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A table of five competitiveness factors and how they stacked up nationally in mid-2023 and mid-2024; data part of RentCafe's recurring series on most competitive rental markets

Here Are the Country’s Hottest Rental Markets

The most competitive metros during 2024’s peak leasing season, courtesy of RentCafe and Yardi Matrix.

Rendering of Earle School Apartments, a redevelopment of an elementary school into an affordable housing community in Chicago

Gorman & Co. to Transform Historic Chicago School into Affordable Housing

Once redeveloped, the former elementary school will comprise 50 units.

The Marlowe in Chicago's exterior

Virtú Snaps Up Chicago Community

The deal marks the investor’s first acquisition in the city.

The OC Living ribbon cutting ceremony.

Habitat’s Chicago Project Blends Affordable Housing, Health Care

OC Living is part of a $200 million mixed-use development.

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JRK Fund Acquires Chicago-Area Asset

The community is located in a suburb southwest of the city.

Property at 100 Oak Ave., Aurora, Ill.

Historic Chicago Schools Become Affordable Housing

A joint venture led by Housing for All undertook the adaptive reuse project.

Downtown Chicago

Chicago Multifamily Report – June 2024

The Windy City outperformed national averages.

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Habitat Opens Chicago West Side Community

OC Living, the first residential component of the $200 million Ogden Commons development in Chicago’s West Side North Lawndale community, has opened its doors.

Rendering of 400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

Related Breaks Ground on Downtown Chicago Tower

A state agency issued upward of $500 million in bonds for this project.

Image related to the project at 17601 NE Union Road, Ridgefield, Wash.

U-Haul to Add 2 Facilities in Washington and Illinois

The properties will total more than 1,780 self storage units.