Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
How to Avoid Fraud When Apartment Hunting
Clip: 8/27/2022 | 7m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Rental scams are on the rise. We talk about how to avoid getting taken in.
A tight housing market and rising interest rates are shutting out many would-be homebuyers. That’s put the squeeze on Chicago’s rental market. And competition for apartments is intense, leaving the city's renters, which includes many Black Chicagoans, as more vulnerable targets for scammers and shady landlords.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
How to Avoid Fraud When Apartment Hunting
Clip: 8/27/2022 | 7m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
A tight housing market and rising interest rates are shutting out many would-be homebuyers. That’s put the squeeze on Chicago’s rental market. And competition for apartments is intense, leaving the city's renters, which includes many Black Chicagoans, as more vulnerable targets for scammers and shady landlords.
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