42 h. ago Is it time to wave goodbye to home inspections as a negotiation tool?

New state law says real estate agents can’t discuss such contingencies with buyers, sellers. The post Is it time to wave goodbye to home inspections as a negotiation tool? appeared first on Boston.com.

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65 h. ago How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers' energy use

In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities see the prospect of earning large profits by providing electricity to these power-hungry facilities and are competing for their business by offering discounts not available to average consumers.

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3 d. ago Developers reveal plans for new office building overlooking Fenway’s Green Monster

The building is slated to rise on Lansdowne Street between Cask N’ Flagon and the House of Blues. The post Developers reveal plans for new office building overlooking Fenway’s Green Monster appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 d. ago Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.

The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike American energy bills, analysts say.

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4 d. ago There’s a piece of Modernist architectural history on the market in Framingham

This rare listing was designed by Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. The post There’s a piece of Modernist architectural history on the market in Framingham appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 d. ago Alaska Permanent to reduce direct real estate holdings due to retail struggles

Alaska Permanent to reduce direct real estate holdings due to retail struggles  Pensions & Investments

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4 d. ago Peabody Properties Opens Applications for New Affordable Senior Housing at 3371 Washington in Jamaica Plain

Peabody Properties Opens Applications for New Affordable Senior Housing at 3371 Washington in Jamaica Plain  Boston Real Estate Times

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4 d. ago Real estate giant wants to build S.F.’s largest industrial project. Could it mean more delivery vans?

Real estate giant wants to build S.F.’s largest industrial project. Could it mean more delivery vans?  San Francisco Chronicle

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5 d. ago United States Commercial Real Estate Market Size Worth USD 991.7 Billion by 2033

United States Commercial Real Estate Market Size Worth USD 991.7 Billion by 2033  openPR.com

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5 d. ago News | Alaska’s sovereign wealth fund explores significant global real estate sales

News | Alaska’s sovereign wealth fund explores significant global real estate sales  CoStar

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5 d. ago The housing market was supposed to recover this year. What happened?

Economists predicted that the United States would break free of its long-running housing slump in 2025. But the opposite happened. The post The housing market was supposed to recover this year. What happened? appeared first on Boston.com.

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5 d. ago Breakneck data center growth challenges Microsoft’s sustainability goals

Microsoft's sustainability goals are imperiled by its push into AI and cloud services.

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6 d. ago Are A.I. Data Centers a Sure Thing or the Next Real Estate Bubble?

Private equity firms like Blackstone are using their clients’ money to buy and build data centers to fuel the artificial intelligence boom.

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7 d. ago NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’

The NAACP is calling on local officials to halt operations at Colossus, the “supercomputer” facility operated by Elon Musk’s xAI in South Memphis. As reported in NBC News, leaders from the civil rights group sent a letter Thursday to the Shelby County Health Department and Memphis Light Gas and Water criticizing the organizations’ “lackadaisical approach […]

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8 d. ago As Google retreats from real estate, will it still build the 15,000 homes it promised?

When Google made its $1 billion pledge to address the Bay Area's housing shortage in 2019, the plan hinged on the company expanding its office presence in Silicon Valley.

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8 d. ago Robert Urich’s former Andover home hits the market for $9.7 million

It's the highest-priced residential listing to date in the town. The post Robert Urich’s former Andover home hits the market for $9.7 million appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago Alaska Permanent Fund to trim real estate portfolio by $500m

Alaska Permanent Fund to trim real estate portfolio by $500m  IPE Real Assets

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1 week ago Biggest California utility sees more than 40% jump in data center interest, executive says

Biggest California utility sees more than 40% jump in data center interest, executive says  Reuters

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1 week ago A real estate dynasty on the brink — and the prince struggling to save it

A real estate dynasty on the brink — and the prince struggling to save it  The San Francisco Standard

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1 week ago Gridcare thinks more than 100 MW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid

Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid.

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