Student housing facilities are real property which due to their proximity to institutions of higher learning, structure and sometimes amenities facilitates the student tenancy market. Some are single units, but many are multi-units commercial real estate. They represent housing designed to accommodate a niche within the multifamily apartment sector. This property type's demand has increasingly been favorable and resilient in market downturns. There are lenders interested in this commercial real estate property type and provide funding for purchasing, refinancing and new construction with attractive rates and terms.