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The rent is too damn algorithmic โ€” DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations (washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The rent is too damn algorithmic โ€” DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations::Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations.

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

We should force apartments to be run as non-profits similar to utilities with strict rent price regulations. Would this discourage new housing? No, it would just shift from developers building rentals to developers building condos.

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