Student Housing
Safety at Student Housing
Keeping young residents safe is a top priority at student housing communities, and today’s operators have an unprecedented menu to choose from: security guards, lighting, cameras, smartphone-based tools and online message boards, to name a few.
RealtyShares Closes $12M Loan for Seattle Student Housing
The 10-property portfolio is located near the University of Washington, in one of the fastest growing housing markets in the U.S. The acquisition marks the company’s largest commercial real estate debt transaction to date.
Second Wind: A Binghamton University Case Study
During the 2014-2015 academic year alone, undergrads spent nearly $125 million, and campus visitors dropped an additional $7.8 million into local coffers.
Bernards Breaks Ground on 115 KSF Student Housing
The company is aiming for an August 2018 completion on the 114,970-square-foot facility at the University of La Verne. The project will be the first one in the university’s newly approved Facilities & Technology Master Plan.
Extra Credit: Investing in Student Housing
The number of people enrolled in higher-education programs—20.5 million at the start of the current school year—explains much about investor interest in the student housing niche. Find out who’s buying and who’s lending now.
CBC Advisors Completes 2 West Coast Multifamily Sales
The Cove at Overlake in Tooele, Utah, and student housing community The Pines, in Rexburg, Idaho, changed hands in two off-market transactions totaling 204 apartment units.
Keeping It Mobile
Student housing has evolved significantly in the last decade as purpose-built, professionally managed properties have become standard and institutional capital has raised its profile.
Tiny Living Brings Big Changes to Student Housing
At the 2017 NeoCon show, Tomas Eliaeson and Thomas Carlson-Reddig of Little discuss how universities can embrace smaller units without sacrificing design or space.
Why Student Housing Is Making the Grade
A Walker & Dunlop managing director sheds light on finance trends in the thriving niche and previews the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Old-School Values
When I went off to college 40 years ago this September—now there’s a statement that would give anybody pause—my two roommates and I were assigned to a ground-floor dormitory suite that was Spartan, even by 1977 standards.