Happy Holidays from Student Housing Daily!

Wishing you and yours an incredible holiday season!

2025 was a transitional year for student housing. The sector remained durable, but performance became more uneven: Tier 1 universities stayed tight with strong pre-leasing and steady rent growth, while some secondary markets felt the weight of new supply, rising operating costs, and softer absorption.

Through it all, Student Housing Daily covered every shift — enrollment trends, leasing velocity, new deliveries, cap rate movement, operator strategy, and the transactions that set the tone for the year.

All written by real humans. No AI slop (unlike your niece’s term paper).

With demographic tailwinds and investor appetite still strong, 2026 is lining up to be another fast-moving year. Our plan? Even more data, more operator insight, and more clarity around the markets that are outperforming.

If you want to follow the broader alternative CRE landscape, here are our other publications:

CREalts - over 30+ alternative CRE sectors in a fast, high-signal format

Self Storage List (new!) - fragmented ownership, rising fundamentals

IOS List - the backbone of the supply chain

Small Bay List - small, shallow, and mid-bay demand continues to surge

BTR List - today’s hottest multifamily sector

Cold Storage List - mission-critical for food and pharma

Data Center View - where your LLM queries go to marinate

Med Office List - maybe the last safe haven in office?

…and several more on deck for 2026.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting Student Housing Daily this year. Rest up - next year is going to move fast.

Cheers,

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