Kara Bell

A new housing policy has created problems for some students at Texas State. Kara Bell has more in this Bobcat Update.


Texas State's housing policy now allows students with more than 30 credit hours to live off campus. Last year the threshold was 42 hours.  As a result, some students are having problems finding an apartment in San Marcos, because a lot more people are in the market for one.
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Apartment complexes are filling up faster than expected due to the fact that many students renewed their leases. According to Westfield Management, more than half of the students who live at the apartment complex renewed. That means new applicants are put on a waiting list.
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Some students have turned to services, like apartment locators, for extra guidance.
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Apartment locators are continuing to help students find housing. One such firm, Great Locations, says its business has increased 40 percent since the university's new housing policy went into effect. For Bobcat Update, I’m Kara Bell.