Student Housing

Student housing near NCAA’s Power Five universities brought more investment dollars and lower cap rates than assets in other markets.

As more institutional investors have “discovered” the student housing sector, prices have been pushed upward.

A growing number of borrowers are having trouble making their payments on loans on student housing properties, likely because of competition, according to Fitch.

Student housing developers often struggle to fill retail spaces, though retail close to university campuses can thrive.

More developers are designing communal apartment projects that serve both demographics.

Beds at student housing properties are leasing faster than they did last year.

College enrollments by international students have been trending down lately. Is this impacting demand for student housing?

Average cap rates on student housing transactions are now near those paid for apartment buildings.

Too much new development is starting to impact pre-leasing levels in the student housing sector.

As the real estate cycle winds down, investors view student housing as one of the few recession-resistant asset classes.