Campus Advantage recognizes that each market will provide students with different challenges; however, an overwhelmingly majority of students point to rate increases as the main source of monetary burden. With our vast experience in student housing management and drawing on our days as students, we try to understand the demand of each market. Speaking with universities and students provide us with the best insight to any rate increases, and we are then able to incorporate this feedback into our market studies. This article is the perfect example of students finding more affordable housing off-campus due to the increase in on-campus room rates.
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