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Christian Teunissen

Chief Executive Officer, Xior Student Housing

Search every verified Christian Teunissen interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote β€” each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Christian Teunissen, CEO of Xior Student Housing, appeared on the Belgian program CEO Talks on April 3, 2025, and in a previous episode from February 2020. In the 2025 interview, Teunissen discussed the supply-demand imbalance in student housing, stating that "the supply is much smaller than the demand" and that the gap is widening due to the current crisis and high interest rates. He noted that in Belgium, Xior achieves a high operational margin through scaling, such as adding nearby buildings to an existing team. Teunissen also compared the European continent to other regions, saying that university tuition is "quasi free" in Europe, with fees ranging from around €1,000 in Belgium to zero in Germany and Denmark, which he described as a "subsidized system." In the 2020 interview, Teunissen said Xior had set a guidance to grow its portfolio from €1.2 billion to €2 billion by 2022. He stated that the company had entered Spain and Portugal in March 2019, markets with twice the student population of Belgium and the Netherlands, and that he considered further geographic expansion at that time "not healthy." Teunissen also mentioned that Xior's loan-to-value ratio was 45%, with a legal maximum of 65% and a bank agreement limit of 60%, indicating "a little bit of firepower" for continued growth.

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