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    Buying vs Renting a Home in 2021

Buying vs Renting a Home in 2021

By Liz Stevens| 2021-01-07T10:59:41-06:00 January 7th, 2021|

Buying vs renting a home in 2021. Home prices are rising across the country but it might still be more affordable to buy a home than rent one in 2021. Buying vs Renting a Home in 2021 Home prices are rising faster than rents in 83 percent of the 915 U.S. counties ATTOM Data Solutions [...]

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    Can You Break a Lease During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Can You Break a Lease During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-07-31T09:42:02-05:00 July 31st, 2020|

Can you break a lease during COVID-19? This reader’s grandson rented an apartment near campus but fall classes are being held online. Q: In January, my grandson and three of his friends agreed to rent a 4-bedroom apartment near the campus starting in August, when school was supposed to resume. They signed the lease in [...]

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    Can My Landlord Terminate My Lease During COVID-19?

Can My Landlord Terminate My Lease During COVID-19?

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-07-02T17:26:55-05:00 July 2nd, 2020|

Can my landlord terminate my lease during COVID-19? This reader wants to know if it’s possible and how much notice they’ll be given. Q: If you rent on a month-to-month basis, can the owner terminate the lease during the COVID-19 pandemic? And, if the landlord does notify a tenant that the landlord elects to terminate [...]

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    Cannabis Legalization and Real Estate: What Happens to Property Values?

Cannabis Legalization and Real Estate: What Happens to Property Values?

By Liz Stevens| 2020-02-26T11:10:00-06:00 February 20th, 2020|

Cannabis legalization and real estate: what happens to property values? How has recreational cannabis legalization impacted the real estate market? This year, Illinois joined 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing recreational cannabis use.  Nearly $3.2 million of marijuana and cannabis products were sold on January 1st in Illinois, and there are still dispensaries [...]

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    What Can I Do If My Landlord Doesn’t Return My Security Deposit?

What Can I Do If My Landlord Doesn’t Return My Security Deposit?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-09-06T15:28:18-05:00 September 6th, 2019|

What can I do if my landlord doesn’t return my security deposit? My landlord sold the unit after condo deconversion but never gave the deposit back to me. Q: I am a tenant in a building that was recently deconverted from condos to apartments. Prior to the deconversion, I had rented the condo from the [...]

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    Top 10 Most Expensive Cities to Live in 2019

Top 10 Most Expensive Cities to Live in 2019

By Liz Stevens| 2019-08-20T10:34:44-05:00 July 31st, 2019|

Top 10 most expensive cities to live in 2019. Setup costs and living expenses rank the most in-demand cities around the world from most to least costly. What are the top 10 most expensive cities to live in 2019? Research by Movinga ranks each of the most in-demand cities from around the world from most [...]

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    Is Renting or Home Buying Right For You In Retirement?

Is Renting or Home Buying Right For You In Retirement?

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-10-23T13:43:55-05:00 October 19th, 2018|

Is renting or home buying right for you in retirement? The answer depends on both your financial situation and your health. We recently received a couple of questions dealing with couples who are in their sixties, seventies and eighties that are planning to move and wonder whether they should buy or rent their next home. [...]

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    10 Mistakes to Avoid When Renting an Apartment

10 Mistakes to Avoid When Renting an Apartment

By Ron Carter| 2019-09-09T08:34:51-05:00 September 18th, 2018|

Renting an apartment is tricky. There are at least 10 mistakes you should avoid making when you rent an apartment. If you can avoid making these mistakes, you'll save yourself time and money.  When you rent an apartment for the first time, you're bound to make a mistake. In fact, research shows there are 10 [...]

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    How to Pick a New Neighborhood

How to Pick a New Neighborhood

By Ron Carter| 2018-09-04T14:40:43-05:00 September 11th, 2018|

Most tenants looking for a place to rent will spend much of the time looking at what kind of space they’ll have inside the four walls of an apartment. That makes sense, since it’s what you will see daily, and there’s an important connection that needs to be made. But the space outside those walls [...]

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    How to Find a Great Landlord

How to Find a Great Landlord

By Ron Carter| 2018-09-04T12:33:58-05:00 September 4th, 2018|

Finding the right rental property can be very stressful. Renters spend most of their time searching for an rental unit that satisfies basic living needs, such as the size, look and location of the property. But if you don’t find a great landlord, you won’t enjoy living in your new home even if it has [...]

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