Places4Students Property Scraper

A fast and reliable web scraper for collecting student housing listings from Places4Students. This tool is designed for developers, data analysts, researchers, and real estate professionals who want structured rental property data near universities and colleges.

The scraper automatically extracts key listing details such as property title, price, description, property information, lease terms, amenities, included utilities, and contact details. It supports scalable data collection across multiple school listing pages, making it useful for both small and large data gathering tasks.

🎯 Use Cases

Student Housing Research

• Analyze rental pricing trends near universities and colleges
• Compare property features (amenities, utilities, lease terms) across campuses
• Track availability and pricing changes over time

Listing Database & Catalog Building

• Build structured databases of student rental listings
• Power internal dashboards and analytics tools
• Feed consistent JSON listing data into backend systems

Lead Generation & Property Management

• Generate property lead lists for landlords and property managers
• Identify properties near specific schools for targeted outreach
• Populate CRM systems with fresh listing insights

Pricing & Competitive Analysis

• Monitor competitor listings and rental pricing strategies
• Compare lease terms and included utilities across markets
• Identify well-valued or premium student housing options

Automation & Workflow Integration

• Automate recurring data pulls for continuous monitoring
• Trigger downstream workflows (alerts, reports) via API
• Integrate with business tools (analytics, BI, dashboards)

Investment & Portfolio Decisions

• Build datasets for student rental investment models
• Assess property features and amenities relevant to ROI
• Segment markets by price band, feature set, or school proximity

⬇️ Input

inputUrls (array of string) – One or more Places4Students listing page or property detail page URLs.

maxResults (integer) – Maximum number of results to scrape.

{
    "inputUrls": [
        "https://www.places4students.com/schools/1698/listings/properties"
    ],
    "maxResults": 10
}

Supported URL Types

The actor accepts two types of URLs:

• Listing page – A school's property listing page (paginated). Example: /schools/{id}/listings/properties
• Detail page – A specific property detail page. Example: /schools/{id}/listings/properties/{propertyId}

⬆️ Output

The scraped results will be shown on the Storage tab in Apify.

[
  {
    "URL": "https://www.places4students.com/schools/1698/listings/properties/237329",
    "Title": "5 Rooms for rent in a female group preferred basement apartment, 5 minutes walk to Humber College.",
    "Price": "$749/ mo",
    "Description": "- Spacious & private room is available from $750  / month for each room. - Single occupancy per room.- Double-floor detached house with bright, clean, spacious rooms, and separate entrances.- Newly renovated (2022), with brand new appliances.  - Available for lease immediately, or from May 1st, 2026 till April 30th, 2027, all-inclusive. - Close to all amenities, hospital, walk-in clinic, and grocery store. The parking fee is an additional $75, depending on availability. - Complimentary high-speed and unlimited Internet is included in the rent.- Affordable coin laundry.- 24-hour TTC, Brampton, Mississauga, YRT, and GO Transit steps away. - The house has several safety features, 100% fire-rated self-closing doors, each bedroom has a Window, a smoke alarm, plus hardwired smoke alarms on every floor, (ESA) electric safety approved, 24-hour hot running water (Tank-less water heating system)",
    "propertyInfo": {
      "Bedrooms": "5",
      "Washrooms": "2",
      "Type of Accommodation": "Basement Apartment",
      "Occupancy Date": "Contact Us",
      "Landlord Occupied": "No"
    },
    "leaseTerms": {
      "Rental Rate": "$749 per room / month",
      "Lease Type(s) Offered": "12 month(s)",
      "Lease Condition": "Lessors have to keep the house clean and tidy. Maintain peace and quiet in the neighbourhood.",
      "Tenant Information Required": [
        "Reference",
        "Credit Check",
        "Guarantor"
      ]
    },
    "amenities": [
      "Air Conditioning",
      "Common Laundry",
      "Dryer in Unit",
      "Hardwood Floors",
      "Internet Included",
      "Microwave",
      "Parking - Driveway",
      "Refrigerator",
      "Stove",
      "All Inclusive"
    ],
    "includedUtilities": [
      "Electricity",
      "Gas",
      "Water",
      "Free Air Conditioning",
      "Heat",
      "Garbage Pickup"
    ],
    "contactName": "Robbie Brar",
    "contacts": [
      "(647) 838-6146",
      "(416) 886-3456"
    ]
  }
]

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
URL	string	Direct URL to the property listing
Title	string	Property listing title
Price	string	Rental price as displayed on the listing
Description	string	Full property description
propertyInfo	object	Key property details (type, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.)
leaseTerms	object	Lease conditions (length, availability, pet policy, etc.)
amenities	array	List of amenities available at the property
includedUtilities	array	List of utilities included in the rent
contactName	string	Name of the landlord or property manager
contacts	array	Contact details (email, phone) for the listing

🤝 Support

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