All Student housing articles
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White papersClass Act: Redefining Student Living in Europe - Trends indicate that a new era in student housing could be taking shape in Europe.
In the recent paper Global Living Reimagined, Hines Research identified a specific opportunity emerging in the student housing market in Europe. Indeed, growth in the European privately developed, owned, and managed student housing sector (also known as Purpose-Built Student Accommodation or PBSA) over the last decade has been notable, expanding from 1.9% of total European investment activity in 2019 to 5.3% as of Q3 2024.
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White papersPBSA a resilient play but only for those who can deliver
Few sectors in UK real estate have demonstrated the resilience, adaptability, and sustained investor confidence of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) as of late. Despite economic headwinds—rising construction costs and a higher cost of capital, —the sector’s fundamentals remain compelling. Transaction volumes reached approximately £3.5bn in 2024, a 13% year-on-year increase (Savills), reinforcing investor interest.
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Asset Manager NewsNuveen finances $275m senior loan supporting purpose-built student accommodation
Global asset manager Nuveen has provided an AU$275 million senior loan to the Dexus Opportunity Funds and Marquette Properties.
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White papersPBSA: Sector resilience backed by long-term growth
The purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) sector in Australia has shown resilience, as proven by robust demand before and after the pandemic. Although the pandemic created some headwinds, Australia’s proximity to fast growing middle-income economies, high-quality education and relative affordability are among the compelling reasons underpinning the sector’s strength.
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Asset Manager NewsHines Acquires 298-Bed Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Asset in Dublin
Hines, the global real estate investor, developer and manager has acquired ‘Scape Dublin’, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) asset located in the heart of Dublin 2 on behalf of the firm’s Core Plus fund, Hines European Property Partners (HEPP).
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Asset Manager NewsSlättö enters into a joint venture with K2A and acquires 40% of a purpose-built student housing portfolio valued at SEK 3.1 billion (EUR 270 million)
A fund managed by Slättö has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in a high-quality student accommodation portfolio with assets strategically located across Sweden’s university cities. The acquisition is made through a joint venture with the Swedish real estate company Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter AB (publ) (“K2A”).
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White papersEuropean residential real estate - time to live a little
What lies ahead for the European living sector? We discuss the opportunities.
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Asset Manager NewsJapan’s Waseda University Wins Second Consecutive Victory at 2024 ULI Hines Student Competition Asia Pacific
Winning proposal outlines plans to transform Tokyo’s former Tsukiji Fish Market into a mixed-use biochemistry hub
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People NewsESSEC Business School, France wins the 2024 ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe
A team from ESSEC Business School in France has been named the winner in this year’s prestigious ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe. The results were announced by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Hines, the global real estate investor, developer, and property manager, following the final of the fifth annual pan-European competition for integrated and multidisciplinary urban regeneration.
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White papersComing of age: student accommodation across Europe
The European student accommodation sector is experiencing solid expansion. This surge is driven by rising enrolments and an influx of international students seeking quality accommodation in the UK. Simultaneously, demand in continental Europe is spurred by rising domestic attendance and growing internationalisation, amidst sustained growth in English Language Programmes.
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White papersGlobal living in focus: Opportunities in housing a generation
Our global living report takes a forensic look at the perennial topic of housing. Housing today’s younger generations is a global challenge that needs to be resolved, but one which offers attractive prospects for investment. We seek to identify where need and opportunity may converge.
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White papersNon-Traditional U.S. Real Estate Sectors
Making sense of data centers, medical office, self-storage and life science
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Asset Manager NewsPartners Group, DEA Capital Real Estate And Camplus Form New Pan-European Student Accommodation Platform
Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients, and DeA Capital Real Estate (“DeA”) have formed a new pan-European platform (the “JV”) with Camplus, the market leader for student housing in Italy. The JV will develop and operate next generation purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in Europe and aims to become a market leader in the space, targeting over 5,000 beds.
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White papersBuilding Right, Right Now
A closer look at how Hazelview’s collaborative, future-forward approach to new rental construction is helping to address today’s housing supply crisis
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People NewsStudent Team from Waseda University Wins First Asia Pacific ULI Hines Student Competition
Winning entry outlines plans to transform Jurong Lake District in Singapore as a sustainable and vibrant mixed-use community
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: Catering to subtleties across the housing spectrum
Housing needs are defined by age profiles and can be split into five categories. The needs will often be driven by the activities that are likely to be pursued by that cohort, as well as cultural values. For example, we installed larger-than-usual freezer storage space in our student accommodation in Bologna, Italy, given that students will often arrive at university with a year’s worth of frozen food!
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White papersWhy Europe’s student living sector offers a potential edge
A constant, in all economic weathers, is people’s value of higher education, as shown by a record number of students enrolled in colleges and universities during 20201. For the world’s rising middle class, top-ranking universities and cities steeped in heritage are a core focus.
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Asset Manager NewsHeitman Expands UK Student Housing Portfolio, Invests in Bath Purpose-Built Student Accommodation
Heitman LLC (“Heitman”), a global real estate investment management firm, today announced that it has invested in the Hollis Building, Bath, a 120-bed student housing development in an off-market transaction with Alumno Group, a leading student housing developer based in London.
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Asset Manager NewsCopenhagen leads the way for student housing investments
PATRIZIA is moving strongly into the student accommodation market with recent purchases of assets in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Dublin. The company is also investigating opportunities in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
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White papersTapping into Europe’s abundant living sectors
With rising urbanisation and innovation, the world’s largest cities are getting larger and people and places are becoming more interconnected than they’ve ever been. Combined with a shift in perceptions around where we live, work, socialise and retire, the nature of housing is changing and we at M&G Real Estate see abundant potential in the living sectors – comprising student housing, rental apartments and senior living, says Marc Reijnen, Head of Investment and Asset Management for Continental Europe.
