(Kylie Cooper / The Seattle Times)Several of the largest property management companies operating in Seattle conspired to drive up rents and decrease competition, three lawsuits filed this month allege.The cases, filed in federal court in Seattle, focus on the use of RealPage software, which gathers information about rental units and rent prices and uses an algorithm to recommend how much landlords should charge.The complaints claim that by exchanging detailed and “competitively sensitive” information, RealPage and the landlords have illegally created a “cartel” to set prices in violation of antitrust laws.The widespread use of RealPage has increased rents across the country and in Seattle neighborhoods such as downtown, Capitol Hill, the Central District, South Lake Union and Queen Anne, the complaints allege.The lawsuits, filed on behalf of tenants, cited an investigation by the nonprofit news outlet ProPublica that was published in October and detailed the use of RealPage in Seattle and other cities.

In an E-File, their algorithm can quickly process to see if there are any anomalies.

The decision came after the company tweaked the algorithms that power the business to make higher offers, leaving it with a bevy of winning bids just as home price appreciation cooled off a bit.

Hey Account Closed, this is an excellent example of how algorithms work.

The only way anyone can reach that page is when they filled in the form (or they have the link to that page).But more than that, Google is an algorithm.

The algorithm allows you to shop for the best rate/terms. if you ever have a lender try to scare you about not having your credit pull that should be a red flag because if you do not shop how do you know they are competitive on rate but also fees.

It got worse when they changed their recommendation algorithm (my STR is pretty vanilla, but has decent location).

Maybe you don't understand how the algorithms work.

Several posts here have said their bookings are down because AirBNB and/or VRBO changed their algorithm.

I do not know enough about crypto (except the algorithms - I have MS in Comp Science having done my project on security/trusted aspects); I know nothing of the crypto market except it has produced crazy return.