HUD reaches agreement with Texas county over alleged misuse of disaster buyout program by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced an agreement with Harris County, Texas, to settle allegations of discrimination based on race and national origin in its “design and operation of its Post Disaster Relocation and Buyout Program.” While the county is party to the…

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DOJ thumps RealPage with another antitrust lawsuit over AI-driven rent pricing by Jeff Andrews for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to take aim at alleged antitrust violations in the real estate industry. The DOJ filed a civil suit against RealPage on Friday, claiming that the company’s YieldStar and AI revenue management (AIRM) software allowed multifamily landlords to artificially inflate rents through the sharing…

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