Is student housing the next big opportunity in real estate? Institutional investors seem to think so. On Friday, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust announced a $784 million joint venture with student housing developer Landmark Properties to acquire and recapitalize an eight-property, 5,400-bed student housing portfolio. The eight assets in this transaction are at “leading universities” where enrollments are on the rise, Blackstone Real Estate senior managing director Jacob Werner said in a statement. “Student housing