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Responsible AI Starts Here: A Governance Framework for Rental Housing
We can’t solve today’s housing challenges with yesterday’s tools. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are not just changing how rental...
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FTC Releases Rulemaking on Rental Housing Fee Transparency
RETTC: Mar 12, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is soliciting public comments to explore whether federal rules are needed for disclosure of rental housing fees...
FutureStack
OPTECH Leadership Circle: Key Takeaways Show Strong Interest in Increasing Investment in Technology
Kevin Donnelly: Mar 10, 2026
The pace of disruption in real estate and technology makes C-suite involvement and strategy more consequential than ever.
Advocacy Action Program Updates
RETTC Weighs in on Rising Fraud in Rental Housing
RETTC: Mar 9, 2026
Ahead of the House Financial Services Committee’s March 5 hearing, “Fighting Fraud on the Front Lines: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial...
Policy Stack
Fee Transparency That Works: How Housing Providers Are Delivering Transparent Pricing
Daria Dudzinski: Feb 19, 2026
Housing providers and their technology partners are continuously modernizing the rental experience—including how pricing is communicated—because...
Policy Stack
2025 Wrap Up: Advancements in Innovation, Affordability, and Responsible Tech
Daria Dudzinski: Jan 22, 2026
Although 2025 has come to a close, RETTC’s advocacy efforts are not slowing down. With a successful OPTECH conference behind us, RETTC has spent the...
Press Releases
RETTC Unveils First-of-Its-Kind AI Governance Framework for Rental Housing and Technology Partners
RETTC: Nov 20, 2025
At OPTECH 2025, RETTC released a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Framework for rental housing and technology partners.
Advocacy Action Program Updates
NMHC and RETTC Urge Balanced AI Framework at Senate AI Hearing
RETTC: Sep 12, 2025
The Senate Commerce Committee held a September 10 hearing on the administration’s AI Action Plan.
Advocacy Action Program Updates
RETTC Pushes Back Again at Flawed CA Bill Aimed at Bulk Broadband
RETTC: Sep 11, 2025
RETTC, along with coalition partners, weighed in once again with California lawmakers regarding Assembly Bill 1414 (AB 1414).
Advocacy Action Program Updates
Senate Privacy Subcommittee Weighs Federal Data Privacy Standard Amid AI Debate
RETTC: Aug 20, 2025
On August 7, the Senate Judiciary’s Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee examined how to protect Americans’ online data and the role of AI in...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
RETTC Leads Housing Groups in Pushing Back at California Bill That Could Hurt Broadband Access for Renters
RETTC: Aug 20, 2025
RETTC led a coalition of housing stakeholders in raising serious concern with the California Legislature about Assembly Bill 1414 (AB 1414), a piece...
Policy Stack
Tech With Purpose: Pricing Software Supports Housing Affordability
Kevin Donnelly: Aug 4, 2025
As policymakers explore how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in real estate, it is essential they distinguish between tools that enhance...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
White House Issues AI Action Plan
RETTC: Jul 29, 2025
On July 23, the White House released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which outlines 90 policy actions to promote American Artificial...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
NMHC and RETTC Urge the FCC to Continue Deregulation Work, Close Dormant Dockets
RETTC: Jul 16, 2025
NMHC and RETTC jointly filed comments in response to the FCC’s call for comments on its plan to close dormant dockets — part of Chairman Brendan...
Policy Stack
Protect Consumers, Advance Innovation: Industry Leaders Press for National Data Privacy Framework
Julianne Goodfellow: Jul 11, 2025
Cyber-crime, already a multi-billion-dollar industry, is growing faster than ever before, while cyber criminals themselves grow more sophisticated by...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
Congress Weighs AI Regulation Pause Amid Growing Debate
RETTC: Jun 24, 2025
Last month, the House-passed budget bill included a provision that would ban state enforcement of laws regulating artificial intelligence for 10...
Policy Stack
Why Renters Could Actually Win If the FCC Drops Its Multifamily Cable-Wiring Rule
Kevin Donnelly: May 22, 2025
At the Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center (RETTC), we champion technology that does two things: helps owners operate more efficiently...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
House Eyes AI Regulation Pre-emption to Protect Innovation
RETTC: May 15, 2025
As part of larger efforts to pass its budget reconciliation package, which would clear the way for enactment of much of President Trump’s legislative...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
RETTC and NMHC Urge Congressional Working Group to Establish a Federal Data Privacy Standard
RETTC: Apr 15, 2025
In a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Data Privacy Working Group, RETTC and NMHC called on lawmakers to prioritize the creation of...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
RETTC, NMHC Submit Comments on President’s AI Action Plan
RETTC: Mar 18, 2025
RETTC and NMHC submitted comments to the Administration on how AI and related technologies are improving housing affordability and benefiting...
Press Releases
RETTC Announces Release of Updated Data Model to Improve Fee Transparency for Renters
RETTC: Jan 14, 2025
RETTC today announced that it has released updates to a widely used voluntary data model that enhances rental fee transparency for the benefit of...
Press Releases
New Association – Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center – Unites Technology and Real Estate
RETTC: Oct 21, 2024
RETTC will serve as the premier membership organization focused on the intersection of technology and real estate to benefit housing providers,...
Advocacy Action Program Updates
NMHC Leads Real Estate Coalition in Comments on New Cyber Disclosure Rules
RETTC: Jul 3, 2024
On July 3, NMHC led a broad coalition of real estate stakeholders in submitting detailed comments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...