PCBC 2018

The Renters Have Spoken: Find Out What They Like, Love and Can’t Live Without (Room 207, Level 2)

More than 6.3 million people call an apartment home in California, but what do they want and need in their space? Drawing on results from the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) and Kingsley Associates’ landmark national survey of apartment resident preferences, with responses from more than a quarter-million renters, this session will dig into the data for San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego and will do some comparison with cities in the Pacific NW. You’ll get definitive answers on what renters like, what they love and what they can’t live without. From pet perks to access to public transport or the local restaurant scene, there are geographic and demographic distinctions that matter. A panel of leading industry experts will weigh in on what these trends mean for how we build, operate, and market apartment communities going forward.