New markets and co-living offer opportunities for student housing investors
Investment in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has surged globally in the last five years, but with some markets now relatively mature, what are the best opportunities for investors in the sector over the next 18 months?
In terms of geographies, provision of PBSA is currently lowest in southern Europe. Analysing city-by-city data from StudentMarketing we’ve found that Rome has a student population of 220,500, but only 6,500 student beds (a provision rate of just 3 per cent), followed by Porto (3.5 per cent), Florence (3.8 per cent), Barcelona (4.9 per cent) and Madrid (5.7 per cent) …