What does this cost the institution?

Nothing. There is no subscription or license fee for the university, and college-owned properties list at no service fee. Housr earns from Property and Perk Partners and shares a percentage of that revenue back with you. We model the specifics against your enrollment on a demo call.

Are we endorsing individual landlords by doing this?

No. Housr vets every Property Partner, and students review the homes they lived in. Your team sees issues raised in the portal and can step in when needed.

What is the lift on our IT team?

Housr connects to your existing single sign-on, so students log in with their university account and there are no new credentials to manage.

Who can see student data, and how is access controlled?

Only verified users at your institution. The University Portal has multi-level permissions for admins, managers and users, plus a change log and exportable audit reports.

How do you stop this becoming another chat tool we have to police?

Channels are structured around how RAs work: announcements, group chats and direct lines to the RA. Students cannot message each other directly, and every issue thread keeps a written record.

Does this create more work for our housing office?

No. Students raise issues with landlords in the app, and Housr's support team answers parents directly. Your team gets visibility and exportable data without another inbox.

Can we list our own on-campus and college-owned housing?

Yes. College-owned properties list at no service fee, can appear at the top of search, and sit alongside verified off-campus listings in one feed.

Can we speak to a university already using Housr?

Yes. Ask on your demo call and we will put you in touch with a partner housing team.

Off-campus housing and student lifestyle platform

Bring off-campus on campus

Support students living off campus with a platform that provides verified off-campus properties and exclusive business discounts in an intuitive, easy-to-use app.

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Zero cost to your institution
SSO-verified students only
Customized for each college

Zero cost to your institution
SSO-verified students only
Customized for each college

TrustedbysomeofthemostreputeduniversitiesintheUSA

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For higher-ed institutions
Get real-time housing status of students, visibility into landlord behavior, and earn a share of the revenue.
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For students
Search, tour, and lease off-campus housing while benefiting from exclusive student discounts from the Housr app.
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For housing developers & property managers
Generate tours and leads from SSO-verified students at partner universities, with application submission and leases handled in-app.
Become a Property Partner
For local & national businesses
Maximize your business visibility among the student audience and grow your revenue with exclusive offers and discounts.
Become a Perk Partner
For parents & families
Follow your student's search, get milestone alerts and reach a dedicated support team.
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MaketheswitchtoHousr

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Studentstodayexpectamobile-firstexperiencethatfeelsorganic,intuitive,andeffortless.

Without Housr

More steps and friction during rental search
A disjointed journey from search to lease
Relying on calls and emails to property managers
No trusted place to raise a problem

With Housr

Search, tour, apply and sign in the same app
One continuous journey from first search to signed lease
Everyone reachable in-app, no calls or email chains
Problems raised in a thread your housing team can see

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Whatyourteamactuallygets

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See your entire off-campus cohort in one dashboard

The University Portal gives you data and insight on off-campus progress and outcomes, highlighting who has secured housing, who is in progress, and who has not started looking.

Aggregate and individual student views
Real-time visibility of landlord issues and retention risks
Performance of on- and off-campus perk offers
Multi-level permissions for admins, managers and users
Change log and exportable audit reports for reporting

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University Portal dashboard showing enrolled students, housing status and perk redemptions

Student, housing team and landlord in one thread

Housr is where a student goes when something goes wrong with their living situation. There is no need to call or email the landlord: they raise it in the app, and both the landlord and your housing team are notified. Either party can pull your housing team into the conversation to support and advocate, in-portal and in-app.

Full visibility for the university, by default
Accountability on the landlord's end
A written record of how issues were resolved

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University Portal chats view with a student, landlord and housing team thread

Discover, book and apply without leaving the app

Students no longer waste time emailing or calling property managers. Tours are booked in three taps, applications are a single streamlined flow, and lease signing is fully digital. SSO verification means your property partners know every applicant is an enrolled student, a gated, secure process on both sides.

Integrates with leading property management systems
Verified listings from trusted Property Partners
Personalized search with preferences and filters
Student and partner reviews that raise standards

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1
Discover
Personalized search across verified off-campus listings near campus.
2
Book
Pick a tour slot in three taps. No calls, no email chains.
3
Apply
One streamlined application, submitted directly in-app.
4
Sign
Fully digital lease signing, with everything kept in one account.

A chat tool designed around how RAs actually work

Structured channels for every major RA use case, with the safety model built in rather than bolted on.

Announcements: one-way updates and reminders
Group chat: two-way between residents and their RA
Direct messaging: a student can reach their RA one-to-one
Students cannot direct-message each other, which removes one of the biggest risks in other campus chat tools

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Announcements
Floor-wide notices from the RA. Read-only for residents.
Group chat
Hall and cohort groups, muteable for 8 hours, a week or always.
Direct to RA
Private one-to-one line, with a visible RA badge.
Student to student
Off by design. No peer DMs, no unmonitored side channels.

Your own housing, in the same place students already look

Combining on and off-campus housing in one platform makes your institution the trusted hub for every student living option, not just the ones you own.

No service fee: college-owned properties list at no cost
Priority listings: your housing can appear at the top of search
Verified student base: only verified students can view and apply
One central hub: on and off-campus, side by side

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On‑campus halls
Listed free, prioritized in search, visible to verified students only.
College‑owned off‑campus
Same treatment as your halls, in the same feed.
Verified private landlords
Vetted Property Partners, reviewed by the students who lived there.
One search
Students compare every option without leaving your ecosystem.

Parents supported, so your team is not the first call

Parent Service gives families real-time visibility into their student's off-campus search and rental journey. It is a subscription they buy directly from us, not another inbox for your staff.

Browse and shortlist properties alongside their student
Milestone alerts, such as a lease being signed
A dedicated Off-Campus Support team to answer their questions

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Search together
Parents suggest properties; the student keeps the final say.
Milestone alerts
Same treatment as your halls, in the same feed.
Rent payment
Pay rent or top up a wallet on their student's behalf.
Support desk
Housr's team fields the questions, not your housing office.

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Housing & Dining, Unions, Events and ServicesUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln

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For higher-ed institutions

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For housing developers & property managers

For local & national businesses

For parents & families

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Frequentlyaskedquestions

What does this cost the institution?

Are we endorsing individual landlords by doing this?

What is the lift on our IT team?

Who can see student data, and how is access controlled?

How do you stop this becoming another chat tool we have to police?

Does this create more work for our housing office?

Can we list our own on-campus and college-owned housing?

Can we speak to a university already using Housr?

Join us in pioneering the future of off‑campus living

Join us in pioneering the future
of off‑campus living