Committed to Student Housing Advisory Excellence

IPA Student Housing is a specialized team at Institutional Property Advisors, a division of the collaborative Marcus & Millichap (MMI) network of more than 1,800 sales and financing professionals in over 80 offices across the United States and Canada.

We strive to maximize the value of your student housing investments through institutional expertise, credible underwriting, and personal connectivity.

Our mission is to provide high-value, transparent solutions that meet the diverse needs of sophisticated private capital, family offices, and institutional investors across the country and around the globe.

Experts in Student Housing Investment Advisory

Our IPA Student Housing team unites seasoned advisors, financial analysts, marketers, market analysts, and capital specialists—each committed to delivering excellence for private and institutional owners, equity, developers, and the university markets we serve. Drawing on transparent communication and client-focused strategies, we consistently deliver innovation and successful outcomes.

Core Values

Accountability

We do what we say.

Credibility

We tell it like it is — no sugarcoating, just real insights.

Connectivity

Building lasting relationships that drive success.

Transparency

Trust is earned through clear, honest communication.

Integrity

We act with purpose and maintain the highest standards.

Collaboration

We work together to create shared value.

Leadership Team

Meet the IPA Student Housing leadership team—dedicated professionals, with decades of experience serving institutional, private, and family office student housing investors. From value-add to core, garden, cottage, or high-rise, our focused expertise delivers tailored strategies, transparent valuations, capital solutions, and certainty of execution.

Peter
Katz

Executive Managing Director, Investments

Brian
Abernethy

Senior Advisor

Howard
Tikka

Marketing Director