Many big US property managers use RealPage’s YieldStar software to set rent prices, raising questions about potential collusion in violation of federal law (ProPublica)

Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
Source: the US DOJ is investigating whether rent-setting software made by RealPage is facilitating collusion among landlords to drive up rental prices  —  The DOJ will examine whether RealPage helped landlords coordinate rent increases.  Questions also swirl around a 2017 merger deal with its largest competitor.

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
New York-based Bilt, which offers a loyalty program and credit card to convert rent payments into points, raised $150M led by Left Lane at a $1.5B valuation  —  Bilt Rewards, which operates a loyalty program and credit card that converts rent payments into points, said its valuation more than quadrupled to $1.5 billion.

ProPublica:
Analysis reveals how Google’s ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa  —  Google is funneling revenue to some of the web’s most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.

ProPublica:
A book excerpt details how the FBI failed to undertake fundamental reforms to combat cybercrime, including confronting escalating cyberthreats like ransomware  —  In this excerpt from “The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits’ Improbable Crusade to Save the World From Cybercrime,” …

Uber Newsroom:
On last week’s hack, Uber says a contractor’s account was breached, hackers are likely linked to Lapsus$, and exposed HackerOne bug reports have been remediated  —  While our investigation is still ongoing, we are providing an update on our response to last week’s security incident.  —  What happened?

Katherine Kallergis / The Real Deal New York:
Miami-based DoorLoop, which offers rental property management tools for small to mid-market landlords, raised a $20M Series A from Alpine Software Group  —  Silicon Valley PE firm Alpine Software Group funded the round … DoorLoop, a Miami-based rental property management software startup …