All Entries in the "Apartments" Category
Federal Program Will Turn Foreclosures Into Rentals
If I had money to invest, it would go right into the housing market. Chicago real estate values are hovering around their 2001 levels, and interest rates are at record lows. The time to buy is now. Of course, being upside-down in my own mortgage, I am in no position to be investing in the [...]
Rents Drop in Some Chicago Neighborhoods
Yesterday, Chicago Real Estate Forum wrote about RentJuice’s newest whitepapers, a free source that offers real estate professionals tips on how to successfully tap into the hot rental market. So, how hot is Chicago’s rental market? While the city owns one of the lowest rental vacancy rates in the country, some neighborhoods saw a drop [...]
Real Estate Professionals, It’s Time to Diversify
The housing industry has gone through many changes since peaking in 2006. To be successful, real estate professionals need to change with the landscape. Today’s hottest commodity: Renters. Rental-marketing specialist RentJuice has released its latest whitepapers, which reveal the tips a broker needs to tap into this industry and grow a real estate business in [...]
Disputed Metro Chicago Real Estate Accepted
A western suburb is moving forward on the construction of some controversial metro Chicago new homes. Oak Park trustees this week unanimously approved the addition of a 20-story apartment building at the corner of Lake Street and Forest Avenue in the heart of the city’s downtown area. The trustee’s 7-0 vote overrode the Oak Park [...]
Create Your Own Rental Listings Website in Seconds
RentJuice just got juicier. The rental marketing website has expanded its platform to introduce JuicePress, a system that uses WordPress to instantly create individual websites for RentJuice customers. “One of the things that some of our customers lack is a high-quality website to display all the listings they have,” said Kyle Paice of RentJuice. “And [...]
