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Landmark Properties, in partnership with Kane Properties, acquired Eclipse on Broad, a 128-bed student housing community located 0.14 miles from the University of Georgia in Athens, expanding its local portfolio.

Landmark Properties closed its Landmark Sponsor Fund, LP at $300 million, surpassing the initial $200 million target, reinforcing its position as a leading developer in the U.S. student housing market.

Ward Group Investments has acquired the £30 million Three Tuns purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Durham city centre from Elvet Residences, expanding its footprint in a key UK student market.

The University is investing in a new student accommodation development with 926 beds, enabling most first-year students to live on campus and supporting planned growth in enrolment.

Cushman & Wakefield secured a new 820 sq.m stand-alone facility in Braga for Portuguese biotech firm SilicoLife, addressing the company’s expansion and need to consolidate computational and laboratory operations.

Tiger Developments has commenced construction on a 172-bed student accommodation scheme in Manchester, valued at £40 million, targeting completion for the 2027/28 academic year and located near the University of Manchester.

Craig Carracher and Stephen Gaitanos co-founded Scape Australia, now the nation’s largest purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) provider, managing around 20,000 apartments across 40 properties with a portfolio valued at $20 billion and plans to expand to 100,000 beds by 2030/32.

St Katherine Investment Group has listed the fully stabilised Urba-Life Portfolio in Southampton for over £25 million, comprising three freehold student accommodation schemes with 220 studios and six commercial units, all fully let for the 2025/26 academic year.

Commerz Real has acquired the “One Sevilla” student housing complex in the capital of Andalusia in southern Spain for its Commerz Real Institutional Smart Living Europe Fund.

Raintree Partners sold the Axiom Westwood portfolio, comprising 153 student-focused apartments across four buildings near UCLA, for $62.6 million. Institutional Property Advisors, part of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the deal with a private investor buyer, marking Westwood’s largest unit sale since 2020.