Category: Apartments, rentals
Investors cheer as rental market tightens
Good news for condo investors, bad news for renters: Condo investors are poised to do well by renting out their units as the rental market tightens in [...]
Chicago rent barometer: lakeside pads for summer
If you're weary from trying to kick your a / c into action, and don't want to hang out with the seniors at the city's cooling stations, check out thes [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Nightmare in Roscoe Village
Anyone have any horror stories of rents gone awry as the condo market slows down? Yo hears that twentysomething renters are starting to leave Roscoe V [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Cornering the crappy neighborhood market
This is what Yo likes to see - a rental advertisment that's not afraid to tell it like it is. The ad for this home bore the headline: "$695/3br single [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Linoleum is the new hardwood!
Linoleum lovers unite! Brazilian hardwood is so 2006. Don't confine this finish to the bathroom or the kitchen when you can entertain guests with it. [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Edgewater apartments
Here at Yo headquarters, there are no shortage of Edgewater fans, but how much does it cost to rent an apartment in this lake-hugging neighborhood of [...]
TIF money helps convert Randolph Tower to apartments
As the condo craze cools ever so slightly and more renters are hustling for choice in apartments, the increase in the number of apartment buildings be [...]
HGTV tool makes moving furniture less of a guessing game
We know from experience that one of the most frustrating things about moving is trying to figure out how your old furniture will fit into your new pla [...]
Land of the high-end rentals: Logan Square a bargain at $7,900!
Our favorite ritzy rental this week? The five-bedroom 4.5-bathroom single-family home at 1919 N Honore St. There's a handful of reasons we're taken wi [...]
Renter's toolbox: negotiating the lease
I didn't realize that rent on an apartment could be negotiable until I told my old landlord I was moving out. Suddenly, that firm price tag was quiver [...]
Land of the high-end rentals: Lake View home for $14,000
You know you might be dealing with a high-end rental if the number of bathrooms easily outpaces the number of bedrooms, there's more than one laundry [...]
Chicago rent barometer: apartments for under $600
What can $600 get you these days in the Windy City? About 400 hot dogs or 30 days in one of these apartments, depending on where your priorities lie.
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AvalonBay plans new high-rise rental development in Edgewater
Rebound isn't always a bad thing, at least when it comes to real estate. We've been whispering about a rental rebound for months now, with new constru [...]
We like to watch: inside new apartment tower Sky55
What better way to kick off a long weekend and celebrate the freedoms at the heart of Independence Day than with a tour of a brand new rental high-ris [...]
Land of the high-end rentals: $3,000 one-bedroom in Lincoln Park
In a quick listings search this morning this single-family house turned up as the priciest one-bedroom rental we found in the city, at $3,000 per mont [...]
Chicago rent barometer: high-rise rentals near the Loop
The Shoreham has two-bedroom two-bathroom apartments starting from $2,415 for 1,200 square feet. That rent will also make you a part of Lakeshore Eas [...]
New Sky55 apartment high-rise gives plenty to look at
With our recent posts on Sky55, the new-construction high-rise rental development in the South Loop, we thought it was high time we pass along a phot [...]
Tight budgets the mother of creativity for apartment dwellers
Our friends over at Apartment Therapy and Decor8 recently turned us on to the Web site Ikeahacker, which showcases DIY projects that elevate Ikea's st [...]
Insured renters in the minority
A week after urging renters to get renters insurance, About.com conducted a poll of renters to see how many were insured. No surprise that only 41 per [...]
We like to watch: Park Evanston apartments lays it all out
Looking at floor plans is fine and dandy, but it's sometimes hard to get a sense of how big a place actually is based on two-dimensional lines and m [...]