Searching for apartments in the LA area – there are 558 listings on zillow in westside LA under 2k$. Many are within blocks of each other, lots are units in the same building. With so much inventory, shouldn’t market forces cause some landlord to lower the rent? Does the economic theory of supply and demand not apply for the housing market?
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“Does the economic theory of supply and demand not apply for the housing market?”
[Not any more.](https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent)
Basically, a lot of modern services can turn a competitive market into a cartel. The software can inform landlords that there are enough potential tenants, all they need to do is hold out.
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