Ryan Little
Rent Barons
Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.
Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting competition.
by Heather Vogell, ProPublica, with data analysis by Haru Coryne, ProPublica, and Ryan Little,