Reading Time: 2 minutes SINGAPORE: Ascott targets 150 properties under its lyf coliving brand by 2030 and launches a lyf Innovation LabÂ
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vietnam: M Village, a coliving start-up, has received funding of US$1.7 million led by Singaporean venture fund Simple Tech Investment.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Development company The Switch has opened its first project in Australia, a $70 million coliving concept in a 39-storey skyscraper in Perth’s CBD.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Ascott has opened lyf Farrer Park Singapore, the sixth lyf coliving property in Asia and the third in Singapore.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Property investor and developer Strawberry Star has announced the launch of a dedicated BTR arm, Star Living.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Liverpool City Council has said that coliving developments must adhere to residential policies set out in its newly adopted local plan, including minimum space standards.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: BTR operator Way of Life has today launched the first guest suites at The Gessner, a “hospitality-inspired residential offer” in Tottenham Hale, north London.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Japan: Ascott Residence Trust (ART) will invest around JPY 10.4 billion (£70 million) to acquire four rental housing properties and its first student accommodation property in Japan.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: Real estate management services company LHN Group is to open two properties in the Katong area under its coliving brand Coliwoo.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate investment firm Bridge Investment Group Holdings and global private markets investment firm StepStone Real Estate have partnered on a $75 million scheme to develop and operate senior living communities.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany: IHG Hotels & Resorts has debuted its midscale extended stay brand Candlewood Suites in Europe, opening a property in Berlin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Airbnb has expanded beyond accommodation with the launch of Airbnb Services and a full relaunch of its Experiences platform in over 600 cities worldwide.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Serviced Apartment News in partnership with Vertus Edit held a Feed Your Mind event on the topic of diversification opportunities for BTR operators.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indonesia: Management company Cross Hotels & Resorts has signed a dual-branded lifestyle hotel deal in the mixed-use development The Mix in Batam.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, is expanding its talent development initiatives to support the opening of more than 300 new properties by 2028.
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The winners of the 2025 Serviced Apartment Awards celebrated last night at the tenth milestone ceremony, held at Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Aparthotel brand Adagio has revealed its FIRST strategic plan and development objectives for 2030.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Finland: Tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W has appointed Badis Boudjakdji as real estate director for Iberia and Renato Sciannimanico as real estate director for Southern Europe.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Zimbabwe: Developer WestProp Holdings Limited has broken ground on the first Radisson-branded serviced apartments in the country.
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: The Bank of England has cut the cost of borrowing, reducing the base interest rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, a decision that stems from concerns about global economic uncertainties, particularly US trade tariffs.