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2025 Real Estate Mid-Year Outlook

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July 29, 2025

2025 Real Estate Mid-Year Outlook


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2025 Real Estate Mid-Year Outlook

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July 29, 2025

 
 

CRE Bright Spot within Murky Macro Backdrop

 
 

The current macroenvironment is volatile and uncertain with growth expected to moderate and diverge. Within this macro backdrop, real estate looks durable and downside-protected, particularly in sectors that are supported by long-term structural trends. Several factors suggest this is an attractive time to invest in real estate: meaningful downward re-pricing (20 to 25% across regions) which enables an attractive entry basis, positive core returns across regions for the past four quarters suggesting the market has bottomed and the next up cycle has begun, and significantly lower new supply due to the pullback in construction starts which will be supportive of fundamentals.

 
 
Tony Charles
Tony Charles
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI)
 
 
 
 

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