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新澤西州控告RealPage及十大房東合謀抬高租金違反反壟斷法

路透社記者Jonathan Stempel報道——新澤西州政府起訴房地產管理軟件公司RealPage,指控該公司與該州十大最大房東合謀,操控住宅租金,違反聯邦及州的反壟斷法和消費者欺詐法。

州總檢察長Matthew Platkin於周三提交的訴狀指出,被告包括AvalonBay Communities(紐約證券交易所代碼:AVB)在內,非法使用RealPage的收益管理軟件及其算法,抬高多戶住宅物業的租金。

新澤西州指控,被告還私下交換非公開數據,如租約價格、設施、優惠、物業價值及住房庫存等,以協調價格,避免競爭導致租金下降。

該州強調,這種合謀行為令數十萬居民的租金被推高,其中半數低收入租戶的租金開支超過其總收入的30%。許多房地產及金融專家建議租金支出不應超過收入的30%。

新澤西州消費者事務部代理主任Jeremy Hollander表示:「這場訴訟是要制止企業貪婪的最惡劣表現。新澤西的住房市場本已偏向房東,但被告們仍想要更多利益。」

RealPage總部位於德州理查森,暫未回應置評請求。該公司曾表示,其定價軟件有時會建議降低租金,最終決策權仍在房東手中。

位於弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓的AvalonBay亦未立即回應置評。

訴訟要求法院頒布禁令、處以民事罰款、追回非法利潤,並指派監察人防止進一步違法行為。

此次訴訟是在美國司法部及八個州於八個月前對RealPage因其算法提起訴訟後,新澤西州的獨立行動。

值得注意的是,今年4月2日,RealPage起訴加州伯克利市,指控該市禁止利用算法設定租金的法令違反憲法第一修正案的言論自由保障。

此案編號為Platkin等訴RealPage公司,於新澤西聯邦地區法院審理,案號25-03057。

編輯觀點:租金操控背後的科技與市場公平之爭

這宗訴訟揭示了當代房地產市場中科技如何被利用來操縱價格,並加劇租金負擔問題。RealPage的收益管理軟件本質上是一種數據驅動的定價工具,理應提升市場效率,但當其被用於房東間非法共享敏感數據,合謀抬高租金,便違背了市場公平競爭原則。

在香港,租金高漲同樣是社會關注的焦點,這類案件提醒我們,監管機構需嚴格審視房地產科技的應用,確保其不成為壟斷工具。科技本應服務於消費者和市場透明度,而非成為壓榨租戶的利器。

此外,RealPage對加州伯克利市的反訴,觸及算法定價與言論自由的法律界限,反映出科技與法律的碰撞日益尖銳。如何在保障創新與防範壟斷之間取得平衡,將是全球各地監管機構面對的共同挑戰。

總括而言,這起訴訟不僅關乎租金價格,更是對房地產市場公平性和科技倫理的深刻檢視。持續關注案件進展,有助於我們理解和應對數據驅動時代的新型市場問題。

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