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Student accommodation giant Iglu has filed plans for 13 storeys of student living on a 2000sq m lot it formally acquired in Sydney’s southern suburbs less than two months ago.

The University of Newcastle (UoN) has unveiled its plans for more student accommodation within the city precinct. The initial design proposes to include the construction of a nine-storey building, featuring outdoor communal spaces and ground floor retail options as well.

Real estate investment manager Barings has agreed the forward funding of a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Manchester with developer McLaren Property for £65 mln (€76 mln).

The purchase of 17 properties with a total of 127 apartments in Bergen means that Bo Coliving doubles the number of rooms in the company's Bergen portfolio. - Starting from approx. 250 to 600 rooms in their portfolio in Bergen.

According to market sources, the Northern European investor has hired advisor CBRE to market the package in what is believed to be the largest student sale ever in the Nordic region.

Once delivered, the new site will be the third Vita Student residence in Edinburgh with other sites located on Fountainbridge and Iona Street. Offering best-in-class student accommodation once finished, Vita Student’s New Waverley site will offer 207 high-quality studio apartments along with 60 cluster rooms.

JLL Capital Markets announced that it closed the sale of Oso Verde, a 103-unit / 297-bed student housing community located near Baylor University in Waco, Texas. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Bullseye Development, and Versity Invest, LLC, who acquired the asset.

Duke University paid the top price on a per-unit basis for a multifamily property in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, market since 2022 with its purchase of the Blue Light apartment building near the school’s campus.

Hawkins Way Capital, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm that manages equity funds for family offices and institutional investors, announced it has obtained approval from the Boston Planning and Development Agency to convert the Sheraton Boston Hotel's South tower into student housing.

Cardinal Group, a real estate company based in Colorado, has purchased the student housing community Midtown Stillwater, located at 801 W 4th Avenue in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for an undisclosed price.