Australia & New Zealand

Student.com has partnered with AI answer engine Perplexity to offer students up to seven months of free access to Perplexity Pro, integrating AI tools with its global student accommodation platform.

Colliers and Cushman & Wakefield are marketing a 225-bed student accommodation portfolio in Adelaide, comprising 107 freehold beds across 14 properties and 118 leasehold beds operated by Student Rooms. Projected net annual income exceeding $2 million.

Australian National University’s Residential Experience Division has proposed disestablishing 10 positions and creating seven new continuing roles to streamline operations across its 13 residences, which accommodate 5,796 students.

StarRez announced a leadership transition with Travis Knipe moving from CEO to Executive Chairman, while Jason Day, previously Chief Revenue Officer, assumes the CEO role immediately to lead global operations and revenue growth.

Australian finance giant Macquarie has agreed to buy two student housing businesses in Europe that manage over 12,000 beds, in the latest sign of overseas investors pushing into the sector.

The Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector welcomes EPIISOD, a new premium brand introduced by global accommodation operator Centurion Corporation. The brand’s flagship Australian property is already under construction in Macquarie Park, Sydney, and is scheduled to welcome students by Semester 1, 2026.

The City of Churches will gain a substantial student living asset after the $400-million highrise won approval from the State Commission Assessment Panel.

The west end student accommodation tower is set to be completed in April 2028 and will be home to a cinema, gym, yoga studio and more.

The Living Company paid $32 million for the Waterloo site (marked). The Living Company – a new Scape brand – has bought an inner south Sydney industrial amalgamation with plans for a student accommodation tower.

Amid rising demand for its student accommodation services, Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki has begun a renovation project that will deliver 78 new beds in time for Semester 1 2026.