Student Housing

While distance learning stunted student housing investment, the economic recession is restoring confidence in the asset class.

The firm has added four net-leased, mission-critical assets to its portfolio; bringing its year-to-date investment volume to $765 million.

The Nashville, TN-based firm announced the $81 million acquisition and renovation plans for the two apartment communities, situated near Colorado State University.

While the market will continue to recover through the spring semester, student housing owners are confident that demand and modest rent growth will return in the fall.

These 10 top performing schools share several commonalities, but the one that probably stands out most is that they are geographically concentrated in the Southeast

The 87,752-SF, Oxford North Student Apartments, situated near Cal State University Fullerton, sold for $44.4 million to a private investment group.

After months of deceleration, student housing fell below -1% rent growth in December.

Global Student Accommodation Group has acquired an 8,000-bed student housing portfolio in a joint venture with University Communities and the California State Teachers Retirement Fund.