Tag: Tips
Domicile Furniture’s vandalism spree
I don't know about you, but I would never do business with a company that litters my environment with illegal signage.
My travels around Chica [...]
Gold Coast studio apartments with in-unit washer / dryers
If you're looking for a studio apartment in the Gold Coast with an in-unit washer / dryer, you can stop looking: there aren't any. Ditto for one-, [...]
Condo – a dirty word for apartment rental services
A while back we wrote about 2-bedroom, 2-bath units in a full-amenity condo high-rise renting for the same price ($1,950 a month) as a convertible [...]
Chicago Association of Realtors continues to promote ethics violations
A week ago we wondered whether the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) was fostering trademark fraud. CAR has since removed the offending use of [...]
Supplementing the Trib’s apartment hunting tips
Today's Chicago Tribune has an informative article about apartment-hunting strategies in what's currently a landlord's market. It's generally good [...]
Would you like to hose your real estate agent?
Australian real estate agents have taken to video far more enthusiastically than their American counterparts, have been more creative in their app [...]
The rent premium for a second bedroom in the Loop
Renters often begin their apartment search with a fixed notion of what they're looking for. All too often their expectations are dashed – the size [...]
Does your condo building qualify for FHA financing?
A condominium's eligibility for FHA financing can have an impact on its market value, due to the low down payment requirement and lower underwriti [...]
Avoid MLS rentals that don’t disclose an address
In order for a real estate broker to list a property for rent in the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) it must have a written exclusive right t [...]
Take your apartment search offline
One of the biggest mistakes Chicago renters make in their apartment search is looking only online and only on Craigslist.
Take your search off [...]
Go directly to the landlord when renting an apartment
Finding an apartment in Chicago through an apartment rental service can be a time-wasting and frustrating experience.
When renters go directly [...]
Rules for renters in dealings with Chicago rental services
Chicago renters often find dealing with rental services an experience that's frustrating at best and an expensive, life-disrupting nightmare at wo [...]
Rookie high-rise tenants whining about the heat
Most Chicagoans are thoroughly enjoying the recent record high temperatures. Most, but not all.
We've heard that twenty-something rookie renter [...]
Stop using Craigslist to shop for rentals, says real estate veteran
Dennis Dooley is a seasoned veteran of the real estate industry, having served in management positions at both a local and national level.
He's [...]
Always ask to see a rental agent’s licenses
Many of Chicago's rental services employ unlicensed staff in flagrant violation of the law, fully aware of the fact that they're committing a crim [...]
Vintage in decline? Nine steps you can take to sell
The market for vintage condos in Chicago has been on a steady decline for the last 5 years. In 2007 vintage sales, as a percent of total sales, we [...]
Scanning Craigslist apartment ads is March madness
Chicago-based apartment rental website domu has written about "why you should ditch craigslist for your apartment search" and tallied more than 19 [...]
YoChicago gets around Chicagoland
Keeping faith with one of our tag lines – Chicagoland's #1 real estate video channel – we've shot video in 37 Chicago neighborhoods and 7 suburbs [...]
Where oh where is Roscoe Village?
As the rental season heats up, newcomers to Chicago often find themselves mystified by the many neighborhood names they see in rental ads: Roscoe [...]
YoChicago launches YoRents, online speed-dating for renters and landlords
Looking for an apartment in Chicago? Have you ever placed an apartment-wanted ad on Craigslist and wondered whether any landlords would see it? Di [...]