The South African student accommodation market, measured.

The Beds, the Money, and the Gap: the first evidence-led annual report on student housing demand, funding, returns and risk. Free.

What a funded bed actually earns, what it costs to run, and what lands in a landlord's account
The first national grade census of roughly 9,600 accredited properties across seven provinces
The risks an investor should price: policy, payment, funding and counterparty, dated and sourced

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Inside the report

An investor dashboard and a worked twenty-bed example
A grade census of ~9,600 accredited properties across seven provinces
1.4m NSFAS accommodation payment records analysed
Deeds-registry price and volume trends in the student suburbs
The measured cost to serve a bed, booked and full economic
Campus unrest, welfare and the funder's own audit record

32 pages. 39 sources. Censuses of roughly 9,600 accredited properties across seven provinces. Built from 1.4 million NSFAS payment records and a national operator's own books.

About the author

Retha van Rooyen is Managing Director of My Student House and the publisher of the Student Accommodation Monitor.

The Monitor is built from My Student House's own operating records alongside public registers and national payment data.

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