1/4/16
The naïve youngsters who joined Chicago rental services last year in pursuit of a decent living have almost all gone back to tending bar,...
12/13/15
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...
12/6/15
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...
11/24/15
A recent Craigslist apartment search for Streeterville returned 2,500 results – Craigslist’s maximum. Further limiting the search by adding “Chicagoland Property Group” (CPG) –...
10/28/15
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...
10/5/15
We’re fortunate to see Chicago from many vantage points, and we’re always eager to share what we see. Join us for a look down,...
9/7/15
Despite their wacky protestations to the contrary, rental services aren’t free, and they aren’t paid for by landlords. Every renter in a high-rise that...
6/17/15
If you’ve been online looking for an apartment in downtown Chicago, the odds are that you’re seeing ads similar to the screen cap shown...
3/16/15
There are only seven apartment buildings in Chicago’s Loop proper, and another seven in the part of the Loop known as the New East...
3/12/15
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...
2/23/15
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 list gives you...
1/14/15
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...
12/29/14
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...
12/1/14
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...
11/28/14
945 West Fulton is a 3-story mixed-use building in the Fulton Market section of the West Loop....
10/27/14
Circa 922 is an 11-story, 104 unit apartment building in the West Loop. The building is an...
9/8/14
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 one....
8/4/14
Late last year we began a series of apartment reviews and they’ve proven popular, contributing to a more than 70% year-over-year increase in our...
7/1/14
A new agent starts at a Chicago rental service and, within a matter of days, is receiving five-star reviews at Yelp from people writing...
7/1/14
Chicago’s rental services promise to make your apartment search swift and painless. To encourage you to use their services they attempt to make your...