Demand IntelligenceStudent housing demand analytics
Data as of 28 Oct 2026Method

Timing & Search Intelligence

Seasonality of intended move-in, how long tenants plan to stay, how far ahead they search and where volume is heading.

What the data says

Generated from the records currently in scope — observation, why it matters, and the decision it points to. Nothing here is written in advance; every figure recomputes on the next upload.

Move-in timing and notice

Calculatedn = 13,223
Observation
39% of 13,223 dated searches target Oct 2026, followed by Sep 2026 at 24%. The median lead time between search and requested move-in is 25 days, and 55% of searches give under 30 days' notice.
Interpretation
Demand is concentrated in a single letting window: Oct 2026 alone carries 39% of dated searches, and the top two months together carry 63%. A unit not ready for that window waits for the next one rather than letting steadily through the year. With a 25-day median notice, the enquiry-to-move-in pipeline is short, so marketing spend before that point converts slowly.
Investment implication
Set practical completion and the letting campaign against Oct 2026, with the campaign peak roughly 25 days ahead of it. Model the void assumption on missing that window entirely, not on an even monthly let-up.

Movement over the last 30 days

Calculatedn = 9,069
Observation
Searches are down −33% (3,173 against 4,764 in the prior 30 days) and enquiries are down −22% (497 against 635). The shift is strongest in Kiel (+2%) and weakest in Halle (−66%).
Interpretation
Searches and enquiries move in the same direction, so this is a change in demand volume rather than in conversion quality. It is not portfolio-wide: Kiel and Halle move apart by 68% points of change.
Investment implication
Shift marketing budget and letting attention toward Kiel for the current window and re-underwrite the Halle assumptions before committing further spend there.
Preferred move-in month
Oct 2026

39.1% of dated searches target this month.

Observedn = 13,223
Top two months combined
63.2%

Concentration of intended move-in demand in the two strongest months.

Calculatedn = 13,223
Median stay
5.7 months

Half of searches intend to stay at least this long.

Calculatedn = 13,223
Short stays under 6 months
60.7%

Share of intended stays shorter than a standard semester contract.

Calculatedn = 13,223
Median lead time
25 days

Days between the search and the intended move-in date.

Calculatedn = 13,058
Searches under 30 days out
55.1%

Share of demand searching less than a month before move-in.

Calculatedn = 13,058
Demand momentum
-32.8%

Last four complete weeks (3,014) against the four before (4,487).

Calculatedn = 7,501
Searches in scope
13,409

Term-range searches after location, period and exclusion filters.

Observedn = 13,409

Move-in seasonality

Intended move-in peaks in Oct 2026 (39.1% of 13,223 dated searches).

Observedn = 13,223

Intended stay length

Median intended stay is 5.7 months; 60.7% of searches plan less than six months.

Observedn = 13,223

Booking lead time

Half of all searches happen within 25 days of the intended move-in.

Observedn = 13,058

Weekly search volume

Volume is down 32.8% across the last four complete weeks.

Calculatedn = 13,409

Monthly activity and budget level

Search and lead volume per calendar month, with the median stated budget of that month's leads.

Calculatedn = 15,697
SearchesLeadsMedian budget (EUR)
5 rows
MonthSearchesLeadsValid budgetsMedian budgetUpper budget range (top 25% starts here)EUR 1,000+Median stay
Jun 2026257102102EUR 800EUR 1,00026.5%6.0 months
Jul 20262,094453450EUR 800EUR 1,00028%6.9 months
Aug 20263,388647641EUR 700EUR 90020.6%6.1 months
Sep 20264,814639626EUR 700EUR 1,00025.7%5.9 months
Oct 20262,856447443EUR 700EUR 90021.9%5.6 months