Madrid-based Stoneshield Capital is scaling its MICAMPUS student housing operator platform in the Iberian Peninsula countries of Spain and Portugal, and throughout Europe. Stoneshield Capital operates in several industries including student housing, digital asset...
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The SHURE Initiative Interview: GSA’s James Hunt on Global Factors Impacting Real Estate, International Enrollment & Future Strategy
The SHURE Initiative interviewed Mr. James Hunt, Global Head of Real Estate at Global Student Accommodation on April 20, 2023 about important macro trends impacting the student accommodation outlook. Mr. Hunt leads the global real estate team and is responsible...
Is your student housing ready for gen z?
From the Baby Boomers to Millennials, every generation brings its own behaviors and preferences to college campuses and higher education institutions have had to adapt to changing times. Housing officers are on the front line of this phenomenon and will find that...
Boost Rental Income with EV Charging Installations
A new pattern has emerged post-COVID: Students, faculty and staff are driving to campus more frequently, while public transit ridership has struggled to recover to pre-pandemic levels. This trend, while problematic for municipality tax revenues, is good news for the...
What Landlords and Students Need to Know about Insurance: Catastrophic Events, Inflation, and the Global Reinsurance Shortfall
WHAT IS APOLLO INSURANCE? Apollo is a leading digital insurance provider. We’ve built an insurance company from the ground up. Over the last five years, we’ve raised roughly $50 million CAD to solve the problem of integrating technology with insurance. What we do is...
All Ideas on Table to Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis for Students, including Building Mixed-Use and Seniors Housing on Campus
With occupancy rates hovering close to 100% in many Canadian university submarkets, it is vital for universities and government executives to work more closely together on many challenges, including public transportation and new housing on campus. However, the type of...
Most students are Lonely on-Campus Post-Pandemic, according to SHURE Initiative Survey and Research
Adjusting to post-COVID life on-campus is leaving many students feeling lonely and isolated, despite the best efforts of universities to infuse more social behavior, including activities in dining halls. The survey of more than 100 Simon Fraser University (SFU)...
What’s the Best Terminology to Support Buying & Selling of Student-Related Assets?
CIBT Education Group’s Toby Chu is one of the most active developers in Canada, but says his student-related real estate is not marketed as purpose-built student housing, or the acronym PBSH. Chu addressed the misnomers of this growing asset class in Canada at...
Canadian-based Keilty Realty Corporation announces new Multifamily acquisition
Keilty Realty Corporation of Kingston, Ontario (Canada) has acquired 14 Scace Ave. in Brockville, Ontario. According to records, 14 Scace Ave is an 18 unit, 3-story asset built in 1960. The property includes parking for 25 vehicles. An employee-owned real estate...