Chatbot Home Values Are Showing Up at the Negotiating Table
Buyers and sellers are bringing AI-generated home values into negotiations β confident numbers missing comps, condition and concessions. How agents answer.
Technology & AI
Real estate technology and AI news: proptech tools, AI in home search and listings, and how new technology is changing the way agents and buyers work.
Galaxy Digital Prices $3.5 Billion Bond Deal to Fund CoreWeave’s Dickens County, Texas Data Center
Galaxy Digital sold $3.507 billion in senior secured notes to fund new construction at its Helios data center campus in Dickens County, Texas, where CoreWeave has committed to lease the entire 800-megawatt site.
Federal Nuclear Site in Aiken County, S.C., Advances Toward 1-Gigawatt AI Data Center
The NNSA has selected Amentum and DC BLOX to negotiate a phased lease for a 1-gigawatt AI data center backed by 2 gigawatts of on-site power at the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, South Carolina. No lease is final and construction has not started.
Nvidia, SK Group Sign $500 Billion AI Data Center Deal
Nvidia and South Korea’s SK Group signed letters of intent for a partnership worth more than $500 billion, including a 2-gigawatt AI data center SK Telecom will build using Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform.
Update: New Details on Meta’s Louisiana Data Center Ownership and Tax Breaks
Public filings and a rejected regulator request show Meta holds only a 20% stake in its own Louisiana data center campus, alongside a multibillion-dollar incentive package and unresolved questions about ratepayer risk.
Developer Files Plans for 1.25-Gigawatt Data Center Campus in Lovejoy, Georgia
Stillwater Development LLC has filed rezoning and state regional-impact requests for a data center campus of up to 1.25 gigawatts in Lovejoy, Clayton County, Georgia, about 25 miles south of Atlanta.
New State Filing Signals Possible Expansion at Google’s Data Center Campus in LaGrange, Georgia
A Development of Regional Impact filing for a data center project surfaced this week in Troup County, Georgia, home to Google’s $8 billion Project Pegasus campus in LaGrange, though the applicant has not been publicly named.
Hut 8 Fully Leases 1-Gigawatt Texas AI Data Center Campus
Hut 8 Corp. says it has fully leased its 1-gigawatt Beacon Point campus in Nueces County, Texas, after a second $9.8 billion lease brought total contracted value to $19.6 billion.
AI Voice Cloning Is Coming for Real Estate Closing Money
Voice cloning lets fraudsters confirm fake wire instructions in your agent’s exact voice. Why callbacks no longer protect closings β and what does.
2-Gigawatt Data Center Project Advances in Texas
LandBridge and PowerBridge have signed a lease development agreement for a 2-gigawatt data center campus on roughly 3,400 acres in Reeves County, Texas, near the Waha natural gas hub.
OpenAI Unveils $20 Billion Data Center Development Plan
OpenAI said it will invest $20 billion in a 3.2-gigawatt data center campus in Effingham County, Georgia, its first self-designed, self-built data center project.
Google Named End User of 8 Million-Square-Foot Data Center Project in Columbia, Georgia
Columbia County, Georgia officials announced Thursday that Google will be the sole end user and operator of an 8 million-square-foot, 23-building data center campus in Appling, part of a deal tied to a Ratepayer Protection Pledge and local tax relief plans.
Digital Realty Trust Posts Strong Q2 2026 Earnings as AI Data Center Demand Surges
Digital Realty Trust topped Wall Street estimates in the second quarter of 2026 and raised its full-year guidance, citing strong leasing tied to AI-driven data center demand, according to its SEC-filed earnings release.
HUD Withholds Records on AI Used to Review Housing Rules
Reporting says DOGE used AI to flag HUD rules for deletion β and HUD withheld 100+ documents about it, citing a FOIA privilege that doesn’t exist.
LivCor Agrees to $7 Million Deal in Rent-Software Case
Blackstone-affiliated LivCor agreed to pay $7 million and drop competitor-data rent software in a proposed nine-state deal. It denies wrongdoing.
Zillow Takes Its Pro Agent Membership Nationwide
Zillow’s Pro membership β consumer browsing signals, client collaboration and CRM integration β goes national after 20,000 agents tested the beta.
Virtual Staging vs. Physical Staging: What Sellers Should Know
Virtual staging is cheaper and faster, but physical staging can create a stronger in-person experience. Hereβs how sellers should choose.
Real Estate Search Is Changing: How AI Answers May Affect Agents and Portals
AI real estate search is moving buyers into a pre-search phase, changing how portals, agents and consumers connect.
Drone Photography in Real Estate: What Actually Helps Listings Stand Out
Drone photography can help real estate listings stand out, but agents must understand FAA rules, safety and when aerial images add value.
Fair Housing and AI in Real Estate: What Agents Should Watch in 2026
AI tools can create fair housing violations in seconds. What agents, brokers and landlords should watch in 2026.
AI in Real Estate Tech: What Is Actually Useful for Agents and Brokers
AI is entering real estate workflows fast. Which tools actually save agents and brokers time β and which are mostly hype.
AI Listing Descriptions and Fair Housing: Words Agents Should Avoid
AI-written listing descriptions can violate fair housing rules in seconds. The words and claims agents should avoid.