Incident 376: RealPage's Algorithm Pushed Rent Prices High, Allegedly Artificially

Description: RealPage’s YieldStar apartment pricing algorithm was reportedly helping landlords push unusually high rents onto tenants, raising fears and criticisms surrounding alleged antitrust behaviors such as artificially inflating price, and stifling competition.

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Alleged: RealPage and Jeffrey Roper developed an AI system deployed by RealPage, which harmed apartment renters.

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Incident ID
376
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2016-09-01
Editors
Khoa Lam

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