RealPage is a controversial company that has beenlikened to a cartelby some lawmakers across the United States.
RealPage serves as something of an outlet to express that frustration.
Critics contend that RealPages practice of comparing rental prices to make a suggestion amounts to illegal price-fixing.
Real estate software company RealPage says Berkeley’s ban on algorithmic rental pricing is a violation of its First Amendment rights.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
Prosecutors say RealPage controls 80% of the market for commercial revenue management software.
Deregulation could potentially also allow for schemes like RealPage to flourish, however.
Conspiring to fix prices may involve free speech, but that does not make regulating it illegal.
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