Hosted by Bob Simpson, today we shift the focus to answering the question "Why Invest in Purpose Built Student Accommodations?".

Learn from our host Bob Simpson and our expert guest, Aly Damji, Managing Partner at Forum Asset Management.

Today's questions of interest:

0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Aly, tell us about you and what brought you to Forum?
4:11 - Please talk about your firm, Forum Asset Management.
6:49 - What are the trends that you're seeing in student accommodation in Canada today? 
9:40 - Tell us why you're excited about this new asset class?
12:58 - Why is student housing an attractive investment option for potential investors?
15:43 - How does student housing compare to other asset classes out there?
17:07 - If you look at your portfolio, how does your financing line up?
19:50 - How does your portfolio compare in the private and public REIT space?
23:25 - Could talk about the QUAD at York University, an RFP you won back in 2010?
25:44 -  How does your firm look at ESG and social responsibility when looking to run a build? 
27:54 - Talk about how this fund, Purpose Built Student Accommodations align with investor intrigue?

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