Student Housing

NMHC Research

• NMHC Special Off-Campus Student Housing: Income and Expense Benchmarking Survey
  Provides information on total operating expenses as a percent of rent along with four selected line items within operating expenses for 197 properties. (2010)

• NMHC Special Student Housing Report: Has the Recession Had an Impact?
  Seeks to determine whether the dramatic U.S. economic downturn has had an impact on enrollment and on-campus dormitory vacancy rates. (September 2009)

• What Do Students Want: Understanding Today’s Off-Campus Student Housing Market
  Explores explores what students look for when selecting an off-campus apartment based on in-depth focus groups at nine universities. (September 2007)

• On-Campus Housing Costs: More than Meets the Eye
  Examines the costs of on-campus housing at 181 universities. Each profile contains current enrollment, basic demographic data for the locality (from the 2000 Census) and baseline price data and billing practices. (September 2008)

• Student Housing 201: 2004-2006 Rent Growth in 64 College Towns
  Finds that at a time when conventional apartment properties were struggling with concessions and lower effective rents, many properties targeting students were posting rent gains. (September 2006)

• Student Housing 103: A Survey of 184 University Housing Departments
  Examines enrollment trends, existing on-campus housing stock and each school’s own prediction of its need for future on-campus housing. (September 2005)

• Student Housing 102: An In-Depth Look at Properties Leased By-the-Bed
  Follow-up study to NMHC's Student Housing 101 report. This report reviews how "by-the-bed" properties differ from conventional properties. (January 2005)

• Student Housing 101: Where are the Opportunities?
  NMHC research report documenting significant development, operation and rehabilitation opportunities in the student housing market. (September 2004)

Additional Resources

• Presentations: NMHC's 2009 Student Housing Conference
  Cover the state of the industry, transactions, enrollment trends, economic outlook, fair housing issues for student housing and more. (September 2009)

• Presentations: NMHC's 2008 Student Housing Conference
  Cover the state of the industry, web site design, new construction, rehab tips and more. (September 2008)

• Presentations: NMHC's 2007 Student Housing Conference
  Speaker presentations from NMHC's fourth annual student housing conference. Cover technology trends, what students want in housing, recent deals and more. (September 2007)

• Presentations: NMHC's 2006 Student Housing Conference
  Speaker presentations from NMHC's fourth annual student housing conference. Cover rent trends, technology trends, operational challenges and more. (September 2006)

• Presentations: NMHC's 2005 Student Housing Conference
  Speaker presentations from NMHC's third annual student housing conference. Cover demographic trends, operational issues, legal issues and more. (September 2005)