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Student Housing

Cooling But Still Kicking

Student housing is still a hot sector for investors. Data research specialists at Axiometrics report that many properties experienced rent growth between 2 – 4 percent this year compared to fall 2015. But the writing on the wall suggests that investors may want to proceed with greater caution. The market already has a few cool […]

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Cabin-Style Dorms

Student Housing

With an eye towards sustainability and passive building principals, University of Colorado Denver’s prefab, cabin-style dorms connect modern architecture with outdoor living. Just outside Denver, Colorado sits a cluster of 14 micro dormitories outfitted with all the essentials necessary for comfortable, environmentally-friendly cabin living. Created in partnership with Outward Bound, the micro dorm project was […]

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StratIS

Tech for Student Housing

Tech and college students go hand-in-hand. That hasn’t always been the case for tech and student housing. This sector of multifamily housing has experienced a lag in affordable products that bring energy management and automation into the modern technological environment. StratIS is quickly changing that. BuLogics, a campus leaders in wireless solutions for the Internet […]

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Dorm Rooms Get Green

Sustainable Collegiate Living

As demand for modern, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly campus housing continues to grow, colleges and universities are embracing a new era of sustainable student residences.

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Student Services

6 Smart Housing Tips

We are seeing dozens of headlines each month that herald the arrival of another luxury student housing community. These ultra-posh accommodations can cast a rather unglamorous shadow on nearby aging properties with fewer resources. If you find yourself in the shadow of the shiny new community down the street, don’t fret. Instead, use that energy […]

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Luxury Student Housing

Upward Trend or Doomed Fad?

Student housing has grown into a $5 billion industry. Colleges and universities rely on private builders for housing, on and off campus. These private builders are best able to equip units with features that appeal to the new generation of student renters while keeping the institutions’ costs low. Yet with the rise of student debt […]

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NAA Student Housing

Learning the International Market

As a college student, my family and I would always invite a few international students to our home during the holidays so that they wouldn’t be stranded on campus alone. It was one of the many times that I realized how tough it was to be a student abroad. The 2014 National Apartment Association (NAA) […]

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Yardi Voyager for Student Housing

Single platform management solution

The power and versatility of Yardi Voyager®, the Yardi Multifamily Suite™ and the Yardi Marketing Suite™, are now available for marketing and managing student housing properties. Yardi Voyager® for Student Housing integrates every aspect of student housing management, from marketing and roommate selection to online payments and resident services. Students can easily discover properties with […]

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Student Housing Trends

College life gets luxurious

Gone are the days when undergraduates settled for shared rooms, communal showers and a weary daily commute to classes. Today everything is about sustainable lifestyles and people’s ability to choose between a wide array of housing options, according to individual needs and preferences. Rising incomes, improving standards of living and a diversified housing inventory have […]

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Student Housing

Low budgets, high expectations

Student housing has grown out of its niche sector. More universities are turning to third party firms to meet the needs of increasing enrollment, and multifamily firms have been responsive.The demand for student housing is high – a recent National Multi Housing Council white paper revealed that a 38.7 percent increase in university enrollment over […]

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