3/16/12
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...
3/12/12
Chicago-based apartment rental website domu has written about “why you should ditch craigslist for your apartment search” and tallied more than 19,000 new apartment...
2/28/12
Over the weekend I noticed rental services advertising 2-bedroom, 2-bath lofts at Cobbler Square on Craigslist at prices ranging from $2,550 to $2,610. The...
2/20/12
The Streeter, a 48-story, 481-unit apartment tower at 345 E Ohio St in Streeterville, was still in lease-up mode and at 56% occupancy when...
2/6/12
Several months ago we opined that Apartments.com, a national site owned by a group of major newspapers, was the stand-out choice for renters searching...
1/31/12
Jimmy McMillan, the 2010 gubernatorial candidate of New York’s Rent Is Too Damn High Party, achieved some notoriety thanks to the many YouTube remixes...
1/16/12
Last week we quietly began keeping track of the available inventory of homes and condos listed for rent in six north lakefront ZIP Codes...
12/27/11
It’s not uncommon for Chicago apartment websites and videos to engage in a little puffery about the advantages of their location. WalkScore.com rates the...
12/9/11
There’s no single website that’s best for Chicago apartment searches of all types. There is, however, one that stands out if you’re limiting your...
12/7/11
You’re all probably highly aware of this phenomenon by now, but a reminder never hurts. When you’re looking at reviews of apartment rental services...
11/17/11
I’ve frequently cautioned renters about the pitfalls of working with the rental services that I call bedbugs based on their toxic behavior toward renters....
11/17/11
http://CityRanchRealEstate.com I’ve frequently cautioned renters about the pitfalls of working with the rental services that I call bedbugs
11/1/11
Chicago Apartment Seekers, one of the rental services that we call bedbugs and place on a do-not-call list, runs fictitious addresses in a number...
10/13/11
The Chicago Architecture Blog recently stopped by the newly-opened
9/30/11
We’ve previously wondered about Exchange Apartment Finders (EAF), which appeared to be doing business as a real estate broker / apartment finder without the...
8/30/11
You never know who you’re getting in the car with when you work with one of the apartment rental services that we call bedbugs....
8/8/11
If you’re not, stay far, far away. The Craigslist ad you see pictured above does not, as Illinois law requires, disclose the name of...
8/3/11
We recently wrote about Trulia’s doomed efforts to cut back on apartment rental scams in its listings. The scams continue, as they always will...
7/31/11
A recent post at TruliaBlog boasted that: As online rentals fraud is becoming an industry-wide problem, Trulia is committed to keeping our rental listings...
7/18/11
Stephanie Konow and Katie Bommarito are former rental services agents who grew frustrated with that business and set out to connect Chicago tenants directly...