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SHURE Thoughts for the Day – Jan 30, 2024
If you think of the so-called smaller cities, between 15,000-50,000 students in Italy, we have at least 25 cities. - Marco Di Terlizzi, Student Housing Director, CBRE Italy from SHURE story: Broker Insight: CBRE’s Di Terlizzi Says 25+ Italian Cities House...
Broker Insight: CBRE’s Di Terlizzi Says 25+ Italian Cities House 15,000-50,000 Students
We are currently involved in several sale mandates in northern Italian cities. CBRE can provide a different range of services for all the asset classes. In Italy, we are well-rounded. We are 450 people, so we offer a wide range of services. We are based in Milan and...
SHURE Thoughts for the Day – Jan 26, 2024
Even during the downturns, governments support a solid education. That’s also something we’ve seen during the COVID period, even during the last financial crisis. It’s still a sector that the governments will support. - Silvia Damiano, Head of Valuations Southern...
Broker Insight: Savills’s Marcus Roberts Embraces Nascent European Market Opportunities
I've been involved in student housing for 23 years, from the UK, since its emergence as a sector in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I was involved in one of the first M&A transactions involving Unilodge's sale to Unite back in the early stages of the UK...
Broker Insight: JLL’s Silvia Damiano Says Eurozone Governments Support Higher Education
I'm the Head of Valuations for Southern Europe at JLL. I am responsible for the valuations of Italy, Portugal, and Spain. We value all kinds of asset classes. PBSA is one of them, of course, and we have a specialist in the different classes because the real...
SHURE Thoughts for the Day – Jan 22, 2024
The financial pressures on agencies are forcing them to explore innovative options. We will have many more post-secondary institutions take a long, hard look at what they’re going to do with the surplus land, and confront the same questions: What are they doing with...
International Investor GSA Tackles Diversity of German Housing Submarkets: Tech-Driven Cities Attract New Students, while Older Cities Create Opportunity
The number of post-secondary students in Germany has increased by roughly one million in the last 20 years, and the country is one of the most sought-after for international enrollment. As such, International PBSA investor GSA focuses on the range of activities...
SHURE Thoughts for the Day – Jan 19, 2024
One of the things we want to truly do as a university is be part of the solution to the housing problem, not just for our students, staff, and faculty, but also for the community – and we can house more of [all of them] closer to our campus. - Kevin Hall, President...
SHURE Initiative Winter on Campus: Northern Lights College, Fort St. John Campus (British Columbia, Canada)
The SHURE Initiative recently caught up with Linda Mueller, an accomplished professional holding a Master's degree in Human Resource Management and Graduate Certification in HR Management. Linda currently serves as the Director of Ancillary Services at Northern Lights...
SHURE Thoughts for the Day – Jan 16, 2024
At Campus Suites, we take a long-term view of the business, and if that’s the case, then that’s the same thing as the university’s mindset because they expect integrity.- Josh Morton, Vice President, Campus Suites from SHURE story: Servicing the unique...
A counter-intuitive approach to student accommodation: Less privacy may boost student performance and improve socialization skills
The ongoing PBSA market assumption is that students want their own bathroom and more privacy. However, a SHURE GTA expert suggests there may be social and affordability advantages to having less privacy. This counter-intuitive suggestion contradicts the current...
SHURE Thoughts for the Day – Jan 12, 2024
During the RFP process with universities, it’s essential for us not only to show that we provide the same services as every other contributor out there but also the value that we show compared to everybody else.- Amanda Pereira, Operations Manager, Greenleaf Pest...