The Apartment Department

How Renters Search for Apartments Is Changing | TikTok, Google SGE & Discovery

Chris Johnson & Anne Baum Season 1 Episode 9

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How renters search for apartments is changing quickly. New discovery experiences from short-form video to AI-powered search are reshaping how people find information online.

In this episode of The Apartment Department, Chris and Anne are joined by Eden Chai, co-founder of Flair, to explore how evolving search behavior is impacting apartment marketing.

Eden explains how new discovery channels like TikTok and emerging AI search experiences in Google are changing how renters expect to find apartments and evaluate brands.

The conversation also explores the growing role of influencers in shaping demand and how apartment operators should think about balancing brand demand generation with traditional search-based discovery.

In this episode we discuss:

• How renter search behavior is changing
• The role of TikTok in apartment discovery
• What Google’s AI-driven search experiences mean for marketers
• How influencers shape renter demand
• Balancing brand awareness with search-driven marketing

Key Topics:
apartment search marketing, renter search behavior, multifamily digital marketing, TikTok apartment marketing, AI search, apartment discovery

The Apartment Department explores the people, systems, and strategies shaping the future of multifamily.

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