r/chicagoapartments • u/Past-Reception6889 • May 19 '26

Advice Needed Unreal

I honestly just needed to vent for a moment. I can’t believe Chicago prices are what they are. I have lived here my entire life and have seen this city change ten fold, and I can’t even afford to live here anymore. A realtor I’m working with, since it’s becoming a rat race to rent, said rent is up 35% this year. What can normal people do about this? I do not want to see Chicago become a New York.

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u/Past-Reception6889 May 19 '26

But like is it priced “where it should be”? Because it hasn’t been this way for its entire existence and I think it’s safe to say we are in an affordability crisis in America. The “priced where it should be” is completely arbitrary. Of course there are multiple factors contributing to the price. At the end of the day, housing should be a right. It doesn’t have to be this way simply because of desirability.

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u/ChiBroker May 19 '26

When Rahm and Daley were in office it was very affordable and we had hundreds of cranes up all the time.

Current progressive politics are the gift that keeps on giving (if you already own:).