Uncertainty about accommodation is becoming a deal-breaker for international students, factoring into their decisions about where they study – and whether they head abroad in the first place. An IDP survey has found that housing is now a prime consideration for prospective international students from East Asia. Almost two-thirds of Chinese respondents said they wanted to secure accommodation before leaving their country, and of these, almost three-quarters said they would not travel otherwise.

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