Two years after COVID-19 lockdowns shuttered universities and sparked momentary doubt over the future of student housing, both enrollment and housing occupancies have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels as schools have largely returned to some sense of normalcy. Most universities have
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Each year, Student Housing Business endeavors to determine the industry’s development pipeline for the next four years by requesting projected numbers from leading student housing developers. From this information, we are able to see which companies are most active in
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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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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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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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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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The pandemic has brought many challenges to the student housing industry, particularly as it relates to the much anticipated — and often dreaded — summer turn season. In 2020, the biggest hurdle was keeping shared spaces sanitized while maintaining the
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While a move to digital leasing and marketing has long been underway, it’s relevance was cemented at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without the option of in-person tours or events, owners and operators were forced to create contingency plans
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As summer ended and fall move-in was on the horizon, students, universities and the student housing industry looked forward with anticipation towards the hopeful return to a more normal college experience after a challenging 18 months due to the COVID-19
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Nimes Capital is a well-known name in the family office investment business. To separate its investments in tech and other sectors from its real estate ventures, the company founded Nimes Real Estate (NRE) in 2013 to focus a team on
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