Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and nine other state AGs joined the U.S. Justice Department in suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high.
The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the company is violating antitrust laws through its algorithm that landlords use to get recommended rental prices for apartments.
New data from real estate analytics firm Realpage suggests the Boston rental market continues to soften amid uncertainty over demand from students living off-campus and record levels of unemployment.
A Texas real estate data analytics company has closed its acquisition of Buildium, a Boston-based proptech startup that specializes in property management software.
