Sherman Act Section 1 bans "conspiracies in restraint of trade" and Section 2 bans "monopolization." Which did DOJ primarily cite against RealPage?

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DOJ's complaint primarily invokes Section 1, which requires coordination between two or more parties. DOJ argues RealPage facilitates a hub-and-spoke conspiracy where competing landlords coordinate through RealPage's algorithm. Section 2 targets single-firm monopolization. While RealPage dominates rental pricing software, DOJ's focus is the coordination RealPage enables between competing landlords, not RealPage's market share alone. Landlords share confidential data, receive recommendations from competitors' information, and act on them—classic Section 1 conspiracy.

Sherman Act Section 1 bans "conspiracies in restraint of trade" and Section 2 bans "monopolization." Which did DOJ primarily cite against RealPage?

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