New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Real estate software company RealPage has agreed to stop sharing nonpublic information between landlords as part of a settlement with the Department of JusticeFILE - The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice on Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. a ...