Deloitte Predicts $4 Trillion Tokenized Real Estate by 2035

Deloitte’s report highlights tokenization’s potential to transform real estate investing. Estimated market size by 2035 is cited at $4 trillion, reflecting a significant rise from the current valuation.

The Deloitte Center for Financial Services authored the report. The predicted growth follows technology integration trends and shifts in investor demands, emphasizing changing uses for real assets.

Tokenization enables diverse asset profiles and potentially attracts institutional investors seeking fractional ownership. However, challenges in technology infrastructure and compliance need careful consideration for full market transitions.

Potential regulatory challenges include asset custody, cybersecurity, and legislative frameworks. As tokenized assets grow, affiliated blockchains like Ethereum could play an essential role in providing trusted platforms for these transactions.

Historical patterns, such as the rise in tokenized gold, provide a reference point for token adoption trends. These illustrate the movement towards blockchain for safeguarding and diversifying investments.

Chris Yin of Plume Network comments on technological evolutions, emphasizing post-pandemic shifts and climate concerns driving these transformational asset changes.

Real estate itself is undergoing transformation. Post-pandemic work-from-home trends, climate risk, and digitization have reshaped property fundamentals. Office buildings are being repurposed into AI data centers, logistics hubs and energy-efficient residential communities. Investors want targeted access to these modern use cases, and tokenization enables programmable, customizable exposure to such evolving asset profiles.