Tag: Lists
Jon Zolecki leads in Craigslist apartment spam race
We've written about Chicagoland Property Group ("CPG") a number of times, and singled the firm out as the most prolific source of spam apartment a [...]
Why YoChicago is your best Streeterville apartment source
There are only 16 apartment complexes in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood and you'll find all of them on YoChicago's at-a-glance list. The lis [...]
A visit to three new South Loop apartment sites
I stopped by three South Loop construction sites yesterday for a brief look.
The sixth floor of 1000 S Clark is nearing completion and work has [...]
That apartment was rented before you applied
Applying for an apartment that's already been rented – or was never available – is just one of the very many pitfalls you'll encounter when you work w [...]
South Loop apartments for rent – an up-to-date list
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 list.
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Evanston apartments – YoChicago’s list and reviews
We've just published the first draft of our at-a-glance list of Evanston apartments in a Google spreadsheet. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of t [...]
How to get an edge on renting the best apartments
If you're working with a rental service, the odds are high that you're not going to able to rent some of Chicago's most desirable apartments.
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How fast your agent gets paid may bias which apartments you see
A recent comment at YoChicago:
I am hearing thru the grapevine that some agents are actually quietly boycotting some buildings and management [...]
Video – Tour twenty Lincoln Park apartment buildings
You can sit for half an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you've already given over the phone to a rookie agen [...]
Chicago’s best free apartment finder
If you're searching for an apartment in Chicago's downtown, Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods, YoChicago is the best way to yelp you find on [...]
A time-saving way to search Craigslist apartment ads
A few months ago we identified the top 10 apartment ad spammers at Craigslist. As you might expect, they're all Chicago rental services a/k/a apar [...]
Bypass 1,000s of Craigslist apartment spam ads with a single click
Chicago's rental services promise to make your apartment search swift and painless. To encourage you to use their services they attempt to make yo [...]
An up-to-date list of available River North apartments
You can see all of the managed apartment building options in River North on YoChicago's availability list, below. You can learn more about the bui [...]
Streeterville apartments moving forward
Last week we noted the scale of activity in the 400 block of East Grand Ave in Streeterville.
We stopped by yesterday for a closer look at the [...]
Demolition complete at Division Street apartment site
A year ago Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that Portland-based Gerding Edlen Development planned to break ground by last November on a [...]
Tour twenty Lincoln Park apartment buildings in half an hour
You can fritter away half an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you've already given over the phone to a rookie [...]
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 [...]
Lies Chicago rental services tell – nothing in your price range
There are lots of things Chicago's rental services don't want you to know about the way they operate, and we've previously posted on twenty-five o [...]
River North – A list of available apartments and current rents
If you're looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's availability list [...]
This week’s new West Loop apartment proposal
It's not quite a weekly occurrence, but you can be excused for feeling that each week brings the announcement of a new West Loop apartment develop [...]