Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Freehand Hotels, which has locations in Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles, has launched a membership program and extended stay offer.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: DLA Architecture has been appointed to design a £270 million mixed-use development on the site of the former International Swimming Pool at Lisbon Street in Leeds city centre.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The number of completed build-to-rent homes was up 23 per cent in 2020, according to the latest British Property Federation (BPF) statistics.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: A JV between Apache Capital and Harrison Street has secured an £80 million debt facility from BentallGreenOak to fund construction of Moda Living’s Holland Park BTR scheme in Glasgow.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/UK: JLL and GoSpace AI, a provider of workplace and occupancy management artificial intelligence (AI) software, are joining forces “to transform how occupancy is supported in the post-pandemic, hybrid workplace”.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: DTZ Investors has forward-funded The Collective’s 260-unit coliving scheme on Chatfield Road in Battersea, south London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Companies that own two PBSA schemes which were formerly valued at £35 million have been placed in to administration.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Build-to-rent operator Fizzy Living has partnered with payment technology provider flatfair to offer tenants deposit-free renting.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Singapore-listed Ascott Residence Trust has made its first foray into the US student housing market with the acquisition of an Atlanta property for $95 million.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Barings has made its first European PBSA investment in a £43.8 million deal to forward fund the development assets in London and Manchester.