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SH Experts: Watch out for Interest Rates

DALLAS-In an exclusive interview with GlobeSt.com's Amy Wolff Sorter, Dorothy Jackman of Colliers and CBRE's Jaclyn Fitts suggest interest rates will determine student housing activity for the rest of the year.

By Amy Wolff Sorter | Updated on July 31, 2013

DALLAS-In the student housing sector, 2012 was highlighted by some rather impressive portfolio transfers between major players. One example was American Campus Communities’ buy of Campus Communities and Kayne Anderson’s portfolios. That feat hasn’t been repeated just yet in 2013, but it doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.

Still, experts tell GlobeSt.com that everyone is keeping an eye on fluctuating interest rates, as much as anything. “We’re keeping an eye on those, to see how those will impact yield and cash flow to investors,” says Dorothy Jackman, managing director with Colliers International‘s National Student Housing Group. Adds CBRE National Student Housing Group associate director Jaclyn Fitts: “One of the things we don’t know is what changes in those rates will do in our industry, or how it will impact pricing overall.”

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