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A lawsuit over Seattle’s high rents

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We all know Seattle is an expensive place to live.

But what you might not know, is that aside from some of the obvious supply and demand reasons, an algorithm may share some of the blame too.

Heidi Groover of The Seattle Times explains.

Read the ProPublica investigation here.

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