At the last WRAMA Meeting, Tanja Curic, with The City of Waterloo,and Ryan King from the University of Waterloo, did a superb presentation on Waterloo's student housing market. They defined the size of the market, looked at supply and demand, discussed trends and development, and estimated a vacancy rate. This has been the best study to date regarding the local student housing rental market. The data reflects the end of 2014.
Here is a link to the power point presentation:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ioiw0491er57ba/Town%20and%20Gown%20Presentation_WRAMA_Jan13.pdf?dl=0
If you have any questions regarding student housing as an investment, rental licensing, or the current student housing market, please e-mail me at mike@teammilovick.com - or check out my website, www.teammilovick.com.