U.S. Plans to Accuse RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents
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U.S. Plans to Accuse RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents

The Justice Department is set to file an antitrust suit against the real estate company RealPage alleging illegal price-fixing facilitated by algorithms.
What Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis
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What Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis

A decade ago, the city — and all of Michigan — had too many houses. Now it has a shortage. The shift there explains today’s costly housing market in the rest of the country.
For Historic Gardens, Climate Change Offers Particular Challenges
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For Historic Gardens, Climate Change Offers Particular Challenges

At Wethersfield Estate, in upstate New York, restoring the formal gardens involves dealing with emboldened pests and pathogens — but carefully, so visitors don’t see.