Singapore’s GIC has formed a joint venture with US rental housing operator Greystar to acquire Britain’s third-largest student accommodation provider, Student Roost, as the sovereign wealth fund holds fast to a favoured investment theme stretching back at least six years.
GIC Buying 49% Stake in Aussie Student Housing Portfolio for $407M
A fund managed by SGX-listed real estate investment firm Wee Hur Holdings is selling a nearly half-stake in an Australian student housing portfolio for A$567.86 million ($407.24 million), with market sources identifying the buyer to Mingtiandi as a unit of… Read More>>
Brookfield Buys Melbourne Site to Kick Off $370M Aussie Student Accommodation JV
Brookfield Asset Management has entered the student accommodation market in Australia, kicking off its first development project in Melbourne under a portfolio that it aims to grow to over A$500 million ($370.5 million) as the country reopens its borders to… Read More>>
CapitaLand’s Ascott Sets Up $150M US Student Housing Venture With Saudi Partner
Singapore-based The Ascott Ltd will expand its US student housing empire through a $150 million development venture with Saudi investor Riyad Capital, starting with an apartment complex near the flagship university of the state of Nebraska.
Ascott, the rental housing… Read More>>
Ascott REIT Doubling US Student Housing Portfolio to 8 Assets With $213M Buy
Ascott Residence Trust has agreed to acquire four more US student accommodation assets for $213 million, bringing the Singapore-listed REIT’s portfolio of North American university housing to eight properties as it continues to expand beyond its roots in serviced apartments… Read More>>
Ascott REIT Buying Carlyle-Backed Illinois Student Housing Project for $83M
Ascott Residence Trust has agreed to acquire an apartment building near the main campus of the University of Illinois, marking the Singapore-listed REIT’s fourth investment in the US student accommodation market this year.
ART will pay $83.25 million for the… Read More>>
CapitaLand’s Ascott Group Adds to Rental Empire With Texas, Australia Deals
Singapore-based CapitaLand’s rental housing division made a pair of overseas bets this week, with the managers of SGX-listed Ascott Residence Trust announcing the purchase of a Texas student accommodation asset and Ascott Ltd taking full ownership of Quest, Australia’s biggest… Read More>>
Mapletree Buys Four UK Student Housing Assets From Vita Group for $227M
With universities in reopening mode as the COVID-19 crisis recedes in Britain, Singapore’s Mapletree Investments has taken the opportunity to acquire four purpose-built student housing assets in England for a total consideration exceeding £165 million ($227 million).
The 917-bed portfolio… Read More>>
GIC JV Acquires Two London Student Housing Projects for $472M
Singapore’s GIC has made its third major real estate investment this month, as the sovereign wealth fund doubles down on a four-year-old bet on student housing in the UK.
Unite Students, Britain’s largest provider of purpose-built student accommodation, said Friday… Read More>>
SC Capital, Nuveen, Scape to Lead Rental Residential Panel on Tuesday
Asia Pacific’s rental residential sector is rapidly growing up with acquisitions of multi-family assets in Japan alone reaching $8.5 billion last year, according to Real Capital Analytics. However, that increase in demand is also raising asset prices and squeezing yields… Read More>>