant public market volatility to start the year, BREIT continued to deliver differentiated performance and portfolio stability. Building on our strong performance momentum in 2025 (+8.1% net return for Class I), BREIT delivered a +2.0% net return in the first quarter of 2026 with positive performance every month.1,2
Since inception over nine years ago (2017), BREIT has delivered a +9.3% annualized net return (Class I), outperforming publicly traded REITs by ~60% and the broader private real estate universe by ~3x on an annualized basis.2,3 Importantly, BREIT has delivered this strong performance across vastly different investment environments, from a period of persistently low interest rates to a global pandemic and then to one of the fastest interest rate increases in history.
BREIT also continued to provide consistent income with potential tax benefits. In 2025, 100% of BREIT’s distribution was classified as return of capital, bringing our 4.7% annualized distribution rate (Class I) to 7.4% on a tax-equivalent basis, based on federal taxes.4,5,6 For investors in high-tax states such as New York or California, the tax-equivalent rate can be even more compelling at approximately 9–10%.7* Importantly, BREIT has paid this distribution for 109 consecutive months (Class I), providing a durable and consistent source of portfolio income.8
Diversification in a Changing World
Volatility has increasingly become a defining feature of public markets and the first quarter of 2026 was no exception. The S&P 500 moved up or down by more than 1% on nearly half of all trading days in the quarter, with the index falling more than 9% from peak to trough before rebounding.9,10 Against a backdrop of structurally higher volatility, the need for uncorrelated sources of return to achieve appropriate diversification and risk management is increasingly important, especially as traditional sources of diversification have proven less effective. Both bonds and gold have become more correlated with equities in recent years, with both delivering negative performance nearly 75% of the time the S&P 500 has been down over the last several years.11
Conversely, private real estate has long served as a diversifying source of return in portfolios given its low correlation to public markets, and that remains true today.12 Through moments of volatility, private real estate can still provide diversification, stability, and healthy performance, which we believe makes it a meaningful building block of a resilient portfolio. With BREIT’s track record of outperformance relative to other private real estate options since inception, we believe BREIT is well-positioned as a core private real estate allocation.3,13
Real Estate Recovery
The long-term case for private real estate and BREIT is clear, but we also believe the opportunity for real estate today is especially compelling. Real estate values have reset to historically attractive levels and are on a path of recovery but remain 15% below the peak.14 We believe this has created one of the best entry points in recent years, particularly compared to equities and fixed income which are trading near all-time highs despite recent volatility.15 An attractive entry point combined with strong, fundamental tailwinds often spells outperformance, and that gives us conviction that there is meaningful upside for real estate as the recovery continues.
We believe that key to the ongoing recovery is the supply backdrop, and we are seeing dramatic declines in new construction starts in BREIT’s key sectors. In fact, multifamily and industrial starts are at the lowest levels in over a decade, down ~60% from their recent peaks due to higher input and financing costs over the last several years.16 Construction starts are a powerful leading indicator for real estate. This pullback should set the stage for stronger rent growth and higher values for existing assets, and we are starting to see this flow into fundamentals across our markets.
Also critical to the recovery is the strength of the real estate capital markets, which are very healthy today. U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) issuance was up ~40% year-over-year in 2025, reaching its highest level in over a decade, and Q1 2026 issuance was 6% higher than the same time last year.17,18 At the same time, all-in borrowing costs are down ~40% from their 2023 high.19 Simply put, there is more debt capital available at a cheaper price.
This backdrop is driving greater transaction activity and stronger pricing, with volumes up 18% year-over-year as more buyers compete for assets at better prices.20
In fact, sentiment towards real estate is the most positive it has been in years. Many institutions and individuals are pivoting to tangible, hard assets in a world of AI disruption and indicating increased appetite to invest in real estate.21 We are seeing this reflected in BREIT’s fundraising, with subscriptions in Q1 2026 up +44% compared to Q1 2025, and three consecutive months of positive net flows. We believe these results reflect not only the attractive relative value of real estate today but are also a recognition of BREIT’s highly differentiated performance and portfolio.