Australia & New Zealand

The $7.5 billion listed landlord Dexus has submitted a bid for the Australian portfolio of big super’s student housing player Campus Living Villages, which this year resurrected a failed $2 billion sale attempt from 2016.

HS Optimus Holdings Limited (SG:504) has released an update. HS Optimus Holdings Limited has submitted a planning permit application to transform its freehold land in Carlton, Victoria, into a purpose-built student accommodation.

A new report from student insight analytics platform Voyage Insights highlights that negative sentiment among current and prospective international students towards Australia has increased...

Plans for a 19-storey student residence near UWA have joined the list of growing accommodation developments in the area and could provide housing for more than 450 regional and international students.

The Cook Labor Government has named Oceania Capital Group and Erben Place Pty Ltd as the preferred developers for three of the final land parcels within the Perth City Link project.

Owner and operator of PBSA – Scape Australia – has become the first in the sector to achieve a world-leading 6 Star Green Star Design and As Built (v1.3) rating by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).

A student accommodation provider is selling its 1334-bed, 12.8-hectare village at the University of Canberra. UC-Campus West consists of six accommodation complexes offering 207 apartments along with common areas for kitchen and bathroom amenities, lounge spaces, and various indoor and outdoor recreational facilities.

Wee Hur Holdings has issued a clarification that no material transactions have occurred involving its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) business in Australia, contrary to what was suggested by a news agency.

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has ruled off a major coup on Australian shores, agreeing terms to sell its student accommodation business for a $1.6 billion gross price – or about three times the $568 million it spent on securing the investment from Singapore-listed real estate investment firm Wee Hur Holdings in 2022.

The historic Duke of York Hotel on Currie Street is set to become Adelaide’s next skyrise, hosting a bustling new cafe and student accommodation block to meet the escalating demand for student housing in the city, while paying homage to the hotel’s rich heritage.