At the intersection of Chicago’s growth and its residents, the city finds itself resurrecting the ever-lasting argument of Rent Control. Throughout Chicago’s battle with neighborhood economics, we’ve seen that issues arise when the government…
Original from Crain's It's too early to tell, but banks may be starting to provide the downtown Chicago apartment market with something it could use right now: restraint. They're tightening lending guidelines for new developments…
From: http://www.businessinsider.com/federal-reserve-fomc-comment-on-new-housing-crisis-2016-10 The Federal Reserve doesn't think the US has enough houses. In the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes from the September meeting, the members of the Federal Open Markets Committee spoke about the various…
From: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-cities-see-apartment-rents-fall-for-first-time-in-years-1475614808 -------- Apartment rents declined in some of the country’s priciest cities during the third quarter, a dramatic reversal that could signal the end of a six-year boom for the U.S. rental market. Rents in…