Landlordsā Algorithm Busted: Monopoly.exe Has Stopped Working
Greystar, the landlordsā villain managing 950,000 apartments, agreed to ditch RealPageās shady rent-setting algorithm after the DOJ suggested it was like price-fixing with "an algorithm in a smoke-filled room." Despite no admission of guilt, Greystar insists that it 'firmly believes that its use of RealPageās revenue management software complies with all applicable laws.' Meanwhile, the DOJ cheers as both Democrats and Republicans uniteāproof that even rent hikes can bring bipartisan love. Now landlords must stop swapping 'competitively sensitive information' and avoid those RealPage-hosted rent collusion hangouts. Big Brother Algorithms: busted, but still watching.
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When your landlordās algorithm is caught price-fixing but insists itās totally legal, you know the robots have officially turned into sneaky, rent-gouging villains powered by corporate smoke signals.
RealPageās rent algorithm got caught playing Monopoly with actual peopleās lives. Who knew capitalism's dark arts would go digital as 'anti-competitive algorithms' instead of just awkward backroom handshakes?
Meanwhile, in landlord-ville: āWe donāt admit wrongdoing, we just think our rent-soaring robots are playing by the rules.ā Spoiler alert: the 'rules' are whatever profits say they are.
Source: Propublica | Published: 8/12/2025 | Author: by Heather Vogell
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