Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Ascott, the largest operator of serviced apartments globally, will add around 15,000 units to its global inventory with the acquisition of Oakwood Worldwide from Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Serviced apartment operator Flying Butler has launched MURA LIVING, its BTR brand, which will debut with a first opening in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has formed a JV with real estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate to fund the development and operation of 10 retirement communities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Global real estate firm has set a target of net-zero operational carbon by 2040.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: Housr, which says it is India’s fastest growing managed accommodation platform, has acquired Bengaluru coliving player Stayabode.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Private equity giant KKR & Co has sold seven US student housing properties, totalling 4,500 beds, to Harrison Street for $725 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: A new report from software provider RealPage has revealed a drop of nearly 50 per cent in new student bed starts in a decade.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), the developer of the Westfield retail outlets, has signed an agreement with Ministry of Sound Group to open a mixed-use development in west London.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Irish developer O’Flynn Group has agreed a £1 billion joint venture with private equity firm Partners Group to deliver student accommodation and coliving units across the UK.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Grainger has agreed to acquire the BTR element of a major mixed-use scheme in Bristol for £128 million.
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