The Latest Breaking News from RealPage

The ghost cartel — your pricing algorithm may have stopped competing without your knowledge

Antitrust law was built to catch human agreements. It has no name for what machines learn to do on their own.

Fortune · Sep 12

AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says

A federal lawsuit accuses gas station operators in California of using AI-powered software to illegally collude and raise prices

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Trump Issues Order Cracking Down on Corporate Homeownership

The president's order is not the comprehensive ban on large investor–owned housing that he promised. But it could still have a chilling effect on the single-family rental market.

Reason · Jan 27

RealPage Reaches Settlement With DOJ, Must Stop Algorithms That Enabled Rent Price Collusion

RealPage settles with DOJ, agreeing to end software practices that allowed landlords to collude on rent prices.

International Business Times · Nov 25, 2025

Colorado's governor vetoes landmark ban on rent-setting algorithms

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has vetoed a bill that would have made Colorado the first state to ban landlords from using rent-setting algorithms

The Independent UK · May 30, 2025

Texas Revs the Growth Machine

Plus: The near death of starter-home reform in Texas, Colorado's pending ban on rent-recommendation software, and a very Catholic story of eminent domain abuse.

Reason · May 27, 2025

Judge Orders Rhode Island Town To Return Secretly Seized Land to Affordable Housing Developer

Plus: the federal government tries to stiff landlords over eviction moratorium one last time, the Supreme Court declines to take up eminent domain case, and starter home bills advance in Arizona and Texas.

Reason · Mar 25, 2025

Justice Department Sues Landlords For Alleged Rent Price Fixing

U.S. Justice Department lawsuit targets landlords for anti-competitive practices in setting high rents, impacting American renters.

Top News · Jan 8, 2025

US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high

The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Fighting AI-Driven Rent Hikes: California Cities Move Against Algorithmic Pricing

The complaint accuses RealPage, a Texas-based platform, of exploiting landlords' sensitive data, benefiting both the company and landlords while driving up rent prices at the expense of renters.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2024