Category: Student Housing

Co-op work terms and exchange semesters create a housing challenge that most rental platforms are not built to solve. You need a furnished room for four to eight months, in a city where you may never have lived, with a lease that ends exactly when your placement does. Traditional apartments want 12-month commitments. Residence ...

When you start searching for housing as a student, the options can feel overwhelming. University dorms, purpose-built student housing, private room rentals, studio apartments, homestays, coliving spaces — each comes with a different price point, lease structure, and lifestyle. Choosing the wrong option early on can cost you thousands of dollars and weeks of ...

Your housing costs more than tuition in most cities. Read that again. In Toronto, London, New York, and Vancouver, a student can pay $10,000 to $18,000 per year just on rent — often more than their annual tuition bill. And yet most students spend less time planning their housing than they spend choosing a ...