Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Unite Group has lowered rents in some cities for the current academic year because of falling demand.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: DWS has acquired Palm Studios, a student asset in Seville, from La Salle Investment Management, marking the asset manager’s first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) investment in Spain.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSweden: Hines has agreed to acquire Konduktören, a 197-home build-to-rent (BTR) development in Veddesta, Stockholm, through a forward-funding agreement with Magnolia Bostad and through Hines European Property Partners (HEPP) fund.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Rockfield and Ardian’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) platform has acquired a majority stake in The Social Hub in Berlin.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hines has recently announced its planned leadership transition as the company continues to expand its global real assets.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Salboy has entered UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) market with the launch of a 2,000-home platform called Everway Homes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Hotel giant Accor is moving in to living sector management through a partnership with Freecity, a volumetric modular construction (VMC) specialist.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Scottish Greens are calling to temporarily suspend new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) developments in Glasgow.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: GRE Capital has hired James Meigh as head of origination and Alex Stephens as business development manager.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Managed workspace operator MetSpace has added 21,425 square feet to its London portfolio in Q2 2026, spanning across Angel, Euston, Shoreditch, Midtown and the City of London.
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