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Student housing demand appears to be normalizing to a more sustainable trend after record occupancy rates in Fall 2022 and 2023.

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business will hold a celebratory ground-breaking in October to mark the upcoming construction of a major project that will provide new, modern residences for students on School Grounds.

Global real estate advisor, CBRE, has appointed Mason Gillard-Ellis as a Senior Director in its UK & European Living team, specialising in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) portfolio Capital Markets.

ASK4 is excited to announce the appointment of Christopher Holloway as Managing Director of Europe. In addition, several key leadership changes have been made to support ASK4's continued expansion across UK and European markets. 

Irvine, Calif.-based Strategic Asset Management I LLC and an affiliate of Austin, Texas-based Virtus Real Estate Capital have jointly purchased 198-unit student housing development YOUnion at Fayetteville for $72.25 million. The purchase price equals $364,899 per unit.

With the student population at Long Beach State steadily increasing every year, the university must find ways to provide housing for current and future students.

Australia-based Cairns College of English & Business has expanded its product portfolio with the acquisition of a premium student accommodation residence. Cairns College of English...

Aviva Investors has added a £23m (€27.6m) student accommodation property in Glasgow to its UK living-sector portfolio. The global asset management arm of insurer Aviva said it has acquired the 99-bed 31 Gilbert Street asset completed in January 2024 and fully-let for the 2024/2025 academic year.

Hospitality company Whitbread has announced that its new development in Norwich city centre will provide a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) element if plans are given the go-ahead. The plans are set to deliver two large blocks that will comprise 491 PBSA rooms.

Construction is set to begin on a 1,000-bed student accommodation complex at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus. The $285 million development in Walcott Street has been enabled through a Queensland Treasury Corporation loan with building to start in October.