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Scion Group and Ares acquire Harrison Street's $910M student housing portfolio.

What happened

Ares Management invests into assets: 12-property student housing portfolio in the amount of $910M.

Source

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Scion Group and Ares acquire Harrison Street's $910M student housing portfolio. * Scion Group and Ares Management formed a joint venture to acquire a 12-property student housing portfolio for $910 million, totaling 7,578 beds at $120,000 per bed, marking a significant investment in the sector. * The portfolio, sold by Harrison Street Asset Management, includes assets near major universities such as Auburn, Arizona State, Ohio State, and Washington State, highlighting strategic locations across key college markets. * Despite steady demand driven by a 1.8 percent rise in college enrollment and strong pre-leasing, rent growth slowed to 0.4 percent year-over-year in early 2026, down from 3.5 percent the previous year, indicating a cooling rental market. Original article: - Advertisement -

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Event
Investment

What this signalsA large capital project often starts a round of vendor buying.

Amount named
$910M

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Numbers

Amount named in the story
$910M

Details

Assets
12-property student housing portfolio
Ticker
NYSE:ARES-PB

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • finance

Extraction

Confidence
55%
Detected
May 21, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
invests_into_assets

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