Australia’s largest owner and operator of student housing is about to move up a grade with Scape announcing today that it has formed a fresh A$1 billion ($658 million) joint venture with the Netherlands’ APG Asset Management and Canadian pension… Read More>>
Aussie BTR Sector Primed for Consolidation as Market Favours Scale: MTD TV
Australia’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector is primed for consolidation as high operating costs create opportunities for larger players to gain a market edge through economies of scale, according to senior executives from Local: Residential, Sentinel, Scape and Aware Super. Watch… Read More>>
Local: Residential, Sentinel, Scape, Aware Super to Explore Australia BTR on Thursday
Mingtiandi’s APAC Residential Forum concludes Thursday with a panel discussion on Australia’s build-to-rent market, where acquisitions of income-earning properties nearly doubled last year to top $2 billion.
The one-hour programme on MTD TV will feature Dan McLennan, founder and co-CEO… Read More>>
Panel: Australian BTR Investment Mingtiandi APAC Residential Forum 2024
Australia remains a prime target for investors from Japan, Singapore and other Asian hubs step up their commitments to the sector at the same time that many institutions from North America and Europe go into ‘wait-and-see’ mode.
With the country… Read More>>
Scape Principals Team With APG, Bouwinvest for 10,000-Unit Aussie BTR Venture
The principals of Scape Australia, Stephen Gaitanos and Craig Carracher, have formed a A$1.5 billion ($980 million) partnership with Dutch fund managers APG and Bouwinvest to develop and acquire assets in the emerging build-to-rent sector Down Under.
The fresh joint… Read More>>
Rush Desai’s Varsity Group APAC Hires Former MSCI Exec in Singapore
Rush Desai is adding some senior talent to his team at Varsity Group Asia Pacific in Singapore, with the company announcing late last week that it has hired former MSCI executive Varun Malik as director of business development.
“Varun will… Read More>>
Australian Housing Crisis Creates Opportunity for Institutional Investors: MTD TV
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Australian housing prices have fallen by nearly a tenth in the past 12 months, but rising construction costs… Read More>>
Nuveen, Phoenix, GreenFort and Scape Explore Australia to Close Out Residential Forum
The fourth and final session of Mingtiandi’s APAC Residential Forum journeys to Australia on Thursday for a panel discussion examining the country’s investment market for living spaces.
Mingtiandi founder Michael Cole will host four experts on residential investment Down Under:… Read More>>
Panel: Residential Investment in Australia MTD TV APAC Residential Forum 2023
The reopening of Australia’s borders and recent shifts in regulation at the state level have helped drive rapid growth in the country’s build-to-rent sector, which is expected to mature into a A$9.6 billion ($6.5 billion) market by 2027. Low… Read More>>
Rush Desai Teams With Scape Founders to Establish Fund Manager Varsity Group Asia
Rushabh Desai, former Asia Pacific CEO of Allianz Real Estate, has joined forces with Stephen Gaitanos and Craig Carracher, the co-founders of rental housing developer Scape Australia, to launch Varsity Group Asia, a fund management business targeting high-growth alternative real… Read More>>