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Rules for renters dealing 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 worst [...]
Three simple ways to protect yourself against Chicago rental services
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 re [...]
Tales from an apartment hunt – brokers vs rental services
One of my correspondents, a veteran renter, has been sending me periodic updates on his experiences in searching for his next apartment. Here's th [...]
Chicago rental services closing offices, rebranding, testing new business models
As Chicago's rental market strengthens and vacancies decrease, a number of landlords have been cutting back on their use of apartment rental servi [...]
Twenty-five things the rental services won’t tell you
The slick-looking Web sites for apartment rental / locator / finder services tell you that you’ve arrived at Chicago’s premier FREE rental service [...]
The biggest problem with rental services
Joe Zekas has had his eye on apartment rental services for the past couple of weeks, and to get the inside scoop on some of the problems that plague [...]
The biggest problem with apartment rental services
Chicago apartment rental services are little regulated and many provide shoddy service or even a disservice to consumers.
I sat down with Tim Br [...]
New slime tactics from slimy rental services
Oh, wait. "Slimy rental service" is, in almost every case, redundant.
A landlord, posting in Craigslist's housing forum contends that rental services [...]
See rents and video tours of New East Side / Lakeshore East apartments
The following spreadsheet shows you the starting rents as of May 31, 2022 at all but one of the apartment communities in Chicago’s popular New Eas [...]
Chicago’s Lakeview East – Insider tips for first-time renters
The Lakeview East neighborhood is the first choice for many first-time renters. Its pedestrian-friendly streets host a ton of one-of-a-kind bars, [...]
Chicago’s Lakeview East – Insider tips for first-time renters
https://yochicago.com/lakeview-apartment-guide/
See video tours, a map, and links to websites with near real-time rent and availability info at YoCh [...]
Edgewater / Uptown apartment guide
Click on a place marker with a green icon on the above map to view embedded video tours.
Structured information on apartments, amenities and a [...]
The 2018 list of new downtown Chicago apartments
NOTE: This post is now out-of-date. New apartments are now featured at the top of each of our neighborhood lists, which are linked in the right column [...]
Is Trudo Realty employing unlicensed leasing agents?
Trudo Realty, which has been on our rental service do-not-call list and our top ten ad-spammers list for years, currently has more than 5,100 apar [...]
Chicago Residential Group – renters beware
We've been a keen observer of Chicago's rental service industry for many years, and have yet to see a single company that consistently operates wi [...]
How to get the worst deal on a Lincoln Park or Lakeview apartment
If you're apartment hunting in the prime near-lakefront areas of Lincoln Park or Lakeview, working with one of Chicago's apartment finders (a/k/a [...]
Gold Coast apartment list and map
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Almost every major Gold Coast apartment building is li [...]
River North apartment list and map
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Every major River North apartment building is listed i [...]
Fulton River District / River West apartment list, map and video tours
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Every major Fulton River District and River West apart [...]