Wellness Real Estate: How Health-Focused Homes Are Becoming a New Trend and a Billion-Dollar Market

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Andrei Balinsky
Founder of Balinsky
Published 22 October 2025
Wellness Real Estate: How Health-Focused Homes Are Becoming a New Trend and a Billion-Dollar Market
There is a new theme in real estate: wellness projects. These are homes and complexes where everything is designed for health: gyms, swimming pools, clean air, light, and comfort.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠ The wellness real estate market was valued at USD 584 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow by 15.2% annually, reaching USD 1.1 trillion by 2029.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠ Developers such as Gurner Group are implementing technologies like purified air, filtered water, and adaptive lighting to create an ecosystem that supports health and longevity.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠ By the end of 2024, there were more than 4,550 certified WELL and Fitwel projects worldwide, with the largest number in the USA (almost 2,500).‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠ Future homes are expected to track residents’ biometrics and adjust lighting and temperature based on their sleep cycles.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠ Bali can be seen as a wellness island. I see strong potential. Sunny is already building similar projects.‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠ Source (https://www.forbes.com.au/covers/innovation/900-billion-and-counting-inside-the-rising-wellness-real-estate-market/)‌‍​‍‌⁠‍​​⁠‍‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠‍​‍⁠⁠‌‍‍⁠‌‍⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌⁠‌‍‌‌​‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠​‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌⁠​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌⁠‌​‌‍​‌‌⁠‌​‌‍‌‌​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍⁠​‌⁠‌​‌‍‍​​‍⁠‌‌‍‌‍‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌⁠‌‌‌⁠​⁠‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍⁠‌‌‍‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‌‌‌⁠​⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠‌‌‍‍‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌⁠​‍⁠‌‌‍⁠‍‌‍‌‌‌⁠‌⁠

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