Blackstone's strategy when prices drop

Given that Blackstone is America's no 1 homeowner with billions invested in real estate and managing nearly 100 billion in properties, they own or operate massive amount of inventory, what is their strategy when prices drop? Just hold onto it and weather the storm?

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Best guess: sell in markets where value drops slightly and there isn't long term growth projected (SF bay?) and buy in markets where there is 3-5 yr growth projected and value has dropped.

I think Blackstone will be A-okay considering they absolutely slaughtered post 2007 in RE. They will probably fund raise even better when RE value goes down because of their track record in that environment.

 

On a side note, Blackstone's funds typically have a 3-4 year investment period followed by a 7-8 commitment period, which typically can be extended with the consent of their investors. For example, if Blackstone bought a hotel tomorrow, they wouldn't be legally obligated to sell the hotel until 2027, or potentially later if they get an extension approved by their investors.

 

The post had to do with what is Blackstone's strategy when the price of real estate drops. My response was pointing out if the price of real estate drops Blackstone (like almost all fund managers) have the ability to be somewhat long-term holders (~10ish years) to whether the storm or better time the market, which to some degree negates the drop price drop in the interim.

 

Blackstone had bought thousands of homes after the recession. They've held them since and consolidated a huge portion of their single-family portfolio into the Invitation Homes platform that they just floated (25.49%) through an IPO. Going public is one of the better PE exit strategies.

For their other portfolios and funds, they've had the capital to do deals that other shops simply cannot do. A lot of the key assets they hold won't have a massive price hit like other riskier assets in riskier markets. And like someone else said, they have the capital to ride anything out.

 

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