Ultra-rich investors pivot to tangible assets as private wealth hits $15.4 trillion globally

The world’s billionaires are sitting on an unprecedented pile of cash—and they’re increasingly looking to park it in bricks and mortar. Global private wealth has surged an eye-popping 275 percent since 2000, reaching $15.4 trillion in 2025, creating a massive pool of capital that’s fundamentally reshaping the commercial real estate landscape.

This wealth explosion, driven primarily by explosive growth in Asia Pacific markets, is sending shockwaves through the commercial real estate (CRE) sector. Investment managers report a dramatic shift in allocation strategies as ultra-high-net-worth individuals abandon traditional portfolios in favor of tangible assets that promise steady cash flows and infla

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