Navigating the Australia build-to-rent boom: Opportunities for investors
Talking Law with Hogan Lovells
English - January 12, 2024 17:02 - 14 minutes - 16.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBusiness News Business News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A surge of interest in the build-to-rent (BTR) housing sector in Australia is drawing in large numbers of international investors. Developers are piling into commercially-operated rental housing with tenants in place and which helps to drive Australia’s social goals towards providing a consistent stock of acceptable housing. Whilst BTR represents just a fraction of one per cent of Australia’s completed housing stock, analysts predict the market will grow many times over to become one market worth in excess of AU$290 billion. Japanese investors are particularly keen on the sector. We look at the opportunities and challenges.