Panel: Australian BTR Investment 2025

: Sarah Winbur, Senior Portfolio Manager, APG Asset Management

: Dan McLennan, Founder and Co-CEO, Local: Residential

: Adam Hirst, Co-founder and CEO, Novus

: Christian Grahame, Head of HOME

As Australia nears the end of its repricing cycle, international capital is increasingly targeting the market, with investment volumes reaching $20.2 billion in 2024 — a 35 percent year-on-year increase, according to JLL. Meanwhile, housing affordability challenges continue to drive interest in the build-to-rent (BTR) sector.

Dutch pension fund APG Asset Management has played a key role in Australia’s rental housing market, investing in the country’s largest student housing operator Scape, and serving as a founding investor in Greystar’s first Australia BTR fund. UK-based M&G Real Estate has also expanded into the sector through a A$450 million ($336.8 million) partnership with local developer Novus.

Earlier this month, Local: Residential, backed by Macquarie Asset Management, announced a A$270 million ($167.8 million) apartment project in central Melbourne to address the city’s housing undersupply. As the market matures, demand for higher-quality rental housing is rising, with developers like Home delivering over 1,500 apartments in operation and 1,000 under construction in Sydney and Melbourne’s most sought-after neighborhoods.

In the final session of the APAC Residential Forum 2025, which is sponsored by Yardi, MTD TV presents a panel with BTR experts from APG Asset Management, Novus, Local: Residential, and Home as they share the outlook for rental residential in Australia’s top cities.

Date: Thursday 27 March 2025

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM HKT

Speakers:

Sarah Winbur, Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Estate, APG Asset Management
Dan McLennan, Founder and Co-CEO, Local: Residential
Adam Hirst, Co-founder and CEO, Novus
Christian Grahame, Head of HOME

Live Q&A with Rental Housing Leaders

Immediately following the interview, Mingtiandi’s team will moderate a live question and answer session in which attendees can quiz the speakers on their market outlooks and get direct insights from some of the region’s top experts in the multi-family space.