Conference Coverage

Austin, Texas — What is the economic outlook for the year, and what does that mean for the student housing industry? Hessam Nadji, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap/Institutional Property Advisors, answered just that in the keynote speech which kicked off the InterFace Student Housing Conference in Austin earlier this month.  Nadji began by laying out the basics on where we are today economically in comparison to before and during The Great Recession. “We’ve added 21 million jobs since the bottom of The Great Recession, and that has caused …

Austin, Texas — Nearly 1,400 leaders from all facets of the student housing industry descended on Austin this week for the 11th annual InterFace Student Housing conference, held at the J.W. Marriott. The conference comes to a close today after two and a half days of panel sessions and networking on topics ranging from designing for Generation Z, to the state of the industry as a whole and the economic outlook for the year ahead. We will be covering the conference in a different format this year, with a number …

As the student housing sector continues to mature, there is opportunity in the development of living-learning communities on- and off-campus to replace outdated product on many university campuses. This subject came up during the opening Power Panel at the 2019 Interface Student Housing Conference at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday “The average age of on-campus housing at universities across the United States is 53 years old,” said Bill Bayless, CEO of American Campus Communities. “What continues to be one of the greatest opportunities in the space is …

Austin, Texas —Tuesday evening, April 9, Student Housing Business presented 23 ​prestigious Innovator Awards to student housing owners, developers, operators, architecture firms and universities for excellence in student housing development, marketing and operations. More than 100 industry experts judged on more than 115 entries in this year’s contest. The Innovator Awards were presented during the 11th annual InterFace Student Housing Conference, held April 8-10, 2019, at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas. Look out for more details on the winning projects in the May/June issue of Student Housing Business magazine. On-Campus Category Winner Project/Program …