The past two quarters were monumental for student housing. In the first quarter of 2016, a record $2.6 billion in capital poured into the sector, marking the largest single-quarter investment since 2006. Keep reading
The Texas Municipal Retirement System is to invest $600m (€544.5m) in real estate over the next three years. Funds could be a mixture of core, value-add or opportunistic strategies across a variety of property types. Keep reading
A venture of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital bought a building on the former Children's Memorial Hospital campus, where it plans a new senior housing facility as part of a larger redevelopment of the six-acre site in Lincoln Park. Keep reading
The notion that investors from all over the globe are looking to gain exposure to real estate plays out in PERE's annual private equity real estate capital raising ranking - the PERE 50. Keep reading
The Hog Butcher for the World has picked up a new title: Landlord to the American College Student. A pair of Chicago firms - Harrison Street and Scion Group - have climbed to the top of the U.S. student housing market. Keep reading
Harrison Street, the largest private equity firm focused on real estate investments in the education, healthcare and storage sectors, is getting even bigger with its most recent acquisition. Keep reading
Welcome to the 10th edition of the PERE Global Awards, the most coveted set of accolades in the global private real estate market. In many respects, these awards serve as guide to who the most active capital providers, managers and advisors currently are. Keep reading
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital today announced the completion of its acquisition of Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (NYSE: CCG). The firm believes that this transaction constitutes the largest acquisition of student housing properties in the industry. Keep reading
When Christopher Merrill first started telling potential investors ten years ago that he wanted to put their money in student housing, he raised a few eyebrows, "Some could only picture Animal House," says Merrill, who has been investing in real estate since 1993. Keep reading
Entrepreneurial culture, office morale garner high praise. Keep reading