Corporate landlords are no longer competing for your business; they’re using algorithmic software to fix prices behind closed doors. This investigative look reveals how programs like RealPage allow property managers to share non-public data, ensuring that every apartment in your city raises its rent simultaneously. By outsourcing their greed to a computer script, these companies have effectively killed the free market for housing. While you struggle to find an affordable home, these digital cartels ensure that there is no cheaper option available. The system isn't broken; it is being mathematically optimized to extract every possible dollar from your paycheck. Discover how the illusion of competition is maintained while your cost of living is secretly dictated by a centralized, high-tech monopoly designed to keep you renting forever at the highest possible price.
