R.J. Rico

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  • RealPage, a rent pricing software, helps landlords charge the highest possible rent by accessing confidential data, critics argue.Real Estate

    Deal emerges from antitrust lawsuit that alleged landlords used pricing software for ‘algorithmic collusion’ to drive up rent

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press
  • Jewelry on siteEurope

    Louvre jewels mystery deepens: Experts warn what could happen to the $100 million in missing artifacts now

    By The Associated Press, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, and others
  • LandlordsReal Estate

    America’s landlords settle claim they used rent-setting algorithms to gouge consumers nationwide for $141 million

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press
  • ICEPolitics

    ICE wants landlords to turn over leases and other info as it ramps up mass-deportation efforts

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press
  • Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald TrumpFinance

    Trump allies want to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—but some economists warn it would make mortgages pricier

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press
  • The gated micro community known as “The Melody” is shown Friday, April 12, 2024, in Atlanta. The Melody is a housing complex made from shipping containers and is intended to help house people from Atlanta’s homeless population. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Politics

    U.S. cities are using shipping containers to build gated micro-communities like Atlanta’s ‘The Melody’ for homeless people

    By R.J. Rico, Jesse Bedayn, and others
  • A Vietnam War-era veteran stands in front of a United States Army emblem displayed on the wall behind himLifestyle

    The government has cut the homeless veteran population by over 50% in a decade, but 33,000 are still on the streets

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press
  • Man plays a guitar outside his apartmentSuccess

    Marvel Studios and ‘Stranger Things’ made Atlanta into ‘Hollywood of the South.’ Now it’s back to mowing lawns and teaching guitar

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press
  • Jason KravitsSuccess

    ‘Journeymen’ character actors explain the Hollywood strike: ‘The joke is when you get the one-cent check that cost 44 cents to be mailed to you’

    By Jocelyn Noveck, R.J. Rico, and others
  • Homeless crisisFinance

    The secret cause of America’s homelessness crisis is hiding in plain sight: Landlords can evict whoever they want now the pandemic is over

    By Michael Casey, R.J. Rico, and others
  • TV and streamingSuccess

    The Hollywood economy is reeling as streaming can’t turn a profit and residuals disappear for writers and actors

    By R.J. Rico and The Associated Press