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While university consolidation, reduced competition and predictable demand are key characteristics of both markets, significant differences require a nuanced approach and local expertise, says Landmark Properties’ Walt Templin.

Sustained demand and strong returns have cemented PBSA as one of the most attractive real estate asset classes.

PERE’s investor ranking has recorded its highest-ever aggregate allocation to private real estate. But its growth says more about asset repricing than increased activity.

Student housing is more than accommodation, it is critical infrastructure supporting students and enabling university growth, explains The Dot Group’s Nick Porter.

As PBSA has evolved into a mainstream institutional asset class, the drivers of outperformance have become more nuanced.

PERE’s 2026 ranking of the world’s largest private real estate allocators has recovered the ground it lost last year, and then some.

The Dallas-based manager hit the hard-cap on its eighth and largest flagship fund to date, aiming for up to 20% returns on Sun Belt warehouses and outdoor storage.

The PERE Podcast features the chief investment strategist speaking about identifying opportunities that sit at the ‘intersection of multiple secular trends’ or offer a hedge against today’s biggest themes.

Nine months after transitioning from CEO to executive chairman, Gabbay is leaving the Chicago-based manager this week.

The New York- and London-based manager is targeting long-income, infill industrial and grid-connected real estate with Meadow Real Estate Fund VII.