Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
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>>
The family of Hong Kong’s late “Minibus King” Ma Ah-muk has put up for sale a 93-key hotel in the city’s Sai Ying Pun area, with brokers marketing the budget hostelry for conversion to student housing.
With Ma having built… Read More>>
ASX-listed construction giant Lendlease and Australia’s largest owner-operator of student housing, Scape, have received final approval for their A$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) transformation of Queen Victoria Market in central Melbourne.
The mixed-use project, featuring 1,100 beds for university students and… Read More>>
A hotel in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok area is being marketed as a student housing investment for private buyers as the city’s hospitality market flounders and higher-end rental housing players stay on the sidelines.
Hotel Ease – Mong Kok is… Read More>>
Australia’s largest owner and operator of student housing Scape has closed on A$3 billion ($2 billion) in fresh debt financing, with part of the offering nearly three times oversubscribed amid growing appetite for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the country.
