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Blackstone, which invests in single-family homes and commercial property, had the \u201cmost remarkable results in our history on virtually every metric\u201d in 4Q.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n NEW YORK \u2013 Investment management company Blackstone reported that high returns in its real estate investments fueled record-setting fourth-quarter results.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBlackstone reported the most remarkable results in our history on virtually every metric,\u201d Stephen Schwarzman, co-founder and chief executive, said as the company released its earnings results this week. Officials said its $280 billion real estate business generated nearly half of its earnings last year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Rental housing, logistics and life science offices comprise more than 70% of Blackstone\u2019s equity portfolio, and rents in these sectors are growing at two to three times the rate of inflation, the company says. All three sectors saw rapid growth during the pandemic. E-commerce has driven a rush to logistics spaces and warehouses, and vacancies are becoming more difficult to find.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Blackstone also continues to make an aggressive push into rentals. It has focused on acquisitions of multifamily real estate investment trusts, affordable housing and rental buildings, The Real Deal reports. Recently, Blackstone reported it would acquire $1 billion worth of affordable single-family rentals, adding 4,000 homes to its portfolio over the next two years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n About 80 percent of the firm\u2019s real estate portfolio is comprised of logistics and rental housing, which the company says it believes is more insulated from market and inflationary pressures with its shorter-term leases.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBlackstone\u2019s fourth-quarter results represented a remarkable finish to a record-breaking year,\u201d Schwarzman said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Blackstone nearly doubled its net income to $2.9 billion since the fourth quarter of 2020. Its real estate investment trust and its Core+ business accounted for the majority of those increases. Its real estate ventures appreciated by 12% and its Core+ segment by 7.2%.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Source: \u201cBlackstone Reports \u2018The Most Remarkable Results in Our History,\u201d The Real Deal (Jan. 27, 2022); \u201cBlackstone Seeks to Use Record War Chest to Capitalize on Tech Sell-Off,\u201d Financial Times (Jan. 27, 2022); and \u201cThe Blackstone Group (BX) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript,\u201d The Motley Fool (Jan. 27, 2022)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n