Tag: Do-not-call list
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 [...]
Michael Longo, scofflaw apartment spammer, North Star Real Estate Group
A mere four agents at North Star Real Estate Group had over 4,100 apartment ads active on Craigslist yesterday evening. Three of them accounted fo [...]
WalkScore and Zumper are a serious menace to Chicago renters and landlords
WalkScore is a site that many apartment renters implicitly trust. That trust derives, in part, from the fact that many apartment properties link t [...]
Homescout Realty misrepresents agent licenses
There are 16 real estate agents pictured on the “Meet the Team” page at Homescout Realty, one of the firms on our rental service do-not-call list
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Going Biblical on Live Here Chicago
“…one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.”
That's a first for YoChicago – a quote from the Bible, Luke 16.
The quo [...]
The Chicago rental service do-not-call list
New renters in Chicago are often confused or misled by Craigslist and other ads into believing that they’re contacting a landlord or management co [...]
Is Brian Murphy Kale Realty’s worst rental scofflaw?
Several days ago we questioned whether Kale Realty is a rental service scofflaw, and suggested an affirmative answer.
This morning we sampled a [...]
Is Kale Realty a rental service scofflaw?
Illinois law bars licensed real estate agents from advertising property without written permission and bans the "use of URL, domain name, metatag, [...]
Luxury Living Chicago’s new twist on deceptive rental service ads
The Illinois Real Estate License Act prohibits "blind advertisements," i.e. ads that do not contain the name of the broker licensee that placed th [...]
Rental service quote of the day – kill granny
Yesterday I added a new name to our do-not-call list of Chicago rental services a/k/a apartment locators a/k/a apartment finders.
All of the fi [...]
The 2014 Chicago rental service do-not-call list
New renters in Chicago are often confused or misled by Craigslist and other ads into believing that they’re contacting a landlord or management co [...]
Get out of Craigslist jail, go direct to Lakeview landlords
If you're looking to rent in Lakeview you can waste countless hours reading 1,000s of repetitive bait-and-switch rental service ads at Craigslist. [...]
Does your rental agent have MLS access?
If you've contacted a leasing agent to help find your next apartment, you'll want to be certain that the agent has access to all the listings in M [...]
A visit to Exchange Apartment Finders
Yesterday morning I visited 1531 N Ashland Ave, the address listed on its website for Exchange Apartment Finders (EAF). My goal was to interview t [...]
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