LOS ANGELES-Apartment complex managers must meet the demanding standards of so-called “Echo-Boomers,” as the 20-something children of Baby Boomers enter the rental housing market. This was just one of the major takeaways from a panel of property managers Thursday at the RealShare Apartments 2011 conference in Los Angeles. RealShare Apartments was produced by ALM's Real Estate Media Group, which also publishes GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.

Echo-boomers are “going to have a huge impact on the rental market,” Rick Graf, president of Pinnacle Family of Cos. The RealShare Conference Series is produced by ALM's Real Estate Media Group, which also publishes Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com.

Renters in their 20s and early 30s are tech-savvy, conducting much of their business and personal relationships on the Internet and smart phones, according to Graf. These renters require flawless Internet and telephony reception in their units, and are likely to be inpatient with any flaws or service interruptions.