Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Quest Apartment Hotels has signed a deal for a Ballarat property with long-tern development partner Pellicano Group.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: A fund managed by CBRE Global Investors and CR Investment Management are to develop Stayery-branded serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The 90-key Residence Inn by Marriott in Ankeny, Iowa, has opened today.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalaysia: Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd, the property arm of Naza Group, is partnering with Ascott for a 262-unit serviced apartment building in KL Metropolis.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Newcastle developer The Malhotra Group has submitted a planning application to convert a 19th century city centre building in to an aparthotel.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The City of Edinburgh Council is taking legal action over the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a masterplan extension at Edinburgh Marina.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Onyx Hospitality Group has opened a 384-key Shama serviced residence in Hangzhou.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Oakland Holdings is seeking an operator for a 175-unit Belfast city centre aparthotel which has received full planning permission from the City Council.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Wyndham president and CEO Geoff Ballotti has announced a raft of new initiatives including dual branded Hawtorn Suites and la Quinta properties.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Quest Apartment Hotels has opened its Liverpool aparthotel – its first property in the UK and its first outside Australasia.