Australia’s build-to-rent sector is moving from concept to execution, with growing operational stock helping to attract new capital and reshape investment strategies, according to executives from BTR players Model, Kio and Local Residential appearing in a panel at Mingtiandi’s… Read More>>
Local, Kio, Model to Highlight Aussie BTR Opportunities in Thursday MTD TV Panel
Australia’s build-to-rent sector takes centre stage this week as the sixth annual Mingtiandi APAC Residential Forum launches on MTD TV, with executives from Local: Residential, Kio Investment Management and Model joining MSCI for a one-hour panel discussion.
The panel at… Read More>>
Panel: Australian BTR Investment 2026 MTD TV APAC Residential Forum 2026
Australia’s build-to-rent sector continued to gain momentum through late 2025, with 15,089 units already operational and nearly 30,000 more under development across some 90 projects, according to advisory firm Franklin Street. With the market having experienced several years of… Read More>>
Speaker Bio: Chris Axsentieff of Local: Residential MTD TV Productions
Chris Axsentieff is Head of Investments at Local: Residential, a Melbourne-based build-to rent platform with over 2,100 operational units across Melbourne and Queensland and a development pipeline of 2,000 more. Working with Local since its formation in 2021, Chris has… Read More>>
Australia’s Local Residential Eyes Core-Plus Ventures as BTR Portfolio Hits 4,000 Homes
Melbourne-based build-to-rent operator Local:Residential took its portfolio of rental homes to over 4,000 units earlier this month with a co-founder of the Macquarie Asset Management-backed operator pointing to the scale of its holdings, and the rapid development of Australia’s multi-family… Read More>>
Macquarie’s Local Residential Acquires $259M Melbourne Project From Hines
Local Residential has acquired a rental apartment development in Melbourne from US builder Hines, with the project said to have a stabilised asset value of A$370 million ($258.8 million).
The site at 15-37 Bank Street will yield 355 apartments with… Read More>>
Morgan Stanley Says Hong Kong Home Prices to Rise 10% and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
A rebound in Hong Kong’s housing market leads today’s look at real estate headlines from around Asia Pacific, with a top US investment bank predicting brighter days in the financial hub. Also making news are an Orchard Road opportunity in… Read More>>
Local Residential Clinches Management Rights for ADIC’s Gold Coast BTR Complex
Local Residential, the build-to-rent platform backed by Macquarie Asset Management, has completed its acquisition of the management rights for Australia’s largest BTR property, establishing a presence in Queensland for the Melbourne-based company.
The contract for Smith Collective, a 1,252-unit complex… Read More>>
Greystar, Warburg, Local, Kio Upbeat on Aussie Living Sector Post-Election: MTD TV
Political clarity, sustained rental demand, stabilising construction costs and rate cuts are driving optimism for Australia’s residential real estate sector, some of the world’s largest real estate investors said at the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 13 May. Watch the full… Read More>>
Greystar, Warburg, Local and Kio to Bring Australian Living Insights to Singapore Forum
A panel of experts will discuss how investors are achieving returns across the evolving Australian living sector as part of the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 13 May.
Investment in Australia’s commercial residential segment, which includes build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation,… Read More>>