M&G makes Australian PBSA debut
George Sell
March 11, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute M&G Real Estate has made its first move in the Australian PBSA market with the acquisition of an asset in Melbourne.
Local Residential reveals $270 million Melbourne BTR plans
George Sell
March 3, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Local Residential, the BTR platform backed by Macquarie Asset Management, has revealed plans for an apartment project in central Melbourne.
Build-to-rent-to-own scheme completed in Melbourne
George Sell
June 24, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Superannuation fund AustralianSuper has completed its first build-to-rent-to-own housing development (BTRTO), located in Melbourne’s Kensington suburb.
Australia’s biggest BTR scheme gets the green light
George Sell
May 7, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Developer AsheMorgan has received planning consent for a BTR development in Melbourne’s Docklands which will feature more than 900 apartments over two towers.
Australian lyf property up for sale
George Sell
September 6, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: lyf Collingwood, the first Australian property under Ascott’s coliving brand, is up for sale 17 months after opening.
Application submitted for 900 BTR units in Melbourne’s Docklands
George Sell
July 25, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Fund manager AsheMorgan has lodged an application to build more than 900 rental apartments across two towers at its District Docklands precinct.
Investa revamps Australian BTR strategy
George Sell
July 18, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Real estate investment manager Investa is in the early stages of a selldown process for three BTR projects worth $1.5 billion, including one in the Sydney CBD and two in Melbourne.
Greystar partners with Malaysian investor for Melbourne BTR project
George Sell
June 28, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Greystar has partnered with Malaysian developer UEM Sunrise Berhad for a BTR project at Collingwood in Melbourne.
Ascott to ramp up coliving pipeline in Australia
George Sell
March 29, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Following the opening of lyf Collingwood Melbourne in 2022 and lyf Bondi Junction Sydney next year, Ascott is planning to take the brand to Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart and Perth.
AustralianSuper funds $920 million rent-to-own project in Melbourne
George Sell
March 6, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Fund manager AustralianSuper is funding a $920 million development of 1092 build-to-rent-to-own units in Melbourne, through the Assemble Futures platform in which it holds a 25 per cent stake.