Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jeffrey W. Taylor, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

August 12, 2024	/s/ JEFFREY W. TAYLOR
	Jeffrey W. Taylor Partner, Co-President (Principal Executive Officer)

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Taylor M. Paul, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

August 12, 2024	/s/ TAYLOR M. PAUL
	Taylor M. Paul Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)