Australia & New Zealand

Beloved record store Clarity, popular wine bar LOC and café Carton Deli face an uncertain future under development plans to demolish the Pulteney Street and Hindmarsh Square building, ‘The Block’.

HS Optimus Holdings Limited ( (SG:504) ) just unveiled an announcement. HS Optimus Holdings Limited has entered into a Development Management Agreement with Australia’s Fathom Group to develop a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) at Lincoln Square South in Carlton, Victoria.

Knight Frank’s Australia PBSA Update Q2 2025 said that the purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) had gained investment popularity across the year to date. One of this year’s deals was Greystar’s $1.

The student accommodation provider, working with Macquarie Capital and Deutsche Bank on due diligence, is likely to call on the two banks and Scape’s capital partners to buy the $3 billion plus business owned by Brookfield.

The Australian higher education and PBSA sectors have hit back at Opposition plans to further increase international student visa fees and implement a tougher...

The first purpose-built student accommodation project by the Brookfield and Citiplan joint venture has completed in Melbourne’s CBD. Construction took 19 months and finished nearly three months ahead of schedule with prefabricated solutions used.

Freecity Group has bought two more offices from GPT – next to each other at Sydney Olympic Park – with plans for a build-to-rent based mixed use project. Covering 2.13 hectares, 3 Figtree Drive and 6 Herb Elliott Avenue, are costing $90.88 million.

A rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully restored Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) building on the fringe of Brisbane’s CBD has been presented to market.

The portfolio consists of seven high-quality PBSA assets spanning across major capital Australian cities and comprising over 5,500 beds.

Australia’s leading international student homestay provider is advocating for a collaborative approach to address the country’s accommodation challenges and help alleviate pressure on the...