Off-Campus Housing Blog

Three New Developments on the Horizon

October 15, 2015

Three developers in three different states reached early milestones in their student housing projects this week. One announced plans, another earned approval, and a third acquired a site and made ready to break ground. Des Moines, Iowa — New Development Proposed for Mercy College’s Increased Numbers Newbury Living of Des Moines, Iowa announced plans to purchase…

Weekly Roundup of Student Housing News

October 14, 2015

Industry News

Roxbury, Maxx. – Parcel 3 Meets Resistance with Roxbury Development Parcel 3’s plans to build new student housing on a Lower Roxbury site was met with skepticism from neighborhood residents this week at a city council meeting. The project would house students of Northeastern University. Similar attempts have been shot down in recent years due…

Reasons to Move to a New Apartment

October 8, 2015

Apartment Living, Off Campus Housing

Weekly Roundup of Student Housing News

October 7, 2015

Industry News

Here’s what’s happening in student housing… Medford, Mass.—Tufts Reaches Maximum Capacity for On-Campus Housing A steady increase in freshman class size and transfer students has led to a housing shortage at Tufts University. There are currently only 12 available beds out of 3,000 in on campus housing units, most of which are in double occupancy rooms. Athens,…

10 Cool Buys You Can Only Own in College

October 6, 2015

Apartment Gear

Part of “living it up in college” is having the freedom to stock your apartment with the silliest, craziest, or – just straight up – dumbest gadgets and gear the Internet could possibly provide. At some point, you’re going to move on to families and thus, have to throw away all the cool crap you…

Money Saving Utility Hacks to Lower Your Bills

October 6, 2015

Maintenance Tips

You’ve got your roommates and your awesome new student apartment. You have an indelible budget for coming up with rent (not yet? Check out our tips here.) But what about utilities? They’re almost always steeper than you’re expecting, and getting them under control can sound like a headache. To make things easy, use the following…

How to Get Your Security Deposit Back

October 5, 2015

Apartment Jokes, Apartment Living

People do strange things – often stupid things. A simple search of “outrageous apartment damage” brought up at least two pages of links regarding apartment fires and, subsequently, mass destruction to the building. With this in mind, here is a short list of what not to do if you want to maintain that glimmer of…

The Pool to the Rescue! Games for When Your Low on Funds

October 2, 2015

Apartment Living

The night is young and the air is crisp. Your friends are all on call, but money is tight. What to do? What to do? When this collegiate dilemma arises, turn to the pool to flush out some free fun on a Friday night – or any time really. While some complexes are better “stacked”…

Four Great Reasons to Live Off Campus

October 2, 2015

Apartment Living

Living on campus can be great. It’s convenient and dorm life can be fun. But many students are ready to move off campus after their first year, and it’s easy to see why. Here are four of the biggest reasons you might prefer living off campus. Reason #1: More Space Most dorm room are not…

Raising “WORK” Virus Awareness

October 2, 2015

Apartment Jokes

Getting to Know Your Apartment’s Upstairs Neighbors

October 1, 2015

Off Campus Housing

Even in the most structurally sound apartment, loud neighbors are going to be an issue at some point. You can complain to the apartment manager, go knock on their door, or use the old “broomstick to the ceiling” method. Regardless, the thought of “what are they doing up there?” will often arise. More than not,…

Weekly Roundup of Student Housing News

September 30, 2015

Industry News

Here’s what’s happening in student housing… Dayton, Fla.—New Addition to $17 million Initiative to Expand Student Housing at University of Daytona President Dan Curran of the University of Dayton announced the construction of additional new homes in College Park. The university topped its former all-time record enrollment of 7,918 with 8,300 undergraduate students this fall. Curran indicated other…