The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations::Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations.
Economics doesn’t work like that. Prices are already as high as the market will bear. Few people intentionally leave money on the table.
More likely:
End result: more owner-occupied property, some of the tax is paid by the remaining investors and renters.