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🎙️Episode Summary:

Recorded at the StarRez Global Summit 2026 in Atlanta, this episode of the Student Housing Insight podcast features host Wes Deese alongside Sarah Maxson from Core Spaces, Kevin Mara from Brailsford & Dunlavey, and Teddy Abdelmalek from HHRedstone. Drawing on College House data and their experience in housing operations, development, and university advisory work, the panel examines pre-leasing trends, affordability, and the relationship between on-campus and off-campus housing.

The conversation explores why some students are choosing lower rents over walking distance to campus, how floor plans and university size influence performance, and why athletic conference affiliation alone cannot determine an investment’s potential. Viewers will also hear about the public-private partnership (P3) pipeline, financing challenges, and housing’s role in mixed-use campus developments. Core Spaces shares its approach to flexible study areas, wellness amenities, and Lite and pod layouts that accommodate different budgets, before the panel closes with examples of financial literacy and NIL education supporting students where they live.

⏱️Time Stamps:

00:00:00 — Student Housing Value: Introduction and Summit Panel

00:11:00 — Pre-Leasing and Rent Trends for 2026–27

00:18:00 — Affordability and the Student Housing Outlook

00:24:00 — Floor Plan Demand and Larger Apartment Trade-Offs

00:28:00 — University Size, Campus Proximity, and Housing Choices

00:35:00 — Power Four vs. Non-Power Four Markets

00:42:00 — P3 Housing: Financing and Development Pipeline

00:48:00 — Designing Study Spaces and Wellness Amenities

00:51:00 — Lite and Pod Layouts for Different Budgets

00:56:00 — Supporting Student Success Through Financial Literacy and NIL

🤝Sponsor Spotlight:

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Learn more about Allegion and the Campus-to-Community Student Living solution here: https://lp.allegion.com/student-housing.html

📎Resources Mentioned:

Student Housing Insight: https://www.studenthousinginsight.com/

ShopTalk: https://www.shoptalk.info/

College House: https://collegehouse.com/

P3 Resource Center, powered by Brailsford & Dunlavey: https://p3resourcecenter.com/

StarRez and CollegePads: https://www.starrez.com/solutions/off-campus-housing-platform