Tokenizing Real Estate: Deloitte Predicts $4 Trillion – But the Real Signal Is the Inflection Curve
Real estate tokenization may hit $4T by 2035—but the real signal is the delayed inflection. Here’s why adoption won’t follow a linear path.
Real estate tokenization may hit $4T by 2035—but the real signal is the delayed inflection. Here’s why adoption won’t follow a linear path.
A recent institutional survey by Coinbase & EY-Parthenon (2025 Institutional Investor Digital Assets Survey) shows that 72% of investors interested in tokenized assets plan to invest by 2026. While the study covers a broad spectrum of digital assets (including crypto and stablecoins), the message for tokenized Real-World Assets (RWA) is crystal clear: 🏘️ Real Estate
In this article, I explore the tokenization of real estate RWAs, meaning real estate-backed assets that are represented as tokens and made tradable digital assets. My focus is on new business models that could emerge for Swiss Banking. While blockchain applications are not currently among the top strategic priorities for Swiss banks—where AI and IT
Virtually any real asset can be mapped on a DLT system through tokenization. According to a WEF estimate, 10% of global GDP will be stored on the blockchain in 2027, around USD 9.38 trillion. Even if these dimensions will not be reached as quickly, it is quite obvious that this and the underlying Blockchain technology