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Friday, April 26
If the housing market is cooling for sellers, the rental market appears to be heating up for lessors. As condo conversions cut into apartment inventory, the Sun-Times reports that local landlords plan to hike rents by the highest percentages in several years when leases come up for renewal in the next few months.