6/10/13
Chicago’s rental services a/k/a apartment locators a/k/a apartment finders advertise that they’re “free” to renters since the landlords pay their commissions – typically a...
6/5/13
If you’re using one of Chicago’s apartment finders a/k/a locators a/k/a rental services to look for an apartment, the odds are high that you’re...
2/6/13
It’s only the first week of February, but Chicago landlords are already beginning to post May 1 vacancies on their websites. Early next month...
2/4/13
Chicago’s piratical rental services / apartment locators / apartment finders would like you to believe that finding an apartment in Lincoln Park is a...
1/28/13
The Pickwick Stable, 22 E Jackson, is architecture blogger Wayne Lorentz’s “all-time favorite most unusual Chicago building.” You can learn some of the building’s...
1/22/13
Stephanie Konow and Katie Bommarito are former rental services agents who grew frustrated with that business and set out to connect Chicago tenants directly...
1/17/13
The past week has seen a modest increase in the number of lower-priced one-bedrooms available in the South Loop. We’ve also seen the number...
1/11/13
Reading positive reviews of rental services on Yelp invariably reminds me of what Oscar Wilde said of a Dickens’ short story. “One must have...
1/10/13
The most noticeable trend this past week was a modest upward drift in South Loop rents almost across the board, tracking a slight downtick...
8/3/12
This Craigslist ad is a classic of the Chicago apartment rental service genre, illustrating several of the time-wasting traps that anyone foolish enough to...
7/17/12
As of 9:30 last night, 17,511 ads had been posted yesterday in the Chicago > housing > apts/housing for rent section of Craigslist, almost...
6/15/12
If you were searching for a River North 2-bedroom with an indoor pool you might start by filtering Craigslist on 2+ BR apartments and...