Aerial views of new apartment construction
YoChicago took to the air last Wednesday with a goal of shooting a view of the new high-rise apartment projects underway in downtown Chicago. Our [...]
Chicago apartment deals
The grid below has links to building websites, near real-time rent and availability info, and summary descriptions of special offers to which addi [...]
A holiday video card from Planned Property
Planned Property owns and manages 30 apartment buildings in prime River North, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park and Lakeview East locations.
Join us i [...]
Available MLS-listed rentals at a high on North Lakefront
As of late yesterday there were 832 homes and condos listed for rent in local Multiple Listing Service in ZIP Codes 60614, 60657, 60613, 60640, 60 [...]
Lincoln Park has lowest apartment vacancy rate, highest rent increases
Marcus & Millichap just released its Q4 Local Apartment Reports which cover major trends, including rents and sales performance measures for 42 US [...]
Housing affordability worsens for young renters, improves for young owners
Fannie Mae recently published its latest Housing Insights report (pdf). Among the report's findings is a divergence in housing affordability betwe [...]
Micro-apartments as an alternative to roommates
Back in July New York's Mayor Bloomberg launched a competition to design and build "Micro-Units," small apartments adapted to "how New Yorkers liv [...]
Rainmaker, Rainmaker, raise up the rents
Have you ever wondered how your landlord decided how much to raise your rent?
You might be surprised to learn that the amount was determined b [...]
Deadline tomorrow for CAMME Awards entries
The Chicagoland Apartment Association's (CAA) annual CAMME Awards are the Oscars of the multi-family housing profession in the Chicago metro are [...]
Is it finally handcuffs time for Exchange Apartment Finders?
As far back as November 2000 Exchange Apartment Finders was fined for practicing real estate without a license and ordered to obtain one. We've found [...]
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 [...]
Chicago’s most popular rental neighborhoods
Google Analytics provides us an ongoing snapshot of the relatively popularity of the neighborhoods covered by our rental Guides and at-a-glance li [...]
A downturn in suburban rents, occupancy levels
"One month's free rent" signs dotted the roadside last week as I traversed Lake County on my way to Fox Lake. The signs registered more vividly t [...]
Marcus & Millichap anticipates lower vacancies, higher rents in Chicago
Marcus & Millichap's 2012 National Apartment Report (PDF, registration required) just became available online. The report summarizes information a [...]
Is Chicago ready for speed roommating ?
It's called "speed flatmating" in London, and The Telegraph describes how it works:
This is the property world's version of speed-dating. Peopl [...]
MLS-listed downtown rentals jumped nearly 20% in September
On the first Friday of September there were 734 homes and condos listed for rent in the MLS in the downtown ZIP codes that we track. As of Septemb [...]
Share your bathroom with paying strangers through CLOO
A hat tip to Gizmodo for alerting me to CLOO', the latest venture in the sharing economy.
Here's how CLOO' works, per its Website:
CLOO' tur [...]
Airbnb – illegal short-term rentals galore
A current New York Times article focuses on owners who rent out their apartments – or one or more bedrooms – to strangers on a short-term basis.
Ac [...]
MLS-listed downtown rental inventory hits another low
Back in November of 2009, when we began tracking MLS-listed homes and condos for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes there were 1,927 units available. A [...]
Most-viewed posts in the last 30 days
What Yo readers have been reading the most? According to Google Analytics, the five items that were visited most often during the last 30 days wer [...]