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Aware Super, Altis buy Crown Group site

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... Mastery site for $121 million. The 1.7-hectare site located in Sydney's Waterloo is set to be transformed into build-to-rent (BTR) apartments and will form part of Aware Super's growing BTR portfolio. It will also support the Aware Super Essential Housing ...

No question we need more BTR: Mowat

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
UBS's regional head of real estate John Mowat says there is a "fundamental market need" for more build-to-rent (BTR) developments in Australia. Speaking with Financial Standard, Mowat said there's no question Australia needs more BTR projects. "The ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
... biggest sticking point at the moment," MSCI head of Pacific Real Assets Research Benjamin Martin-Henry said. Of note, the BTR sector continued to grow in the quarter, seeing $1.4 billion in sales, largely driven by offshore investors. Overseas buyers ...

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
The build-to-rent (BTR) model is attractive for several reasons, including the familiarity and comfort such investments offer. But does it align with the great Aussie dream? In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, HOPE Housing chief ...

Lendlease, Daiwa House strike BTR deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
Lendlease and Japan's biggest home builder have partnered on a $650 million build-to-rent apartment development at Melbourne Quarter. The development, located in Melbourne's CBD, will be the second build-to-rent residences to be delivered by Lendlease ...

Infratil buys Brookfield stake in telco business

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... has set up a new renewable energy platform focused on Australia, while Brookfield has been planning its local entry into the BTR space. "Housing and affordability are strong investment thematics for Brookfield and we want to invest in them around the ...

GQ Multifamily platform boost BTR pipeline

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Gurner and Qualitas-backed GQ build-to-rent (BTR) platform has expanded its pipeline to 3650 apartments in Brisbane and Melbourne, in a bid to deliver "much needed apartment stock" to the market. The news comes after GQ Multifamily announced the closure ...

Dutch pension giants back $1.5bn local BTR deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Scape Australia, a residential-for-rent owner and operator, has teamed with Dutch heavyweights APG Asset Management and fund manager Bouwinvest, to develop and acquire assets in Australia's burgeoning build-to-rent sector. The partnership, subject ...

Brookfield looks to enter local BTR space

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... as it is planned to be the main athlete village for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Brookfield already owns several BTR sites globally, and Brookfield head of Australia real estate Sophie Fallman said she's pleased to be bringing that experience ...

Aware Super acquires stake in UK developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Aware Super has purchased Qatari Diar's stake in UK build-to-rent developer (BTR), Get Living, acquiring a 22% stake in the company. Aware will join forces with existing investors APG and residential investment vehicle, DOOR, who both hold a 39% ...