Australia's PBSA sector could be poised to go into a boom period, according to a new investment report from real estate services firm JLL.

PBSA provider Collegiate has secured investment from Propriumas part of a joint venture to develop a pipeline of student accommodation schemes in Italy.

Accommodation provider Student One has opened its third location in Brisbane's CBD, meeting its plans to establish itself within the Queensland capital before expanding elsewhere.

Urbanest Australia is looking for a new owner after it was put up for sale by M3 Capital, with the market already teasing a potential AUD$2 billion price tag.

The student housing market is "good for investment" in 2019, a new study by StudentMarketing confirmed, with demand constantly outstripping supply in Europe as the continent becomes more and more popular with international students.

The UK student housing market is predicted a boom in 2019, increasing the sector's value to £53bn, according to James Pullen of Knight Frank. At least 29,000 beds are expected to be built.

StudentMarketing has unveiled a 2018 update of its 2017 Amenities in Student Housing report showing that increasing attention to community cohesion is now a hallmark of purpose-built residential accommodation, among other trends.

The Irish government has launched a National Student Accommodation Strategy in a bid to curtail the country's massive shortfalls in the supply of available bed spaces for domestic and international university students.