Vicentiu Fusea is an associate editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. He has joined the CPE-MHN team in 2023. Vicentiu writes stories mainly focusing on the student housing, office and MOB markets. You can reach out to him at vicentiu.fusea@cpe-mhn.com.

Group of multiethnic students at university. Concept of First day of school.

National Student Housing Report – February 2026

Preleasing for the 2026–2027 academic year reached 52.3 percent in January, the latest Yardi Matrix student housing report shows.

Exterior shot of Jasper, a multifamily property in Los Angeles.

Cityview Lands $96M Refi for LA Community

Fortress Investment Group provided the note.

Exterior shot of The Crossings at Brick Church Station, a mixed-use development in East Orange, N.J.

Triangle Equities JV Lands $134M for New Jersey Project

The mixed-use development will comprise about 1,000 residences and more than 200,000 square feet of retail.

Exterior rendering of NOVEL Arlington, a 530-unit multifamily development in Arlington, Va.

Rockefeller JV to Develop Manhattan Community

Twenty-five percent of the units will be designated as affordable.

Exterior shot of Wexler on 65th, a student community in Sacramento, Calif.

Shidler Group Pays $115M for Student Community

The Sacramento, Calif., property came online in 2022.

Exterior shot of NOVEL Davidson, a community in Davidson, N.C.

Crescent Opens Charlotte Community

The company took out a $48.8 million loan for this project three years ago.

The Quincy at Kierland

Stockdale Obtains $72M Loan for Phoenix Community

The debt finances a recent acquisition.

Exterior shot of Belmond Flats, a community in Louisville, Ky.

Highgates Lands $97M Refi for Kentucky Portfolio

Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing.

Exterior shot of The Beacon at Pfluger Farm, a community in Pflugerville, Texas.

Virga Picks Up Austin Community

This marks the firm’s first acquisition in the metro.

Exterior shot of Rambler, a student housing community in Blacksburg, Va.

Harrison Street JV Builds Student Housing Project

The community serving Virginia Tech is set to come online in 2028.