Webinar

Build-to-Rent Performance: Inside Australia’s First Institutional Index

Thursday, July 16 2026

Date

Thursday, July 16 2026

Time

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM (AEST)

About this event

From operating data to investment strategy, new benchmarking brings sharper clarity to BTR performance

For years, build-to-rent has expanded across Australia without a consistent, institutional-grade benchmark to measure how assets are truly performing.

In this webinar, MSCI head of private assets research, Pacific, Ben Martin Henry joins The Urban Developer to discuss MSCI’s inaugural Australian BTR performance index—unpacking how the index was constructed, what the data reveals about operating expenditure (Opex) and how these insights are being applied to inform capital allocation, underwriting and asset optimisation.

The conversation will consider what more robust benchmarking means for the future of BTR in Australia, and will include a live audience Q&A to explore how these insights translate into strategy and delivery on the ground.

As the dataset evolves, the conversation will consider what more robust benchmarking means for the future of BTR in Australia—alongside a live audience Q&A to interrogate how these insights translate into strategy and delivery.

Benjamin Martin-Henry

Executive Director & Head of Private Assets Research, Pacific | MSCI

Based in Sydney, Ben Martin-Henry leads Pacific real-estate research, tracking market performance and BtR trends for investors and developers. He brings deep institutional insight from MSCI, CBRE and Real Capital Analytics, and is a regular voice in Australian media.

What you'll learn

  • What the MSCI BTR index reveals about asset performance and returns in Australia
  • How operating expenditure (Opex) is influencing feasibility and long-term investment outcomes
  • How the index has been constructed and what sits behind the data
  • Where developers, investors and operators are applying these insights in practice
  • What to expect as the dataset matures and institutional benchmarking strengthens
  • How performance data may reshape capital allocation and underwriting across BTR

Who should attend

Build-to-Rent developers and operators

Institutional investors, fund managers and capital partners

Asset managers and portfolio managers

Feasibility, research and advisory professionals

Lenders and financiers assessing residential investment models

Government and policy stakeholders interested in housing delivery