

Navigating the rental market in Chicago
The median rent in Chicago is 8% higher than the national average, according to data from Apartment List.
Chicagoans are facing rents that increased by 1.4% in the past month compared to the national rate of 0.4%. This is on top of application fees and various fees associated with moving.
Reset learns about the screening process and the pressures prospective tenants and landlords are under.
GUESTS: Michelle Gilbert, legal and policy director at Law Center for Better Housing
Michael Glasser, president of the Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance
Ahmadou Dramé, director of the Illinois Justice Project
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Navigating the rental market in Chicago
The median rent in Chicago is 8% higher than the national average, according to data from Apartment List.
Chicagoans are facing rents that increased by 1.4% in the past month compared to the national rate of 0.4%. This is on top of application fees and various fees associated with moving.
Reset learns about the screening process and the pressures prospective tenants and landlords are under.
GUESTS: Michelle Gilbert, legal and policy director at Law Center for Better Housing
Michael Glasser, president of the Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance
Ahmadou Dramé, director of the Illinois Justice Project