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Economic Landscape for Student Housing
Andrew J. Nelson, Chief Economist
Dorothy Jackman, Managing Director
Colliers International
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Economic Overview
• Some Good News
• Some Concerns
• Student Debt
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U.S. outpaces Europe but lags typical recovery.
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A Stealth Recovery A Tepid Recovery to Start
Real GDP: Actual vs. Pre-Recession Trend GDP Growth in U.S.: “Great Recession” vs. Europe and Typical
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A Recovering Recovery Reaching Escape Velocity or Losing Steam?
Quarterly Year-over-Year GDP Growth Quarterly Year-over-Year Job Growth
Source: IHS Global Insight and Colliers International.
Forecasted
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The Stealth Recovery: Not the Best of Times . . . But Good Enough for Property Markets
• Strong enough to drive tenant and investor property demand and yet . . .
• Not strong enough to overheat (most) markets or encourage excessive construction
Housing recovery gaining momentum
Jobs well past prior peaks
Consumers happier, healthier, and more confident
Credit markets benign
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Single-Family Home Sales (Annualized, Millions) Housing Starts (Annualized Millions)
Housing Values (Case-Shiller 20-City Price Index)
Housing Recovery Gains Momentum
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Job Levels Well Past Prior Peaks • The U.S. lost 8.7 million jobs during recession and has now recovered 12.7 million jobs: +2.8% overall, +3.7% private
• Gains are broad-based across most (but not all) industry sectors
• “JOLT” (job openings and labor turnover) at pre-recession highs
Number of Jobs by Industry Relative to Jan. 2008 Nonfarm and Office-Using Employment (Jan. 2008 = 1)
Sources: BLS, IHS Global Insight, and Colliers International
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Stronger Households = Happier Consumers And Happy Consumers Spend!
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Economic Overview
• Some Good News
• Some Concerns
• Student Debt
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Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve, and Colliers International
Unemployment: Long Term vs. Short Term Uneven Recovery: Median Family Income by Percentile
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Some Headwinds Not Everyone Shares in Recovery
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Divider Slide Title More Headwinds Declining Productivity and Population Growth Reduces GDP Growth
GDP: Worker Productivity and Population Growth By Decade: 1950s – 2010s
1.7% 1.3% 1.0% 0.9%
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Population Productivity
4.2% 3.0% 2.4% 3.3% 3.5% 1.9% 4.4%
Annual Total
Sources: BLS, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, and Colliers International
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Risks / Headwinds Rising but Still Relatively Benign • Foreign economic slowdown / stagnation, esp. in China, Japan, and Eurozone
• Rising dollar a headwind for U.S. exports and mfg. (though positive for inflation)
• Geopolitical turmoil receding in most regions (except commodity-exporting nations)
• Timing and market reaction to the end of easy monetary policies
• Government shutdowns and other Washington parlor games
• No margin for error: all tools already in play
• Black swan events: Chinese property markets? Financial contagion? . . .
But . . . low oil prices and interest rates counter downside risks
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Middle of the Night Concern: How Much Longer Can This (Recovery) Go On?
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Sources: BLS, Federal Reserve, and Colliers International
Note: Duration as of Sept 2015; GDP as of 2Q15; jobs as of August 2015
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The Fed Outlook The Fed “Scorecard”
What Is the Fed Considering?
• GDP
• Unemployment
• Job Growth
• “JOLT”
• Inflation
• Wage Growth
• Global Growth
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Economic Overview
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• Student Debt
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College Affordability College costs rising much faster than CPI and incomes
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Tuition and Fees vs. Other Consumer Purchases (nominal $) Tuition and Fees vs. Median HH Income (constant $)
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, U.S. Census Bureau
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Student Debt (1) Student Loan Debt Rising Faster Than Other Consumer Debt
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Source: FRBNY Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax
Consumer Debt Outstanding (in $trillions)
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Student Debt (2) More Students Borrowing More Money
Source: WSJ
Average Debt per Borrower by Graduating Class Share of Students with Loans by Graduating Class
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Cumulative Debt of Bachelor’s Degree Recipients
Source: NCES, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2004, 2008 and 2012
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Student Debt Rising Faster – But Less at Public 4-Yr Schools
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Unemployment and Income Increasing Gaps in btw. High School and College Graduates
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment Rate – Ages 25 to 34 by Education Level
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Student Loan Default Rates Defaults Rising – But Moderate for Key Student Housing Groups
Sources: Federal Reserve Bank of NY Consumer and Equifax via NY Times
Default Rates by Level of Debt Outstanding (after five years)
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Student Debt Default Rates by School Type (first 3 years after initial payment due)
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Sources: National Student Loan Data System as analyzed by Looney and Yannelis via NY Times
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Student Housing Overview
• Cap Rate Analysis
• National Sales Analysis
• US Enrollment and Population
• Fastest Growing US Colleges
• International Students
• Key Markers
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Student Housing Cap Rates Low But Still at Historically Large Spread to Treasuries
Sources: Real Capital Analytics and IHS Global Insight
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• Cap Rate Analysis
• National Sales Analysis
• US Enrollment and Population
• Fastest Growing US Colleges
• International Students
• Key Markers
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Student Housing – Buyer Profiles Who is Buying?
Source: Real Capital Analytics
Forecasted
OT 0% PR - 26%
REIT - 53%
CB - 2%
IN - 19%
2012 OT 2%
PR - 51%
REIT - 11%
CB - 6%
IN - 30%
2013
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PR - 65%
REIT - 7%
CB - 2%
IN - 21%
2014 OT 6%
PR - 47%
REIT - 8%
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IN - 39%
2015 YTD
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Student Housing – Buyer & Seller Profiles
Source: Real Capital Analytics
Forecasted
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Student Housing – Regional Sales Analysis 2015 Transaction National Snapshot
Source: Real Capital Analytics
Forecasted
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Student Housing – Regional Sales Snapshot Where is Capital Flowing?
Source: Real Capital Analytics.
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Student Housing – Sales Analysis YoY Transaction Comparison
Source: Real Capital Analytics
Forecasted
Total Transactions 200
Total Beds 64,729
Total Units 27,774
Average $/Bed $61,175
Average $/Unit $145,429
2012 - $3,908.9 B Total Transactions 166
Total Beds 57,486
Total Units 24,183
Average $/Bed $57,147
Average $/Unit $151,178
2013 - $2,862.6 B
Total Transactions 155
Total Beds 52,008
Total Units 23,449
Average $/Bed $59,529
Average $/Unit $173,554
2014 - $2,851.7 B Total Transactions 131
Total Beds 50,564
Total Units 21,181
Average $/Bed $68,093
Average $/Unit $187,055
2015 YTD - $2,489.9 B
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Student Housing – Sales Analysis YoY Sales Volume
Source: Real Capital Analytics
Forecasted
$3,908.9
$2,862.6 $2,851.7
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Student Housing – Sales Analysis YoY Transaction Specific Analysis
Source: Real Capital Analytics
Forecasted
2012 2013 2014 2015 YTD 2015 Est
Total Beds 64,729 57,486 52,008 50,564 67,419
Total Units 27,774 24,183 23,449 21,181 28,241
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• Cap Rate Analysis
• National Sales Analysis
• US Enrollment and Population
• Fastest Growing US Colleges
• International Students
• Key Markers
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Undergraduate Enrollment – Data Points Full Time & Part Time
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics, May 2015
Forecasted
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Undergraduate Enrollment – Data Points Private & Public
Forecasted
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics, May 2015
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Undergraduate Enrollment – Elusive Data Points Virtual Students
Forecasted
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics, May 2015
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Graduate Enrollment– Data Points Population & Enrollment
Forecasted
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Total Graduate Enrollment US Population (Ages 18-24) US Population (Ages 25-29)
Forecast
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics, May 2015, US Census
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• US Enrollment and Population
• Fastest Growing US Colleges
• International Students
• Key Markers
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Forecasted
Source: Chronicles of Higher Education
University Snapshot Top 10 Fastest Growing Colleges
Rank Institution City, State Enrollment Fall 2003
Enrollment Fall 2013
Increase
1. Texas A&M U at Kingsville Kingsville, TX 6,856 12,229 78.4%
2. U. Of Alabama at Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, AL 20,290 34,752 71.3%
3. Utah State U. Logan, UT 16,460 27,812 69.0%
4. City U. of NY Graduate Center New York, NY 4,108 6,736 64.0%
5. Texas Woman’s U. Denton, TX 9,709 15,058 55.1%
6. U. Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX 13,718 21,193 54.5%
7. U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR 16,405 25,341 54.5%
8. Missouri U. of Science and Tech Rolla, MO 5,459 8,129 48.9%
9. Oregon State U. Corvallis, OR 18,958 27,902 47.2%
10. U. Of Massachusetts at Lowell Lowell, MA 11,706 16,932 44.6%
Rank Institution City, State Enrollment Fall 2003
Enrollment Fall 2013
Increase
1. California State U. at Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA 1,560 5,140 229.5%
2. U. of Washington at Bothell
Bothell, WA 1,613 4,604 185.4%
3. Florida Gulf Coast U.
Fort Myers, FL 5,972 14,077 135.7%
4. U. of Washington at Tacoma
Tacoma WA 2,008 4,295 113.9%
5. Thomas Edison State College
Trenton, NJ 10,233 20,877 104.0%
6. U. of West Alabama
Livingston, AL 1,272 4,427 86.6%
7. U. of Houston at Victoria
Victoria, TX 2,411 4,491 86.3%
8. Fort Hays State U.
Hays, KS 7,373 13,441 82.3%
9. Texas A&M International U.
Ladreo, TX 4,078 7,431 82.2%
10. Arkansas Tech U.
Russellville, AR 6,249 11,369 81.9%
Public Doctoral Institutions Public Master’s Institutions
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Forecasted
Source: Chronicles of Higher Education
University Snapshot Top 10 Fastest Growing Colleges
Public 2-Year Institutions Rank Institution City, State Enrollment
Fall 2002 Enrollment Fall 2012
Increase
1. River Parishes Community College Sorrento, LA 679 3,146 363.3%
2. Bluegrass Community and Tech. College
Lexington, KY
3,501 12,365 253.2%
3. Minnesota State Community and Tech. College
Fergus Falls, MN
1,842 6,464 250.9%
4. Northshore Tech. College Sullivan Campus
Bogalusa, LA
908 3,151 247.0%
5. Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
5,713 19,234 236.7%
6. West Georgia Tech College Waco, GA
2,077 6,915 232.9%
7. Northwest Louisiana Tech College Mansfield, LA 817 2,694 229.7%
8. Saint Louis Community College at Forest Park
St. Louis, MO
7,576 24,005 216.9%
9. L.E. Fletcher Tech Community College
Schriever, LA
655 1,968 200.5%
10. Kent State U. at Geauga Burton, OH 884 2,653 200.1%
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• National Sales Analysis
• US Enrollment and Population
• Fastest Growing US Colleges
• International Students
• Key Markers
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Student Housing – International Students How International Students Affect US Enrollment Growth
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
Forecasted
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• Cap Rate Analysis
• National Sales Analysis
• US Enrollment and Population
• Fastest Growing US Colleges
• International Students
• Key Markers
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Student Housing – Key Markers
Source: IHS Global Insight and Colliers International.
Forecasted
• Economy is still improving
• Risks and headwinds growing but still tame
• Interest rates will rise but increases will be minimal and slow
• Student debt issues not focused on key student housing markets
• Cap rates continue to decline but likely to stabilize/rise in coming years
• Continual enrollment growth: both undergraduate and graduate
• Influx of international students to US Universities