Download a PDF of the "Exploring the Impacts of the RealPage Antitrust" presentation

Presenters: Lawrence McDonough, Policy Attorney for HOME Line and Senior Fellow for the National Housing Law Project, and Jordan Ash, Housing Campaign and Research Director for the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), will speak on this month’s Housing Forum panel. 

Description: The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in August 2024 against RealPage, Inc. alleging an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords use to price apartments. The lawsuit also alleges that RealPage’s conduct deprives renters of the benefits of competition on apartment leasing terms and harms millions of Americans. 

McDonough and Ash will bring years of experience and unique insight into this subject. Dr. Ed Goetz will facilitate the conversation by framing it so attendees can hear a well-rounded perspective of the ongoing RealPages Lawsuit.

The goal of the CURA Housing Forum is to stimulate public discussion on housing research and issues. We are glad to announce the return of the forum for the 2024-2025 school year, which will occur monthly (October to May) to provide a meeting place for researchers, students, housing practitioners, public officials, and citizens to learn about emerging housing programs and studies and discuss implications for the Twin Cities. The forum is free and open to the public. Ensure you are on our email list to learn about upcoming CURA Housing Forums.

The CURA Housing Forum is sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. CURA aligns the University of Minnesota resources to catalyze community-driven change.