Build-to-RentClare BurnettTue 21 Jul 26
Pared-Back, Horizontal: Where Will BtR’s Evolution Take Us?
Build-to-rent is no longer the shiny new thing on the market—it is evolving in ways the market needs to note.
Since the launch of the Gold Coast’s Smith Collective, widely considered to be Australia’s first build-to-rent project, the residential model has captured the attention of developers and funders alike.
On our latest Blueprint podcast—where go behind the scenes on the projects and trends shaping the property industry—The Urban Developer managing editor Taryn Paris and senior journalist Clare Burnett discuss the launch of WeAreLiving’s 366-home build-to-rent debut in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
The latest project in a growing national build-to-rent portfolio for the Barings-Aware Super partnership, it also marks an evolution in the capital entering the sector as assets start to change hands and developer-operators consider differentbuild-to-rent models.
In Australia build-to-rent accounts for just 1.15 per cent of the market, but if international markets are any guide, there’s a lot of headroom to grow, and interest in the sector may not be as disproportionate as it appears.
Also on Blueprint, Franklin St Edward Quinn discusses what kind of capital is interested in the market, the developers who have staked their futures on the model, and where the sector might be going next.
We will discuss:
New models, from horizontal and pared-back versions of build-to-rent
The money that is headed into the sector, where it’s coming from and what it’s looking for
Whether the market will open up to smaller developers
The developers which are throwing their weight behind the model and what they are doing differently
Find out more about how build-to-rent is changing and where the opportunities lie with the Blueprint podcast on Apple Music, YouTube or Spotify.
