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U.S. Cities That Renters Never Leave

January 12, 2023 No Comments

California is home to American cities where renters never leave because the U.S. Housing Marketing is always shaking up.

Are you renting or know family and friends who are city renters? If yes, it is time to show them the list of American cities that renters never leave because things are shaking up in the U.S. Housing Market.

The running streak of 124 straight months of rising home prices has been put to rest by several straight months of declining home prices in the United States (U.S.).

What does the current economic and housing climate mean for renters?

With rent across the country remaining at an all-time high, it begs the question:

By analyzing the U.S. Census Bureau housing data of more than 300 cities, here are the top places for homeowners and renters.

This report shows where Americans are staying locked in their leases and in a perpetual renting cycle. The top cities with the most long-term renters (people who moved in 22+ years ago) are:

1. New York (415,817 long-term renters)

2. Los Angeles (82,559 long-term renters)
3. Chicago (32,176 long-term renters)
4. San Francisco (25,803 long-term renters)
5. Philadelphia (14,511 long-term renters)

Why aren’t renters buying homes?

When renters are asked why they are not buying homes, the answer varies person to person.

While renters may not have the stability that home ownership provides, they are not always moving around. Find out which cities are home to the most long-term renters. Data analysis via Census Bureau data on renters who have been in the same home for 22+ years.

This nationwide survey found 71% of renters want to buy a home and the top deterrents include money, interest rates, and debt.

Take a look at the full report for more data on the cities with the most renters and homeowners.

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In November 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau conducted a survey of 1,003 people from around the U.S. Among respondents, 48% identified as male, 49% as female, and 3% as non-binary or transgender with an average age of 39.

Methodology

This housing data from the U.S. Census Bureau, analyzed more than 300 cities with a population of 100,000 or more to determine which cities are home to the highest percentage of owners and renters. It also analyzed the cities with the most tenured renters by looking at renters who have lived in the same home for 22+ years.

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New web series ‘Chicago Talent’ premieres: Inside look

August 30, 2018 No Comments

We see many web series popping up. With so many to choose from, it is important for producers and their cast to stand out. Producer of Insecure, Issa Rae (among others), have peaked our particular interests in exploring media series created by black creators. Chicago Talent, a new Chicago reality show, follows suit by showcasing the lives and endeavors of Illinois artists and entrepreneurs. Yes, you may have seen programs documenting this in Los Angeles or New York City. But it hasn’t been well represented in Chicago.

The series addresses that missing link by showing several artists and entrepreneurs working, playing, and overcoming emotional moments to truly open up the behind the scenes moments of making a success story come true. The premiere season of Chicago Talent will have between five to six episodes available online. It is produced by the same crew who released ‘The Fresh Faces Project Documentary.’

Here at Fromgirltogirl, we are stoke Chicago Talent has a female creator and executive producer. Her name is Calynn M. Lawerence, a 22-year-old seven time award winning publicist and magazine editor. Lawerence goal is to increase exposure and promotion of underrated talent.

We look forward to watching season 1 of Chicago Talent in its entirety and hope you will join us.

Watch now Chicago Talent.

Below is Season 1, Episode 1:

Love, Wedding, Women Empowerment

Women’s March paused and cheered for this Chicago couple on wedding day

February 1, 2017 No Comments

Women's March Wedding photo Credit: Yahoo Style and Jai Girard Photography — Credit: Yahoo Style and Jai Girard Photography

During the Women’s March, recently married couple Allison Baker and Marko Milincic were not paying very much attention to the women’s marches taking place around the globe. It was, after all, their wedding day. However, after getting stuck in traffic six blocks from where they were to meet their wedding photographer, Jai Girard, the couple decided to brave the march.

In an interview with Yahoo Style, Baker explained what happened next. “Once we stepped out the door everyone was clapping and cheering,” she said, “They parted the march for us and then they started surrounding us. They started chanting, ‘Love wins!’ and ‘Love trumps hate!’ It was all about love and acceptance.” Read the full interview ‘The Women’s March paused and cheered for a Chicago couples wedding pics.’

The bride, Allison Baker on her wedding day thoughts

“The whole day was way more than we could have ever hoped for. I’ve never participated in a protest, but the protest participated in my wedding.”

Jai Girard on working with the bride

Working with the bride: “I’ve had so many brides and grooms that wouldn’t even let their dress touch the hotel carpeting, let alone go outside. This bride was literally walking six blocks down Monroe Avenue without one complaint, with her hair flying everywhere.”
Her top advice for the wedding day: “Instead of getting upset about what was happening, you’ve just got to make it work for you — and have the courage to do it.”

Fashion

Chicago Head Turning Fashion Entrepreneur: Factor Eleven

June 19, 2015 No Comments

By Elizabeth Jones

In 2012, I arrived in Chicago with my newly minted bachelor’s degree in fashion design. My arrival brought with the all-to-common realization that pursuing my career of choice appeared mutually exclusive with the ability to keep the lights on in my small apartment. Trying to be realistic, and my love of being able to eat regularly led me to the only profession in which I had any marketable skills – retail. Importantly, I do not want to imply in any way that retail is a lesser career – I had just thought I was on the way to designing the dress hanging in the window instead of selling it. While my retail job let me pay for rent, I never stopped searching for my chance to break into the fashion design industry. In a year of searching, the closest I came was an entry-level design position that was unpaid, but unpaid internships are the avenue into difficult fields,right? The designer quashed that hope – “You can’t be a fashion designer in Chicago anymore.”

Frustrated, I looked for anyway in which I could jumpstart my design career. After researching the paths of others like me, I launched my Etsy shop, Factor Eleven, in May 2013. Initially, I sold what I knew, women’s hair accessories, but was never able to make consistent sales. By 2014, having tried the traditional 9 to 5 office job, I started to nanny for a three-month-old baby girl with a very stylish mother, which turned out to be a great fit. As she grew, I made her gifts like bibs, bow holders, and personalized onesies. For her one-year photo shoot, her mother asked me if I could make a tutu that matched the colors of her room. Having never made a tutu, I did my research and at the shoot Julie Newell, the photographer, ended up loving it. They asked if I would collaborate with them, which has led to the rebooted Factor Eleven you can find online today.

Some might see designing for infants and toddlers as a compromise, but the market is diverse and active, allowing a bold and over-the-top look that just would not work with women’s wear. My tutus are inspired by seasons, color trends, walks through fabric stores, and the ideas of customers. A few months ago a mother of twins came to me looking for a tutu set for her daughter and a matching bow-tie for her son to wear for a golden safari themed birthday shoot. After lots of research on the golden safari theme I created custom matching accessories in burlap and lace, a combination I wouldn’t have previously thought would work. Sometimes customers offer the inspiration themselves. asking if I could design After the photo-shoot, many use the tutus to play dress up – some even order them specifically for that purpose. I love hearing that a little girl wore one of my designs to school or “just won’t take it off.” I am proud to have designed items that are cherished.

I do not design couture wedding dresses in a fashion house overseas, but I am proud to tell people all about what I do. Not because I “work in fashion” rather because I am doing something I love and am passionate about. I have fun creating new designs, get excited to seeing the beautiful photos that Julie Newell Photography takes of them, and am truly happy to hear stories about the little girl’s who wore them.

Learn more about Elizabeth Jone’s Factor Eleven Designs at Factoreleven.etsy.com or email her at factor11designs@gmail.com. You can also follow her on the following social media pages:

Facebook – Factor Eleven
Twitter @FactorEleven
Instagram FactorEleven
Pinterest FactorEleven

Business

The Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Social Media Assistant – Briana Booker

August 23, 2014 No Comments

Chicago Social Media Contractor / DC Social Media Contractor — For information on Briana Booker’s Social Media Contractor Services, connect on Linkedin!

Are you searching for ways to generate more profitability for your business? If yes, you have to focus on two primary factors: generating revenue and reducing business costs. Many companies rely on generating sales to boost up business profitability but cutting costs while maintaining high quality service can help your company truly succeed.

One way you can carry out business success is to hire independent contractors. My name is Briana Booker and I am an independent Social Media Contractor. I offer digital marketing services to the public as well as government entities.

As a business owner, you can hire contract workers to do essential tasks for your company to cut the costs to hire full-time employees.

Here are the main benefits of hiring Independent contractors for your digital marketing efforts:

You won’t have to pay taxes related to hiring employees. Every time you hire a new employee, you have to pay payroll taxes to go towards that employee’s Social Security and Medicare. On average an employer is responsible for paying 6.2% of any employee’s salary up to $106,800 simply for Social Security. With independent social media contractors, they are responsible for paying self-employment taxes. That means you are not required to pay for Social Security, Medicare on any withholding taxes on behalf of the independent social media contractors.
Job benefits are not a need. You don’t have to offer paid vacation time, retirement plans etc to independent contractors. The social media contractors are flexible so you can cut your labor costs.
You can use the flexibility of social media contractors to your advantage because you will have increased flexibility during times of fluctuating demand. When business is slow you won’t have to waste money paying full-time employee salaries. When there’s a sudden demand, you will know you’ll have high quality work and you can affordably address business demands with your social contract work. Never again will you have to worry about being understaffed during periods of high demand or have employees that are unproductive during slow periods ( yet you’re paying the same amount to keep those employees).

Hiring an independent social media contractor is a great way to save on labor costs. I am here to offer you high quality social media contractor services. I can help you develop a custom social media package that not only meets your service needs but also helps you save more on your digital marketing efforts. Connect with me on LinkedIn and take a look at my digital marketing portfolio to see what I can offer your business today.

I offer Social Media Contracting Services nationwide, particularly Chicago, Baltimore, DC and New York. My digital marketing services are virtual but I will travel in-person to clients or have a representative from Fromgirltogirl.com come to your business for consulting services.

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Back On My Feet Chicago:Homeless Runners Going the Distance!

September 11, 2011 535 Comments

26.2 MILES! The distance is no small feat for any runner. Join the journey with Back On My Feet Chicago October 9th! Donate!

By Briana Booker

Determination and positivity are the keys to success in life. Six members of Back on My Feet Chicago will be using both to tackle a 26.2 mile Chicago Marathon and homelessness October 9th. 26.2 miles is no easy run, not even for an experienced runner.

Back On My Feet(BOMF: http://www.backonmyfeet.org/ )is a nonprofit organization that promotes self-sufficiency of the homeless by engaging them in running. The running is used as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem! Not only does Back on MY Feet(BOMF) build spiritual and physical confidence but the organization also provides unique educational and job training opportunities.

The Six members of Back on My Feet Chicago inspiring story will be told by StoryTellersForGood, in a short film! StoryTellersForGood,are passionate journalists and photographers who use their talents to inspire optimism and change! They tell and promote stories of people and organizations making a positive difference!

StorytellersForGood and SkatteredMoments.com, an organization that transforms simple photos into captivating and stylish works of arts, will be fundraising for the short film which will become an ongoing fundraising tool for Back on My Feet. These Six members of Back on My Feet Chicago will be changing lives for years to come to combat homelessness.

Here at Fromgirltogirl, the following Six Back on MY Feet Chicago runners remind us that we are all capable of doing extraordinary things, if we set our minds and hearts out to do it:

–Domingo Perez: A member for 10 months who has logged more than 600 miles. Domingo was recently hired at a non-profit agriculture business that provides paid transitional employment and job training.

–Issac Denson: A member for seven months who has logged a total of 369 miles. This past spring, Issac obtained his bachelor’s degree in Human Resources from Northwestern College. Issac is running the Marathon because he wants to:

“Show people that you can make a mistake in your life and still enjoy life doing the right thing!”

–Anthony Johnson:A member for 10 months and has logged over 600 miles, earning him the nickname “Running Man.” Anthony hopes to help other runners “Put a pep in their step,”and recently completed his certification as an unarmed security officer.

–Andy Allen: A member for six months who has logged over 250 miles. This month Andy is planning to start computer classes at Howard Area Resource Center. Andy is running the marathon to celebrate two years of sobriety.

–Wahid Rashad: A member for 10 months who has logged a total of 433 miles. Wahid is currently studying to renew his Mortgage Broker’s license and applying for full-time employment.

–Javier Rodriguez: A member for eight months who has logged a total of 172 miles. Javier obtained employment at a publishing warehouse where he was referred through Back on My Feet.

Please make a donation and put YOUR name on a story that will help raise funds for this amazing cause! Back On My Feet, Fromgirltogirl, StoryTellersForGood, and SkatteredMoments greatly appreciate all your supporter! With a donation of $25 or more, you will be listed as a “Supporter” in the film credits! With a $100 or more donation your name will appear as a “Producer.” It only takes a few seconds to invest in this positive storytelling movement! Help create positive change in the world one story at a time!

Donate Now!

Storytellers for Good and Skattered Moments hope to raise funds by early October to travel to Chicago and catch up with the runners before and after the race. They will create the film and hand the invaluable fundraising tool over to Back on My Feet to share at events, on their website, YouTube and countless other social media channels online.

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