@StillIRise1963 Collusion among corporate landlords is one item people have pointed to for part of the increase in rents. They've been using software to compare rents and it makes for a cycle of rent increases. Now there is a lawsuit https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bxpq/tenants-are-suing-landlords-for-allegedly-price-fixing-rents-with-software-and-the-feds-could-get-involved