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Blackstone raises $8 billion in latest real estate debt fund amid nascent sector recovery

(Reuters) – Blackstone has raised $8 billion in its most recent real estate debt fund, the world’s largest alternative asset manager said on Friday, a sign that the property sector is seeing a recovery after a couple of tumultuous years. The fund – Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V – will be active in North America, Europe and Australia and make loans and buy existing loans, according to

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New York workers’ return to office ignites deal hopes in battered real estate market

By Saeed Azhar, Matt Tracy and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors including Blackstone and wealthy individuals are scouting for office properties in New York as companies call employees back to the office, fueling a nascent recovery in the battered commercial real estate market. The increasing appetite for offices in New York and beyond could signal a broader economic recovery for