Settlement is a toothless wrist slap
RealPage keeps a decade of pricing data and admits nothing, so commenters expect the collusion to continue. Some want the historical database deleted and any shared data delayed by months.
The real problem is housing supply
Several argue that algorithmic pricing is snake oil or simply price discovery. In their view, zoning and building restrictions are the actual cause of high rents.
Fix it with transparency or public ownership
Proposals include public rent registries, rules like those in Victoria and Spain that cap lease renewals against an index or comparable rents, land value taxes, and decommodified public housing like Red Vienna.