3/22/13
On February 14 the Illinois Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board voted to impose a $100,000 fine on James Tarr and Exchange Apartment Finders....
3/22/13
If you want to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list,...
3/21/13
If you’re considering a move to the South Loop, the best source of what’s new and interesting in the neighborhood is Sloopin. Sloopin has...
3/20/13
We’ve been writing about Chicago Apartment Finders, which was a charter member of our rental service do-not-call list, for over 7 years. We’ve wondered...
3/15/13
If you want to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list,...
3/14/13
Three South Loop buildings saw their lowest-priced units rented last week, with significantly higher rents on the remaining available units. At 1130 S Michigan,...
3/8/13
If you want to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list,...
3/7/13
The software systems that continually reset rents at the major apartment complexes appear to have notched up most South Loop rents by modest amounts...
3/4/13
Two months ago, shortly after taking a a closer look at Rent Proactive, we named it the first member of our Dirtiest Dozen rental...
3/1/13
Lots of Chicago leasing agents are unsavory characters, but only a small minority of them are convicted criminals. If you want to be certain...
3/1/13
If you want to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list,...
2/28/13
The software systems that continually reset rents at the major apartment complexes appear to have notched up most South Loop rents by modest amounts...
2/26/13
Head over to the real estate jobs section of Craigslist and you’ll see repeated variations on that headline. Read the ads, and learn the...
2/25/13
Chicago’s rental services routinely spam Craigslist, Trulia, Zillow, hotpads and other websites with high-volume bait-and-switch advertising. They habitually advertise properties without having the written...
2/22/13
The Craigslist recruiting ad pictured above prompted me to take a closer look at New Market Realty’s website. Who, after all, wouldn’t want to...
2/22/13
A rare 2,216 square foot 3-bedroom, 3-bath penthouse at The Chicagoan, 750 N Rush, became available during the past week. I was in that...
2/21/13
Five years ago today we linked to a Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily Report that Draper & Kramer planned to demolish the 1,870-unit Lake...
2/21/13
If you want to rent in the South Loop, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s South Loop availability...
2/20/13
Unannounced and short-notice showings are one of the most common complaints that tenants have about landlords and the rental services they employ to rent...
2/18/13
Chicago’s rental services would like you to believe that it’s a difficult task to find your best apartment deal in the Streeterville. In fact,...