The student housing industry continued to show strong fundamentals in the first quarter of this year, with pre-leasing levels off to a robust start and annual rent growth exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to Yardi’s National Student Housing Report for the
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As the largest third-party manager of student housing properties, Houston-based Asset Living is a well-known name in the sector. Called upon by many institutional investors to manage their student housing properties, the company is known for its operational efficiency and
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Water leak monitoring should be an integral part of your sustainability and conservation efforts. Sustainability and conservation started as trends, but have turned into a combined green movement that has taken root in student housing property development and construction —
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The importance of internet connectivity in our lives today goes without question and is considered by many a ‘technical utility,’ or an offering as common as water and electricity to most residents. It’s difficult for many to imagine not having
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While the global population began its battle with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.S. continued its battle against another adversary — systemic racism and discrimination. A series of tragic deaths over the course of the year sparked discourse on
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Now more than ever, colleges and universities are in a powerful position when it comes to sustainability. As long-term owners and operators of their building stock, they steward the entire life of the building from design to utilization — likely
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The fourth quarter of 2021 was one of the most active periods for investment sales in the history of the student housing sector, according to a number of sources SHB spoke with for this article. In addition to some major
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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mass exodus of students made their way home as universities closed their doors and classes were moved online. While all students were robbed of the traditional college experience during this time, none
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If there were any doubt that student housing stakeholders were quickly moving into the single-family build-to-rent market, the question was just settled for good. Chicago-based Harrison Street, one of the industry’s biggest players, recently announced a blockbuster deal to
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Lately, the metaverse, crypocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become more common to hear about and have brought back an excitement I haven’t felt since I was 13 and first logged on to the internet (does anyone else remember the
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The pandemic isn’t entirely behind us yet, but many colleges and universities see the writing on the wall when it comes to funding future on-campus housing projects. Tighter budgets, more privacy, possible future closures, and nearly two years of delayed,
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SHB asked me to write about what is on my mind. Those that know me the best would agree that this was a big mistake as it won’t be remotely on topic! The onset of COVID was a time of
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