Market Monitor Digest
(Week 07/2026)
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Student Housing & Co-Living
UK: Tokoro Capital, Homie, GCM Grosvenor form €235 million student housing partnership
By CRE Media Europe, February 06, 2026
Tokoro Capital, Homie, and GCM Grosvenor have teamed up to create a £200 million (€234.7 million) partnership focused on acquiring and renovating student housing in the UK.
Belgium, Ghent: Artevelde University College receives permit for new campus at Dok Zuid in Ghent for 2,620 students
By VRT News, February 09, 2026
Artevelde University College has received a permit to build a new campus at Dok Zuid in Ghent for 2,620 students. The complex will consist of three buildings and will also offer 294 student rooms.
France: Student housing: the Banque des Territoires is accelerating its efforts with 26,000 units already committed
By Banque des Territoires, February 10, 2026
At the Hub des Territoires on Friday, February 6, the Caisse des Dépôts presented an initial assessment of the AGiLE program, launched nine months ago to address the student housing crisis. With €850 million already committed and an ambitious strategy for leveraging public and university-owned land, the public institution aims to accelerate the pace to reach the promised 75,000 additional supported housing units by 2030.
UK, Exeter: Councillors approve student flats after tight vote
By BBC, February 11, 2026
A tightly fought vote has cleared the way for a 10‑storey block of almost 300 student flats in a city, despite some concerns the building will loom over a neighbourhood. Councillors approved the plan for the Western Way site in Exeter, Devon, which currently houses the city's JobCentre.
UK and US: Schroders agrees £9.9 billion takeover by US investor, ending 200 years of family ownership
By The Guardian, February 12, 2026
Schroders has agreed a £9.9 billion takeover by a US investor, ending two centuries of family ownership of the historic British asset management group.
Built-to-Rent
UK, London: Greystar nears £500mn London build-to-rent deal
By Financial Times, February 9, 2026
Australia’s Lendlease and Canada’s biggest pension fund are in talks to sell 900 units in Elephant and Castle to US group.
UK Birmingham: Muse go-ahead for 1,600-home Solihull town centre reset
By Construction Enquirer, February 10, 2026
Muse has secured the planning green light for a wholesale remake of Mell Square in Solihull town centre, paving the way for a 10-year, 1,600-home regeneration anchored by new retail, leisure and public realm.
Australia, Brisbane: Billionaire Singapore Developer Exits Brisbane BtR Site
By The Urban Developer, February 11, 2026
After entering Australia’s evolving build-to-rent sector with much fanfare three years ago, Singapore-listed real estate conglomerate City Developments Limited is offloading one of the two sites it had earmarked for its debut.
Senior Living
US, Natick, MA: Chelsea Senior Living unveils $50M renovation of The Sinclair at Port Washington
By Patch, February 9, 2026
A 116-unit assisted living project branded Benchmark at Natick is moving through additional public hearings. The development exceeds the 90-unit threshold and strengthens assisted living supply in the Greater Boston suburban market.
India: Ashiana Housing buys 8.83 acres for senior living project in Maharashtra
By Moneycontrol News, February 10, 2026
Ashiana Housing acquired 83 acres in Raigad for a senior living scheme with ~4.5 lakh sq ft saleable area planned. The move strengthens its expansion into age-focused residential communities. Ashiana also partnered with Epoch Elder Care to enhance assisted living operations.
US, Toledo, OH: Welltower starts 2026 with $5.7B in deals, sharpened focus on senior living
By McKnight’s Senior Living, February 12, 2026
Welltower deployed $5.7 billion in senior housing deals to start 2026. Capital allocation is increasingly concentrated in senior living assets. The activity signals aggressive scaling amid improving sector fundamentals.
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