International
Airbnb Launches Global Initiative for COVID-19 Responders
The program aims to offer 100,000 free rentals for frontline relief workers.
Hines, Blue Noble Invest in Italian Student Housing Project
The partners acquired the former Municipal Theatre in central Florence through their Future Living property fund.
Blackstone Buys UK Student Housing Firm for $6B
The private equity firm agreed to buy iQ Student Accommodation, which owns and operates more than 28,000 beds.
LaSalle Provides $208M for UK Senior Housing Projects
A joint venture will use the loan to develop more than 250 units in the South of England.
Starlight, KingSett Capital Announce $3.6B Deal
The Canadian firms have offered to buy the country’s third-largest listed multifamily REIT.
Hines Picks Up Amsterdam Mixed-Use Development
Pontkade Phase 3 was acquired through the firm’s Hines Pan-European Core Fund.
Kennedy Wilson Sells London Community for $130M
The property totals 294 units across two towers, located in the suburb of Ilford, England.
CA Ventures to Invest $325M in Student Housing
The firm plans to direct the capital to new ground-up developments in Mexico.
Blackstone to Acquire Anbang’s $2.8B Japan Portfolio
The firm is buying back an apartment portfolio in a deal that would be the biggest ever property transaction in the country.
GSA Acquires Dublin Portfolio for $440M
The purchase included five communities totaling 1,971 beds.