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Greystar vs Asset Living

Last verified: 2026-10-20

Both are private and both top NMHC’s 2026 manager list. The differences that matter to an owner: Greystar also owns and develops, while Asset Living does not appear on those lists.

Greystar

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Wins when: you want one manager across many markets and do not mind that it also owns and builds.

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Asset Living

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Wins when: you want a pure fee manager or have a large student housing portfolio.

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Side by side

ItemGreystarAsset Living
NMHC 2026 rank and unitsNo. 1, 1,014,091No. 2, 446,427
Prior year (2026 list)946,742 (+7.1%)288,665 (+54.7%)
Student housing (NMHC breakdown)30,91050,849
Build-to-rent (NMHC breakdown)27,5743,635
Also on NMHC owner/developer listsYes: No. 1 owner, No. 1 developer, No. 3 builderNo
HQCharleston, SCHouston, TX

Scale figures come from the cited source with its own date: the NMHC 2026 list, a 10-K or 40-F as of Dec 31, 2025, or an undated firm page (marked self-reported). Read 2026-10-20. Neither is scored.

Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.

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Sources

  1. NMHC, 2026 Top 50 Managers · accessed 2026-10-20
  2. NMHC, 2026 Top 50 Owners · accessed 2026-10-20
  3. NMHC, 2026 Top 50 Developers · accessed 2026-10-20
  4. NMHC, 2026 Top 25 Builders · accessed 2026-10-20
  5. NMHC, 2025 Top 50 Managers · accessed 2026-10-20