Room type pages
Each room type shows bed count, bathroom layout, per-bed rate and the lease dates for the academic year.
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Lead Generation Website for Student Housing Operators
A lead generation website for student housing operators turns parents, students and university housing offices into qualified inquiries for beds, leases and move-in dates. SIZ Group builds these sites on WordPress, Webflow or custom code, with tracking that shows which campus and room type are drawing interest.
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Why a lead generation website matters more for student housing
Student housing sells on a calendar. Most beds are leased in the months before the academic year starts, and a prospect who sees a clear room type and price on the first visit is far more likely to inquire than one who has to call a leasing office during business hours.
The buyer is often a pair: the student who will live there and the parent or guarantor who will sign. The page has to answer both, with lease terms for the signer and room and amenity details for the student. A single generic page leaves one of them guessing.
Each inquiry costs staff time during the busiest weeks. A qualified form that asks for the academic year, the room type and whether a guarantor is involved keeps the leasing team focused on prospects who can actually sign.
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How student housing leasing works today and where prospects drop out
Many inquiries arrive through a listing site, a campus housing referral or a social post. A student asks a question late at night, the answer arrives the next morning, and by then the family has often booked somewhere else.
Leads also get lost in the handoff from the campus office. A referral lands in a general inbox, the room type is never recorded, and the guarantor's details are requested again by phone. Each repeated question adds a day to the decision.
A better site captures that information once. The inquiry form records the academic year, the room preference, the move-in date and whether a guarantor will sign, so the leasing office starts with the facts in hand.
- Academic year and move-in date on every inquiry
- Room type and per-bed price shown before the form
- Guarantor flag routed to the leasing lead
- Campus referral source tagged on each visit
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Fitting in with the leasing software student housing operators already use
Many operators run leasing in Yardi, Entrata or RealPage, which handle unit availability, applications and billing. The lead site should read room availability from that system and send new inquiries into it, so the office never retypes prospect details.
Some operators also use a separate student housing platform or a CRM such as HubSpot. Confirm where inquiries should live before design starts, and give the campus housing office its own tagged route if it refers students to you.
Tracking uses Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager, with each inquiry and phone click recorded as a named event. That lets marketing compare campus, listing and social sources against signed leases rather than form visits.
What you get
Key features
Inquiry form
Asks for the academic year, room preference, move-in date and whether a guarantor will sign.
Guarantor routing
Inquiries flagged for a guarantor go to the leasing lead, with the signer's contact details kept separate.
Campus and listing tagging
Each inquiry records its source, so you can compare campus referrals with listings and social posts.
Walking time and transit details
Pages state the walking time or shuttle route to each campus you serve.
Confirmation email
Families get an immediate reply with a reference number and the name of their leasing contact.
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Rules that apply to student housing marketing and inquiry forms
The Fair Housing Act covers student housing as it covers any other rental, so photos, room descriptions and neighborhood text must not steer families by protected class. Keep a review step for every new page, and avoid language that describes who a community is meant for.
If you work under a university housing agreement, student records may fall under FERPA. In that case the inquiry form should collect only what the agreement allows, and the privacy notice should name who receives the data.
Guarantor and parent contact details are personal data. Collect only what the form needs, state how long inquiries are kept and offer a clear opt-out for marketing email under CAN-SPAM. Build to WCAG 2.2 AA so families using assistive tools can read the room pages and submit the form.
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The information and content student housing operators must provide
Start with the room and price list. For each room type, provide the bed count, bathroom arrangement, per-bed rate, lease length and move-in and move-out dates. Prices that change each semester need an owner who updates them before the site goes live.
Send the campus details too: the universities you serve, the walking time or shuttle route to each campus and the dates for early move-in. Those details answer most of the questions parents ask on a first visit.
Give technical access to the leasing system or its feed, plus the analytics account and the sending address for inquiry emails. Approved photos, the logo and the amenity list complete the set.
- Room types with bed count, bathroom layout and per-bed rate
- Lease length and move-in and move-out dates
- Campus list with walking time or shuttle route
- Leasing system access or feed, plus analytics account
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Rolling out the site ahead of the leasing season
Launch before the leasing push starts, so the new pages catch the first wave of inquiries rather than the late ones. Share the link in campus housing newsletters, in the email signature and on the listing platforms where you already advertise.
Train the leasing team on the new inquiry routing. Staff should know which inquiries come from campus referrals, which need a guarantor call and how fast each type should get a reply.
Review the first two weeks with the leasing director. Watch for questions that repeat, pages with high exit rates and inquiries that never reach a tour, then adjust the wording and the page order.
Will a lead generation website for student housing operators bring in more families?+
It is built to turn visits into qualified inquiries, with room pages that answer the price and lease questions. Results depend on your campuses, your pricing and how fast your team follows up, so we agree on the measures up front.
Can parents see the lease terms before they inquire?+
Yes. Lease length, deposit and move-out dates can sit on the room page, so a parent can read them before submitting anything. Showing the terms early means fewer questions reach the phone.
Do we need separate pages for each campus?+
Not always. Campuses with different walking routes or shuttle times usually need their own short section, while campuses that share a route can share a page. We set the structure in the scope after reviewing your room list.
What does a student housing site cost?+
Websites range from $300 to $2,200, depending on scope. The number of room types, the leasing system connection and the tracking setup decide the price, and the written scope confirms it.
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Let's make it happen
Fill beds for the next academic year
Send your room list and campus routes, and we will return a written scope with the inquiry plan and the price.