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China Resources Longdation acquired two hotels in Kwai Chung for HK$440 million, converting the 24-story Hotel Ease Tsuen Wan and 21-story Hotel Ease Access into student housing with a combined total of 330 rooms.

Vail Williams has appointed Luke Kemp as partner in its Thames Valley valuation team, strengthening its presence in Reading, Oxford, and the wider region with his 20+ years of valuation expertise.

The Dutch government will increase annual funding for shared student accommodation from €25 million to between €60 million and €65 million starting in 2029, aiming to address the persistent national shortage of around 20,000 student rooms.

Tampa-based Society Hill Capital and Liberty Group, led by Punit Shah, are jointly investing over $300 million in three student housing developments totaling 1,681 beds near the University of Florida, Florida State University, and the University of Tennessee, expanding their footprint in key university markets.

Multiplex has delivered Journal Student Living’s Market Way purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project at 100 Franklin Street, Melbourne, ahead of schedule.

Cushman & Wakefield has been retained to market Post Chicago, a 421-bed, 126-unit multifamily co-living community in Chicago’s Lincoln Park/Old Town corridor, representing one of the largest purpose-built co-living investments in the local market.

Partners Group and Aboria Capital have acquired a five-asset, 1,570-bed UK PBSA portfolio from HSBC Asset Management for approximately £165 million, marking Aboria’s first acquisition since launching its platform with the Downing family office.

McLaren Living is developing a £65m co-living and affordable housing scheme at Neptune Wharf, Fish Island, delivering 280 studios and 44 affordable homes across two buildings up to 10 and seven storeys.

Livensa Group appointed Irene Gomez Luque as Chief Digital and Innovation Officer to lead its digital, data, and innovation strategy across its platform.

Re:shape has submitted plans for Ashley Park, a major co-living development in Tottenham Hale, London, featuring 522 co-living studios and 87 social rent homes, representing a 35% affordable housing offer.