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Investors committed GBP 4.3bn to UK PBSA in 2025 (up 10% YoY) across 79 deals; 19,600 new beds delivered; 50,250 beds under construction; rental growth slowed to 2%.

CBRE's 2026 European outlook PBSA chapter: international student enrolment forecast to grow 5% annually to 2030, with structural undersupply underpinning high occupancy and rental growth.

JLL sizes the European PBSA opportunity to 2030, noting completions will run 79% below student additions over five years amid rising demand and undersupply.
Adapted from C&W's Campus Quarter report: most Australian PBSA assets run 95-100% occupancy with double-digit rent growth since 2022 amid persistent structural undersupply.

US off-campus deliveries slowed in 2025 while on-campus deliveries surged to 23,143 beds; new development concentrated within 0.25 miles of campus, supporting rent growth.
National asking rent reached $1,017/bed (+3.4% YoY) at 91.6% occupancy; $27bn in valuations over 12 months averaging $129,230/bed; institutional capital now 35% of volume.

C&W research finding 75% of polled investors identified PBSA as a key investment target, with analysis of European student accommodation demand drivers.
UK student accommodation demand, supply and investment trends, covering transaction volumes, visa issuances, rental growth and occupancy ratios for investors and developers.
Canadian student housing analysis examining enrolment, international student flows, the federal study-permit cap, rental performance and recent investment activity for 2025.
US student housing occupancy reached 95.1% in Sept 2025, second-highest since 2019; rent growth decelerated to 0.8% YoY; ~27,000 new beds delivered in 2025.

PBSA snapshot positioning student accommodation as an emerging asset class; Italy off-campus investment ~EUR 310m in 2024 (75%+ international) with provision rate just 4.8%.

CBRE report on PBSA demand drivers, supply-demand imbalances, the regulatory landscape and investment opportunities across constrained European student housing markets.

JLL/QX research on UK PBSA: rising demand and significant structural undersupply, shifting student demographics, regulatory change and routes to more affordable accommodation.

Ranks 67 Power 4 (SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12) university student-housing markets using 18 enrollment and market-performance metrics via a proprietary scoring formula.

CBRE Netherlands viewpoint on how declining rental supply and policy measures are worsening the student housing shortage in cities such as Amsterdam, Utrecht and Groningen.

UK PBSA market snapshot with rental projections of 4-6% p.a. growth for 2024-2025 and 3-5% p.a. for 2026-2027, covering demand, supply and investment dynamics.

Five predictions for US student-housing investment sales covering deal volume, operational performance and capital allocation following a challenging 2023 financing environment.

Analysis of Australia's PBSA sector within a broader Living strategy, covering demand drivers from international student arrivals and the sector's investment appeal.

Examines APAC capital flowing into Hong Kong student housing amid government policy shifts driving emerging PBSA investment in the market.

Annual UK PBSA outlook covering demand, supply, rental growth and investment, with rental growth moderating to 2% in 2025/26 and continued structural undersupply of beds.

AEW's European outlook across 20 countries projects prime all-sector returns of 8.4% p.a., with the UK ranked highest at 10.3% and office the best-performing sector, amid recovering transaction volumes.
Heitman announced the final close of Heitman Value Partners Fund VI with 2.6 billion dollars in commitments, providing roughly 6.55 billion dollars of dealmaking capital across medical office, student housing, senior housing, self storage, multifamily and industrial assets.

In its 20th edition, the report signaled a cautiously optimistic outlook with Tokyo ranked the top city for investment for the third consecutive year, followed by Singapore, Sydney, Osaka and Seoul.

The 2025-26 leasing cycle review reports 91.8 percent national occupancy and 3.0 percent national rent growth across more than 280 collegiate markets, with the Northeast posting gains of 5.2 percent year over year. Five and six bedroom units gained traction while garden-style assets led rent growth.

The October 2025 national snapshot tracks softening pre-lease velocity even as effective rates continue to rise across US student housing markets.
Patrizia reports that the European living sector has grown larger and more diverse, with solid investment fundamentals across residential, student and senior housing as city-level performance drivers gain importance.

The July 2025 national snapshot reports continued pre-lease momentum and rate growth across US student housing markets heading into the fall move-in period.

The June 2025 leasing insights report analyzes student housing pre-lease velocity and performance across collegiate markets during the peak of the leasing cycle.

The annual student housing outlook reviews preleasing, rent growth and investment trends across university markets. It complements the firm's core multifamily research with a dedicated view of the purpose-built student housing sector.

Hines examines global living sector trends across rental residential, student housing and other beds-focused strategies. The report frames demographic and supply dynamics supporting the living sectors in 2025.

Hines reports on how Europe's purpose-built student accommodation sector has moved from a niche area to the mainstream, signaling a new era of investment opportunity.