One key mechanism to foster collusion was Agri Stats. This corporation gathers pricing, production, and wage data from every firm in the industry, and then

One key mechanism to foster collusion was Agri Stats. This corporation gathers pricing, production, and wage data from every firm in the industry, and then sells those same firms ‘consulting advice,’ essentially selling price-fixing conspiracies to meat processors. Isn't there software along the same lines for realtors to determine rent pricing? It sounds like they should be worried... :)