[ilamont]

The loss of foreign students is already having an impact on the Boston rental market, with thousands of fewer students coming to the city this year:

“I’ve been doing real estate and technology for 30 years. I’ve never seen anything like this,” Demetrios Salpoglou, CEO of Boston Pads, told Boston.com. “It’s very acute. It’s not impacting all neighborhoods … it’s really proximity to a lot of universities that have a heavy reliance on foreign money or foreign enrollment.”

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/08/21/apartments...

[ahmeneeroe-v2]

I hope a similar thing is happening in Seattle's U-district.

Housing costs are by far the largest line item expense for a student. Actual tuition/books is pretty affordable [1]

[1] https://admit.washington.edu/costs/coa/

[esalman]

Not familiar with Seattle U-distict, is it rental market? Because I hope foreign students are not impacting single family house prices.

When I was grad student rent was indeed 50% of my stipend. Tuition was covered as part of research grants. Only way to reduce expenses was to get roommates.

Having said that, mortgage is also 50% of our household income now. American dream is expensive...