But the Department of Justice is investigating another potential cause: a massive criminal conspiracy among large landlords

Being a landlord in itself should be a massive criminal conspiracy.

If this was China or Vietnam this mfer would get the death penalty

Arizona's lawsuit alleges that RealPage "puts significant pressure on participants to ensure they adopt RealPage’s prices." Specifically, RealPage employs "pricing advisors" who "meet with landlords to ensure that properties are implementing RealPage’s set rates." This is described by Arizona as "policing the conspiracy to make sure no one cheats by lowering prices and trying to gain market share." RealPage training materials, cited in the DC lawsuit, advise that landlords "should be compliant" with the software's pricing recommendations. The Arizona lawsuit claims that landlords "agree that if they fail to consistently implement RealPage’s set rates, their contract with RealPage will be terminated." Jeffrey Roper, who created the RealPage algorithm, explained that if "you have idiots undervaluing, it costs the whole system"

There are a variety of factors behind the increases, including an overall housing shortage.

There 28 vacant homes for every one person experiencing homelessness in the U.S.

There are a variety of factors behind the increases, including an overall housing shortage.

There 28 vacant homes for every one person experiencing homelessness in the U.S.

There are a variety of factors behind the increases, including an overall housing shortage.

There 28 vacant homes for every one person experiencing homelessness in the U.S.

Dental plan!

what're they going to do, fine them for 3% of the money they made?

holy shit not posted in fakenews

Someone didn’t lobby enough

Remember when there were a few of them uncomfortable with the "lord" part of landlord? Persons of property? Land people? Whatever fucking shit they came up with?