Mizuho Financial Group is gearing up to enter the student housing market by raising a ¥10bn ($91.8m) fund to capitalise on a shortage of purpose built accommodation for the growing number of overseas students in Japan.
Early interest from a few cities in the US and development work leading to better customer engagement are two outcomes that €5m has achieved for the expanding student accommodation platform.
GSA, the global student accommodation operator, has announced it is expanding its business into Spain after having acquired a Spanish student accommodation portfolio.
New York is the most expensive city for international student accommodation in the US, UK and Australia, according to bookings platform Student.com.
US private equity firm Starwood Capital Group has entered the UK accommodation market with the acquisition of an operational portfolio worth £120m, in partnership with Europe's Round Hill Capital.
Dutch student rental listings startup Housing Anywhere has raised €5m in Series A funding that will be used to fuel the company's continuing expansion into Western Europe and the US.
New York is the world’s most expensive city for international student accommodation, according to data published by bookings platform Student.com.
Where students live when they study overseas is a big deal and as the international student market grows, so are the big deals in the accommodation investment space. Amy Baker reports on the trends in accommodation worldwide.