oh, Austin
Austin rents up, up and away.
“Average rent, which sat at $1,367 and dipped to $1,300 at its pandemic low (-4.9%), skyrocketed to $1,647 by September 2021, a 25.3% year-over-year increase.” | learn more
Tag: rent
retail therapy
Rent the Runway stops accepting subscribers following delivery disaster
The logistics of this business leave little room for error, and recently they’ve had some very big errors. To their credit, they’re not trying to sweep their failures under the rug. | learn more
oh, chicago
How to rent e-scooters in Chicago
“A pilot program brings thousands of scooters to Chicago. Here’s how to ride them.” | learn more
fun facts
Prepaying $500k in rent is maybe a bad idea.
The son of the now-jailed former prime minister of Moldova pre-paid a lot of rent, catching the UK government’s attention. Once they looked into it, they seized a bunch more of his illicit cash. | learn more
oh, chicago
Should rent control come to Chicago?
The practice has long been banned in Illinois, but is now a gubernatorial campaign issue. “[O]n the March primary ballot, voters in 10 of Chicago’s wards and roughly 100 precincts will be asked whether they support rent control” | learn more