Asia real estate and outbound investment news
M&G Real Estate has acquired a purpose-built student accommodation asset in Melbourne for $61.8 million, marking the fund manager’s first investment in Australia’s booming PBSA market.
The property unit of London-listed M&G picked up Park Avenue in the inner suburb… Read More>>
Singapore’s SC Capital Partners has sold a Sydney student housing complex for a significant premium to the acquisition price and a 19 percent mark-up to book value, according to a statement on Monday.
The facility in Kensington, east of downtown… Read More>>
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>>
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>>
Hong Kong’s student housing market is poised for growth as loosened curbs on foreign student enrolment and a growing trend of hotel conversions offer investment opportunities, according to Knight Frank.
The Hong Kong government has doubled the admission quota for… Read More>>
US multi-family giant Greystar has agreed to buy seven Australian student housing properties from a joint venture between Singaporean developer Wee Hur Holding and sovereign fund GIC for A$1.6 billion ($1.01 billion), confirming earlier reporting by Mingtiandi.
The acquisition of… Read More>>
Singapore’s Mapletree Investments has put up for sale a set of 24 UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) properties totaling 4,844 beds, as the Temasek Holdings-backed property firm continues to rejig its S$6.2 billion student accommodation portfolio.
The assets are owned… Read More>>
US multi-family giant Greystar is closing in on a deal which would give it ownership of an Australian student housing portfolio spanning 5,662 beds, according to market sources who spoke with Mingtiandi.
The biggest rental housing landlord in the US… Read More>>
A unit of Hong Kong-based property developer and investor Crystal Investment has acquired a pair of buildings in Kowloon for student housing use, as the growing influx of mainland Chinese students boosts demand for private accommodation in the Asian financial… Read More>>
Singapore’s Far East Orchard has launched its maiden private fund focused on purpose-built student accommodation in Britain with commitments totalling £70 million ($92.5 million) at first closing.
Known as FE UK Student Accommodation Development Fund, the vehicle is targeting an… Read More>>
