Politics & Government
San Francisco Supervisors Consider Banning RealPage Software For Setting Rents
Critics say the RealPage software is a form of collusion that is destroying competition between property owners.
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July 17, 2024
At its meeting on Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors were considering a new ordinance to ban an industry algorithm that some say is artificially causing apartment rental rates to skyrocket.
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Critics say the RealPage software is a form of collusion that is destroying competition between property owners.
In 2017, James Nelson was working in the banking industry when he noticed something strange happening in the rental housing market.
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