Realty Digest: Barings, AXA IM expand footprint in APAC markets

Realty Digest: Barings, AXA IM expand footprint in APAC markets

Barings has provided A$162 million ($109 million) debt financing for a pair of purpose-built student accommodation projects in Sydney

Institutional investors are flocking to the Asia Pacific to bet on its build-to-rent housing sector. Barings has provided $212 million in debt financing for multiple multifamily projects in Australia and New Zealand while AXA IM has made its foray into Australia’s rental residential market.