The Illinois Real Estate License Act requires licensees to have written authorization to advertise a property for sale or for rent. Leasing agents at...
Chicago’s rental service sharks are gearing up to make your search for a new apartment as difficult as possible this rental season, in hopes...
WalkScore is a site that many apartment renters implicitly trust. That trust derives, in part, from the fact that many apartment properties link to...
There are 16 real estate agents pictured on the “Meet the Team” page at Homescout Realty, one of the firms on our rental service...
Chicago neighborhood boundaries aren’t always etched in stone, so it’s fair to give real estate brokers a bit of latitude when they’re describing a...
If you’ve been searching for an apartment in downtown Chicago, the cookies that track your online behavior result in your seeing banner ads for...
“…one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” That’s a first for YoChicago – a quote from the Bible,...
Chicagoland Property Group (“CPG”) has been listed on YoChicago’s rental service do-not-call list for years, and is on the current list. We’ve written repeatedly...
The naïve youngsters who joined Chicago rental services last year in pursuit of a decent living have almost all gone back to tending bar,...
In Illinois, you’ll need 300 hours of classroom training and practical experience before you can become licensed to braid hair. If you want to...
New renters in Chicago are often confused or misled by Craigslist and other ads into believing that they’re contacting a landlord or management company...
Chicagoland Property Group (“CPG”) retains its long-standing rank as Craigslist’s worst apartment ad spammer. As of yesterday the firm had more than 6,000 apartment...
If you’re relocating to Chicago and looking for a great apartment in a well-managed building, you can spare yourself the expense and hassle of...
We surveyed the Facebook pages of dozens of Chicago’s larger property management firms to determine which one had garnered the most Likes. Planned Property...
If you’re moving to New York, you’ll need a rental service broker to gain access to some of that city’s best apartments. If you’re...
A recent Craigslist apartment search for Streeterville returned 2,500 results – Craigslist’s maximum. Further limiting the search by adding “Chicagoland Property Group” (CPG) –...
This morning’s email included the “hot sheet” from a newer high-rise offering renters a month’s free rent and their brokers / finders a month-and-a-half’s...
If you’re looking for an apartment in Chicago’s sought-after Lincoln Park neighborhood, the worst place to start is with a Chicago rental service a/k/a...
We love rooftops, and head for one every chance we get. Here’s a brief look at some of what we’ve seen within the past...
In Chicago, unlike New York and some other cities, rental services are typically paid by the property rather than by the renter. It is...
