IRVING, TX-Student-housing design is getting more complicated, according to Humphreys & Partners' Faulkner.

LAS VEGAS-ICSC's annual national convention isn't getting close to the 50,000 attendees that used to show up, and that might not be a bad thing.

Now that Staples is feeling a pinch, some say that the office-supplies sectors would do best to consolidate.

IRVING, TX-Consumer optimism has carried over into student housing, says Michelle Fuller, senior director of real estate at Greystar Student Living.

IRVING, TX-Overbuilding is still a concern coming out of the recession, says Brian Kelly, a managing director at HFF.

IRVING, TX-Public companies need to focus on good operations before earnings, says Ted Rollins of Campus Crest Communities.

It seems that no one is interested in acquiring all of the chain's remaining stores.

IRVING, TX-The student-housing sector didn't have as much of a bounce back as other asset types, says Bill Bayless of American Campus Communities.