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Student accommodation market news, insights and trends.

Brisbane unaffordable for student accommodation as shortage bites
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Brisbane unaffordable for student accommodation as shortage bites
Hikes in foreign investor charges and council rates in Brisbane make Queensland the second-worst place in Australia to invest in student housing at a time of great need, the industry claims.
Scape strikes $1bn venture as student sector fires up
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Scape strikes $1bn venture as student sector fires up
University students are pouring into the rental market but developers believe they can be housed in specialist blocks.
Rental crisis: Developers demand policy push
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Rental crisis: Developers demand policy push
The build-to-rent industry is on track for dramatic growth but must surmount significant hurdles as it still faces policy blockages and the capital constraints that have struck the broader real estate.
Deakin University lists Geelong’s T&G building for sale in test for CBD vision
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Deakin University lists Geelong’s T&G building for sale in test for CBD vision
Deakin University is selling Geelong’s landmark T&G building it turned into student accommodation and answers why the clock tower’s Farmer and Son haven’t been heard.
Proposed international student tax questioned as accommodation demand soars
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Proposed international student tax questioned as accommodation demand soars
As demand for student accommodation continues to thrive, experts argue the proposed tax on international students needs to be ruled out.
Hoteliers among potential suitors for Geelong landmarks
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Hoteliers among potential suitors for Geelong landmarks
Boutique hotel operators could be in line to scoop up landmark buildings back on the market in central Geelong.
Property woes: student housing pipeline to fall short of demand: CBRE
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Property woes: student housing pipeline to fall short of demand: CBRE
Despite the number of student units being set to jump 7 per cent over the coming three years, real estate group CBRE says supply will not keep up with demand from international students.
Rent crisis warning as students forced to return to campus
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Rent crisis warning as students forced to return to campus
Thousands of students are set to flood the tightest rental market on record amid a forced return to campus, with purpose built accommodation ratios already stretched to 14 students per bed.
Melbourne student housing getting a slick new look custom-made for Gen Z
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Melbourne student housing getting a slick new look custom-made for Gen Z
Melbourne’s student housing is getting a slick new look — with rooftop DJ booths and podcast studios — as students were revealed as a $320m boon for the CBD.
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