Over the course of the past six months, the student housing industry has grappled with a variety of challenges. For colleges and universities, the largest hurdle heading into the fall semester was deciding the safest route to take for re-opening
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COVID-19 has introduced new challenges to the roommate matching process. According to respondents of a recent survey conducted by Student Housing Business, there are several new layers of complexity to an already challenging process: Social distancing makes it difficult to
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Furniture installation may be the last task to complete on a development project, but it’s certainly not last on student’s minds. In fact, furnishings can seal or break the deal for prospective renters and residents, on- and off-campus. It’s one
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As Generation Z continues its migration onto campuses nationwide, student housing developers are racing to fulfill this demographic’s changing set of desires and needs. The ongoing shift away from leisure-driven amenities towards designs focused on academic and personal success continues
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Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, student housing development was moving forward at a fast clip. This was particularly seen in the public-private partnership development (P3) segment, which has been growing in popularity year by year as universities
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For student housing owners and operators, the challenge of efficiently managing package delivery is nothing new. The number of students utilizing e-commerce for their shopping needs has grown steadily over the last few years. But as with many facets of
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When the news of the coronavirus disease first began slowly whispering its way through the country in early 2020, the idea of a full-blown, global pandemic was the furthest thing from anyone’s mind — especially in the off-campus student housing
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Construction has been one of the lucky few segments of the economy that has continued humming along during the pandemic. Student housing projects are still going on as planned, as construction has mostly fallen into the “essential” category of business
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It remains unclear exactly which trends will outlast the COVID-19 pandemic, but student housing owners expect that the rise of distance learning will have lasting effects beyond just the 2020 spring and summer semesters. In response to the outbreak in
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, student housing has performed remarkably well compared to other property types, showing particularly high occupancy rates and consistent rent collections. In April, May, June and July, monthly collections exceeded 95 percent of scheduled rents across the
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While a great deal of uncertainty remains surrounding the fall semester in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, in one fact we can be certain — the summer is almost over. With students set to move back to campus in
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Cyber security has never been as important as it is today and no business is immune. It affects every industry — from real estate, education, medical, financial, legal, state and local government entities, to technology and more. The list is
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