SAN FRANCISCO-Multifamily owners and brokers are expecting solidrevenue growth in most western markets by 2011, with some corecoastal markets experiencing double-digit rent growth, a panel ofexperts concluded at PCBC’s eighth annual Multifamily Trends eventin downtown San Francisco.

However, owners and operators have been forced to adjust theiroperations to achieve these projected long-term revenue gains.“From an operational standpoint, we have had to adjust to themarketplace and we worked hard for every dollar we earned. We alsoworked harder on keeping our existing residents in place,” RonGranville, CEO of Woodmont Real Estate Services based in Belmont,CA, said during the closing panel at the Moscone Center onWednesday.

“We sat down with most of our lenders and said: ‘Times aretough. We have to reduce our operating expenses,’” he noted.Woodmont’s goal was to reduce operating expenses by 10%.

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