Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Data from commercial real estate agent CBRE has found that build-to-rent (BTR) investment volumes have reached £1.9 billion in the first half of 2025, with an additional £2.2 billion of deals under offer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The University of Mississippi has selected the global real estate firm Greystar to develop new on-campus accommodation as part of a broader effort to expand and modernise student living facilities.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Global financial services organisation Macquarie Asset Management has launched a new investment platform, Health Wave Partners, to address the rising demand in the senior housing sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Student accommodation developer and operator Fusion Group has secured a £500 million whole-loan facility from development finance provider Maslow Capital to fund five purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) projects.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteULN reporter Claudia Schergna speaks to experts at the forefront of later living developments about how to design intergenerational spaces.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Global Student Accommodation (GSA) and Nuveen Real Estate have completed the €540 million (£462.5 million) acquisition of the YouFirst Campus portfolio from French real estate group Gecina.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of the former police station and magistrates’ court on Heavitree Road in Exeter, proposing more than 800 new homes in a mixed-use scheme for students and local residents.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEgypt: The Cairo-based coliving platform Roomz.rent has closed a pre-seed funding round led by regional venture firm Qora71, with participation from a network of Middle East and North Africa (MENA)-based angel investors.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Global Investor L&G has appointed Dan Batterton as head of housing for the UK, to lead housing investment across L&G’s asset management business, including build-to-rent (BTR), single-family housing, affordable housing operations and purpose-built student accommodation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Property investor Firethorn Trust has topped up its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme on Leith Walk, Edinburgh, with a ceremony held in partnership with contractor Ogilvie Construction.
