The National Multi Housing Council launched a student housing initiative in 2004. A key element of that effort – to produce original research that helps apartment firms better understand the dynamics of this sector. This is the seventh in that series; Seeks to determine whether the dramatic U.S. economic downturn has had an impact on enrollment and on-campus dormitory vacancy rates.

Summary

This student housing Report, Has the Recession Had an Impact?, looks at freshmen application data for 63 universities and compares 2009 levels to 2008 as well as 2003. It also compares 2009 total enrollment to 2008 figures and offers information on dormitory vacancy rates.

The report offers valuable benchmarks on the toll the economy is having on universities, and by extension, current demand for student housing. 

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PRICING AND ORDERING INFORMATION

NMHC Special Student Housing Report: Has the Recession Had an Impact?

• $600 for NMHC/NAA members
• $800 for non-members. 
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• $1,700 for NMHC/NAA members
• $2,500 for non-members
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ADDITIONAL NMHC STUDENT HOUSING RESEARCH

• Off-Campus Student Housing: 2011 Income and Expense Benchmarking Survey. Expands on NMHC's 2010 Off-Campus Student Housing: Income and Expense Benchmarking Survey, providing more in-depth state and regional data for operating and line-item expenses for 341 properties. (2011)

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

• On-Campus Housing Costs: More than Meets the Eye.  Researches 181 universities and offers current enrollment, basic demographic data for the locality (from the 2000 Census) and baseline on-campus housing price data and billing practices.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Student Housing 201: 2004-2006 Rent Growth in 64 College Towns. Tracks rent growth in student housing properties over a two-year period. 
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Student Housing 102: An In-Depth Look at Properties Leased By-the-Bed.  Examines the smaller subset of properties that lease their apartments by the bed instead of by the unit.
  
  
• Student Housing 101: Where are the Opportunities?  Analyzes the demand for off-campus housing in 64 "college towns" across the country.