Housing preferences are generally characterized by surveying residents’ housing choices or preferred housing at specific time points. Two factors will continue to influence and lead to changes in people’s preference for residential communities. One factor relates to demographic shifts，the other is due to rising incomes and technological advancements. Based on the influence of the above factors，this paper explores the changes in residents’ housing preferences from the following five aspects：（1）Do residents prefer to live in the center of the city or the suburbs？（2）Are residence preferences related to demographic characteristics？（3）Are residential preference types related to residential attributes？（4）Is the preferred type of living environment related to underlying motivations（values，purposes，goals，etc.）？（5）Can housing preference be predicted based on individual characteristics，preference attributes of housing（environment），and underlying motivations？