# Blackstone’s Q3 Results Show Diverging Real Estate Performance

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Author: Sequoia Research
Published: 2026-10-22T19:22:59.172Z
Updated: 2026-10-24T02:40:38.335Z
Original source: [Blue Vault](https://bluevaultpartners.com/blackstone-q3-2026-real-estate-performance/)
Source published: 2026-10-22T18:41:55.000Z
Type: News
Topics: Alternative Investments

Blue Vault highlights a split in Blackstone's real estate performance for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Blackstone reported a 3.2% decline in its opportunistic real estate funds and 1.6% appreciation in Core+ real estate, alongside $63.3 billion of inflows across the firm.

The October 22 earnings release labels current-period figures preliminary and unaudited. The real estate percentages measure appreciation at the strategy level; they should not be read as the total return earned by a particular REIT investor or share class.

[Read the original](https://bluevaultpartners.com/blackstone-q3-2026-real-estate-performance/)

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