With average rents for student housing in Sydney having risen 50 percent since 2018, according to Knight Frank, and with leasing rates climbing in other urban centres, student housing is rapidly becoming a core asset class for institutional investors and… Read More>>
Scape, Greystar, Colliers Spot Opportunities as Australia’s Living Sector Scales Up: MTD TV
A supply crunch, rising demand and easing cost pressures are pointing to opportunities in Australia’s build-to-rent and student housing markets, according to speakers from Scape, Greystar and Colliers who joined Mingtiandi’s 2025 APAC Residential Forum on Tuesday. Click here… Read More>>
APG, Scape, Greystar and More Join Mingtiandi Residential Forum This Week
Speakers from Greystar, Scape and Colliers will join a panel on the evolution of Australia’s rental housing market this week as Mingtiandi’s APAC Residential Forum continues on our MTD TV video platform.
The panel at 10:00 AM Hong Kong time… Read More>>
CDPQ, Warburg Pincus, Hilton to Lead Fourth Annual Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 13 May
Top executives from the world’s largest real estate investment firms will be gathering in Singapore on 13 May as Mingtiandi holds its fourth annual real estate conference in the Lion City.
Senior leaders from CDPQ, Warburg Pincus, Hilton and Scape… Read More>>
Panel: Residential Evolution – BTR and PBSA in Australia Mingtiandi Residential Forum 2025
Population growth, urbanisation, and rising housing costs continue to drive demand for quality rental housing, while Australia’s academic excellence makes the country an increasingly popular destination for students from around the region. According to Oxford Economics, 14,000 build-to-rent (BTR) units… Read More>>
Speaker Bio: Ben Taylor of Scape MTD TV Productions
Ben joined Scape in January 2025 as the Fund Manager for the sector leading, open-ended Scape Australia Core Fund. In this role, he oversees the management, performance and growth of the Fund which consists of 35 high quality student accommodation… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2025-01-27
Major changes at Hong Kong-listed companies lead this week’s review of personnel moves around Asia, with a local builder seeing off its long-time CEO and industrial specialist ESR bidding farewell to the former boss of ARA Asset Management.
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Scape Australia Revamps Student Housing Vehicle to Create $3.8B Open-Ended Fund
Australia’s biggest owner-operator of student housing, Scape, has converted its flagship purpose-built student accommodation vehicle into a A$6 billion ($3.8 billion) open-ended core fund with a 16,000-bed portfolio across 33 operational assets.
As part of the conversion, the fund has… Read More>>
Scape Wins $434M Investment From Korea’s NPS for Living Sector Platform
Australia’s biggest owner-operator of student housing, Scape, has secured a A$700 million ($434.3 million) equity commitment from South Korea’s National Pension Service for a suite of living sector investment strategies, the parties announced Thursday.
The partnership with the $800 billion… Read More>>
Scape Principals Launch $1B Sydney BTR Project Under JV With APG, Bouwinvest
Rent-to-Live Co, the build-to-rent venture founded by Scape Australia principals Stephen Gaitanos and Craig Carracher, has launched a 1,000-apartment mixed-use precinct in Sydney, aiming to invest A$1.5 billion ($1 billion) to help ease a local housing crunch.
Backed by Dutch… Read More>>