(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) Tenant Survey: Nearly half believe rent is the biggest cost of living
China News Agency, Beijing, March 16th (Reporter Pang Wuji) 58 In the same city, Anjuke released the "Report on Rental Trends in the First Quarter of 2020" on the 16th, and said that nearly half of the interviewed tenants believed that rent was the biggest expense in living consumption.
As major cities have resumed production and work, the rental market has gradually begun to recover. Rent, as an important living expense for tenants, accounts for a large proportion of total income. This research report shows that 35.0% of the monthly rents of tenants account for between 20% and 30% of personal income, and 33.4% of the monthly rents of tenants account for 10% to 20% of total income.
In addition, 48.7% of the respondents said that renting a house accounted for a relatively high proportion, ranking first in various living expenses. Secondly, catering and online shopping consumption accounted for 44.6% and 44.0% respectively. Compared with male respondents, more female renters indicated that renting expenses accounted for a higher proportion of living expenses. At the same time, more female renters spent more on online shopping.
For renters, what are the most important factors when renting a house? The survey shows that 41.6% of the tenants value housing safety most when renting a house, followed by transportation convenience, housing facilities, surrounding environment and rental prices. Even in the first-tier cities where the land is at a premium, the price of rent in the eyes of tenants ranks only fourth.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, 81.4% of the respondents said that economic pressure has increased, 54.2% of people have reduced their income, and 27.2% of them have paid their wages late. However, research shows that during this period, many “good Chinese landlords” emerged. 53.5% of the respondents said that their landlords gave certain “rental concessions”. Among them, 30.9% of the respondents said that the landlord reduced a certain percentage of For rent, 22.6% of the surveyed population indicated that rent payment could be postponed. (Finish)