How resilient is the student housing market during the Covid-19 pandemic?
According to our latest research, investment into student accommodation across Europe increased by 250 per cent between 2018 and 2019. Given the current Covid-19 pandemic, the question now is how resilient is the sector in the short and long term?
Here are three reasons why the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector still looks like a good choice for investors going forward.
Attractive defensive asset class:
The PBSA sector was one of the few asset classes to show resilience during the 2008 financial crisis and provided investors with robust returns given its counter-cyclical nature ….