Build to Rent

Sentinel Fund Manager Australia, the Australian arm of leading American development and real estate investment firm Sentinel Real Estate Corporation (Sentinel), has acquired a 1.4-hectare site for development in Robina on the Gold Coast.

Nuveen Real Estate has partnered with Flinders University on The Switch, Adelaide Central - the second project to open in its Australian housing portfolio.

Hines, the global real estate investor, investment and development manager and Cadillac Fairview (CF), the real estate arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, today announced the formation of a partnership with the capacity to develop and acquire up to AUD 1.5 billion of assets in the Australian Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector.

Pellicano has advanced its rapidly growing build-to-rent pipeline, with works commencing on the $85 million Hillyard House – the next stage of the $700 million South/City/SQ precinct, in partnership with Perri Projects.

Build to rent (BTR) and co-living operator UKO has partnered with Sasco Developments to open its 18TH asset in Sydney’s city fringe suburb of Alexandria as rental demand soars across its property portfolio.

Build to Rent specialists, Novus Group is further expanding their portfolio with the acquisition of a $210 million development site at 39-43 Hassall Street, Parramatta. This will be the second acquisition for the Novus Build to Rent Trust in partnership with M&G Real Estate.

The CFMEU has launched a selection process for a joint venture partner for one of Brisbane’s biggest build-to-rent (BTR) developments as the sector continues to gain traction in Australia.

According to leading agency Savills Australia’s latest Build to Rent (BTR) Market Update, Australia’s emerging BTR sector has experienced an 18-month period of rapid growth and is expected to show resilience against inflationary pressures and signs of a weakening economy.

The ‘Build to Rent’ (BTR) opportunity is rapidly growing to prominence in Canberra, as assets provide an attractive value proposition because of the city’s transient population, white-collar workforce and strong economic and credit fundamentals.

EG is partnering with Southern Cross Community Housing to deliver a $150 million flagship social and affordable housing precinct in Bomaderry, New South Wales.

Sentinel and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM have today announced a new partnership to develop and manage up to A$1.5 billion in Build to Rent communities throughout Australia.

Australia’s commercial real estate sector remains high on the radar of banks and alternative lenders even as debt costs rise and despite economic headwinds, a new CBRE survey has shown.

Pellicano Living, the residential platform of diversified developer Pellicano, has commenced construction on its latest build-to-rent project – the 110-residence Berwick House in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

New research, from Savills Australia, finds nearly 70% of local government areas – across Australia’s five major capital cities – are in need of rental supply.

The GURNER™ and Qualitas-backed GQ platform has unveiled its third build-to-rent seed asset, Beach House – a prime site in St Kilda Junction