REIT Rankings: Student Housing
(Hoya Capital Real Estate, Co-Produced with Brad Thomas)
Student Housing REIT Sector Overview
Will students be on-campus this Fall? If not, expect a significant near-term revenue hit for American Campus Communities (ACC), the lone student housing REIT. Down to just one public REIT after the acquisition of EDR by Greystar in 2018 and the Harrison Street acquisition of Campus Crest Communities in 2015, the student housing sector accounts for roughly 1% of the broad-based "Core" REIT ETFs. Diversified REITs Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS), Brookfield Property