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Market Snapshot: Land Signals in Phoenix Housing Development
The Phoenix Metro area (covering Maricopa and Pinal Counties) ranks among the top U.S. housing markets thanks to robust population and price growth. The Acres H...
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5 Trends Ag Lenders are Watching in 2025
Originally published by FCCS Consulting as an installment in the Passkey Take 5 series. To learn more about Acres' partnership with FCCS and the Passkey program...
Farmland Automated Valuation Models: Why They Fall Short
Farmland is one of the largest real estate asset classes in the U.S., with approximately $3.5 trillion spread across America’s rural communities. To put things ...
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Why Data Center Land Can Clear Zoning & Still Fail Environmental Review
Land can pass zoning, power, and fiber checks and still stall for a year over a Phase 1 environmental finding nobody flagged early. A Phase 1 environmental site...
Acres CTO Aaron Shew Named a 2026 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter
Acres Chief Technology Officer Aaron Shew today was named one of HousingWire’s 2026 Tech Trendsetters, joining an esteemed group of 75 technology leaders recogn...
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Water Rights and Data Center Land: What Site Selectors Miss About Cooling Water Access
Water access is one of the four criteria in the site readiness gap, and it is the one many site selectors verify last. Power, fiber and zoning have established ...
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How Colocation Providers Are Quietly Becoming Land Buyers
Colocation providers operate primarily as tenants or facility leaseholders rather than acquiring raw real estate directly. They lease space in purpose-built fac...
Water Rights and Data Center Land: What Site Selection Teams Miss About Cooling Water Access
Water access is one of the four criteria in the site readiness gap, and it's the one many site selectors verify last. Power, fiber, and zoning are the criteria ...
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Site Selection RFPs: What Data Center Operators Actually Ask Sellers For
In data center site selection, an RFP (Request for Proposal) is a formal document issued by a data center developer, operator, or hyperscaler to land owners, ec...
Acres.com Announces Data Partnership with HousingWire TBD
Fayetteville, Ark., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acres.com, the land data platform, announced today a data integration partnership with HousingWire TBD, a l...
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Zoning Trajectory and Data Center Land Costs
Zoning trajectory is a leading indicator of data center land cost. It acts as a signal of the direction a jurisdiction's regulatory posture is moving before any...
Map Highlight: U.S. Electric Planning Areas Map
When it comes to new development, energy access is everything. Whether you're a developer scouting locations, an energy investor planning your next project, or ...
Map Highlight: Bay County, FL Zoning Map and Classifications
Zoning laws can be confusing, but they’re essential for shaping communities, guiding development, and protecting property values. In this map highlight, we’ll b...
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How DDK Forestry Simplifies Land Market Analysis and Valuations
DDK Forestry and Real Estate (DDK) DDK is a land brokerage and forestry firm that sells and values timberland, recreational land and farmland for clients across...
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Transmission Line Proximity vs. Substation Capacity in Data Center Site Selection
A parcel next to a major transmission line can still have zero usable substation capacity, and that distinction is where many site selection mistakes start. A p...
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Acres Launches Homebuilder Market Intelligence Dashboard
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com announced Homebuilder Market Intelligence, a new product that brings together Acres’ extensive datasets to provide a comprehensiv...
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Track the Full Land-to-Home Lifecycle Nationwide: Webinar Recap
Homebuilders and developers have traditionally had to piece together market intelligence from static quarterly reports, expensive per-market subscriptions, and ...
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Navigating Data Center Risk in 2026: The Acres Data Center Index
A data center deal can be announced, funded, and under construction, and still collapse under the weight of land, power, or community sentiment risk the team di...
Map Highlight: U.S. Battery Storage Plants Map
Battery storage plants are transforming both the energy industry and land markets. Whether you’re an investor seeking opportunities, a landowner considering a l...
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AI Rezoning Analysis: Predict Entitlements & Spot Precedent Faster
There's more to a strong land deal than its current zoning. Acquisition teams should have a way to see the signals that are harder to find: whether a rezoning i...
Map Highlight: U.S. Power Substations
Proximity to power substations can greatly impact land values, land use, and development potential. Whether you're a landowner, investor, or industry profession...
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Map Highlight: Renewable Diesel and Other Biofuels Map
The Renewable Diesel & Biofuels map from Acres.com equips you with land data you can act on. Locate operational facilities, assess feedstock proximity, and ...
How to Accelerate Your Land Business With Acres
Land teams face stale and expensive third-party data, engineering timelines measured in weeks, inboxes full of broker emails with no easy way to compare them, a...
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Agrivoltaics: A New Land Screening Factor for Solar Developers
Solar developers are starting to screen land for agrivoltaic compatibility before permitting even begins because it can change local approval odds. Solar projec...
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What Makes Land Battery-Ready: Screening Framework for BESS Developers
Battery storage developers know that grid interconnection capacity is what gates a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project timeline. A parcel that is 100 a...
Interactive Map Embeds for Land Listings: DDK | Acres
DDK Forestry & Real Estate (DDK) uses custom embedded maps from Acres.com across their listings so buyers can analyze and interact with a property's boundar...
The Beginner's Glossary of Land Investing Terms
A glossary of land investing terms is a reference guide that defines the legal, financial, and transactional vocabulary used when buying, selling, developing, o...
Map Highlight: U.S. Power Plants Map
When evaluating land, factors like soil quality, zoning laws, and access to infrastructure are often top of mind. But have you considered how nearby power plant...
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What Infrastructure Proximity Does to Land Values: A Data Breakdown
Infrastructure proximity is the measurable distance between a parcel and the roads, utility lines, substations, and development corridors that determine what th...
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Timber vs. Agricultural vs. Recreational Land: Investment Guide
Agricultural land can generate income through tenant farming leases and long-term appreciation. Timberland through periodic timber harvests and biological growt...
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Renewable Land Deals: Interconnection Costs vs. Land Price
A renewable land deal that looks cheap on a per-acre basis can still fail economically once interconnection network upgrade costs are allocated back to the proj...
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What Is Absorption Rate in Land Markets and Why It Matters to Builders
Absorption rate in land markets is the percentage of available parcels or lots that sell within a defined period—typically expressed monthly. It measures the pa...
When Renewable Developers Should Build an In-House Site Selection Team
The decision to build an in-house site selection team usually pencils out only after a developer is running five or more concurrent land evaluations. Below that...
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How Permitting Timelines Are Reshaping Where Data Centers Get Built
Permitting timeline is now one of the key variables steering where new data center construction concentrates. A site that takes 60 days to permit draws construc...
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5-Step Playbook for Acres Site Planner | Acres.com
“How many lots does this site actually yield?”
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Colocation vs. Land Ownership: A Guide for Data Center Buyers
Enterprise data center buyers choosing between colocation and owning land are really choosing between capital flexibility and long-term site control. Colocation...
What Does Price Per Acre Actually Tell You—And What It Doesn't
Price per acre is a standardized ratio: total purchase price divided by total acreage. It is the most widely used metric in land buying and one of the most freq...
Map Highlight: U.S. Transmission Lines Map
High-voltage corridors influence what gets built, where, and how quickly. With Acres.com, developers can gain direct access to the power infrastructure data nee...
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Substation Proximity as a Land Value Signal: What the Data Shows
Substation proximity is a land value signal that measures how close a parcel sits to high-voltage electrical infrastructure with available capacity for new larg...
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Power, Water, Fiber: The Three-Point Test for Data Center Land
The three-point test for data center land evaluates a candidate parcel against the three infrastructure inputs that determine whether a site can support data ce...
Hidden Risks in Land Acquisition Due Diligence: What Builders Miss
Every builder has lived it—spending months chasing a land acquisition due diligence process that checks every box on paper, only to watch it unravel when deeper...
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Why Data Center Developers Are Moving Site Selection Earlier in the Deal Cycle
Data center developers are moving site selection earlier in the deal cycle because power availability, not land availability or capital, has become the binding ...
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How TowerNorth Replaced a Patchwork of Tools with One Source of Truth
TowerNorth Development Telecom infrastructure. Owner, developer, and operator of wireless sites, partnering with major national wireless carriers. Active assets...
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Reading the Land Value Signal Stack for Data Center Site Selection
The Acres land value signal stack is a four-signal framework for evaluating land investment potential before formal due diligence begins. The four signals are P...
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Build vs. Buy in the Era of AI: Why Top Land Developers Are Rethinking Internal Tools
For years, many of the largest homebuilders and real estate developers in the U.S. bet on building their own data and analytics platforms in house. A national h...
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The Site Readiness Gap: Why Most Land Isn't Data-Center-Ready
The site readiness gap is the disconnect between land that is marketed as data-center-ready and land that passes the actual infrastructure tests a data center d...
Raw Land vs. Developed Land: What Every First-Time Buyer Must Know
Raw land is completely undeveloped property with no utilities, structures, or road access. Developed land has been improved with infrastructure such as roads, u...
How to Prevent Data Center Permitting Delays With Local Sentiment Data
In recent years, billions in data center projects have been blocked or delayed—even when power and infrastructure align—because manual research and fragmented d...
Map Highlight: U.S. Biodiesel Plants Map
As biodiesel demand rises, so do opportunities to develop infrastructure, grow feedstock, and invest in energy-driven land. The Biodiesel Plants map from Acres....
How to Find Property Lines (opens on an external site)
Maybe you are thinking of building a shed on your property. Maybe you are planning land grading and need to double-check the easement. Or perhaps a tree fell ne...
What Is Land Investing and Why It's the Most Overlooked Asset Class in America
Land investing is the purchase of raw or undeveloped parcels with the intent to hold for appreciation, lease for income, or sell to a developer who sees what th...
8 Networking Ideas for Land Brokers
When it comes to land transactions, having a strong regional network can really boost your success. A reliable network not only brings in potential buyers but a...
How to Uncover Borrower Portfolios with AI Land Data
Verifying a borrower land portfolio with AI is now possible in just minutes. With Acres.com's Asset Intelligence, lenders can surface every asset a borrower con...
How to Value Land: 5 Methods Every Buyer and Broker Should Know
Determining the market value of raw acreage is rarely straightforward. A 40-acre parcel in one county can sell for far more than an identical-looking parcel two...
How to Sell Land: 8 Steps From Pricing to Close
Selling land can be difficult and overwhelming to navigate on your own. A quick Google search brings up scant resources, and the process for potential buyers is...
The Homebuilder’s Land Acquisition Checklist
Most land deals that fall apart don’t collapse at the negotiation table, they unravel weeks later. The breakdown comes during title review, after a zoning varia...
How to Search Land for Sale by Map: A 5-Step Buyer's Guide
Scrolling through a list of land listings and trying to visualize where each parcel sits is one of the most inefficient ways to buy land. Location shapes value ...
Map Highlight: Miami, FL Zoning Map
Acres.com offers a powerful, user-friendly Miami zoning map via Acres’ Layers, designed to help you visualize zoning regulations at the parcel level. Whether yo...
Orange County, FL Zoning Map & Zoning Codes Guide
Acres.com offers a user-friendly Orange County zoning map via Acres’ Layers. Whether you're evaluating rural land, low-density housing, or commercial zones, you...
How to Run Faster Site Feasibility and Lot Yield Analysis with Acres Site Planner
For development teams, the gap between finding a site and knowing whether it's worth pursuing is costly in time, money, and deals that slip away while the analy...
From Prospecting to Lot Yield in Minutes: 5 Key Takeaways from the Acres Site Planner Webinar
In a recent webinar, Acres' Director of Customer Success Audrey Hickox showcased Site Planner, the newest feature built for development teams who need to qualif...
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Map Highlight: Columbus, Ohio Zoning Map
Acres.com offers an interactive Columbus zoning map that brings zoning codes and regulations into focus at the parcel level. Perfect for exploring redevelopment...
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Acres.com Joins NAHB Member Savings Program for Land Data Tools
Fayetteville, Ark., June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acres.com announced it was invited to join the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Member Savings...
Map Highlight: Chicago, IL Zoning Map
Zoning laws shape everything from property values to project viability, which is why accurate, accessible zoning data is critical for anyone working in land, de...
REIT Strategies for High-Risk Residential Markets
In 2025, residential real estate investment trust's (REITs) strategies are being stress-tested from all sides: high interest rates, soft demand, and spiraling c...
Investing in Rural Opportunity Zones: Beginner's Guide
Rural Opportunity Zones represent an overlooked category in the federal Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program, despite offering strong tax incentives and a g...
Building Permit Data: How Land Buyers Use It to Spot Market Momentum
By the time a land market shows up in the headlines, the best parcels are already under contract. Buyers who spot momentum early do not rely on median price rep...
Searching for Land Online: Why the Map View Changes Everything
A list of land listings looks like a spreadsheet. Acres, prices, and county names stacked in rows. Useful for sorting, but not for understanding. When you switc...
How to Buy Land: 7 Steps to Get Started
Buying land is one of the most tangible investments a person can make. Unlike stocks or funds, you can walk your property, see its boundaries, and plan exactly ...
How Future State Land Data Guides Colocation Strategy in Emerging Markets
For colocation providers, a sound colocation strategy depends on one thing above all else:
Map Highlight: U.S. Wind Turbines Map
Wind turbines are transforming the U.S. energy landscape, providing a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Check wind turbine locations across the U.S. and ...
Map Highlight: U.S. Ethanol Plants Map
As demand for renewable fuel grows, ethanol plants are becoming powerful drivers of crop demand, land value shifts, and regional development. The Ethanol Plants...
How Land Brokers Can Use AI to Market a Listing
Listing and marketing land shouldn’t be a slow or complicated process. For many brokers, the gap between finding a great property and actually getting it in fro...
Map Highlight: Idaho Irrigation Organizations
Idaho is renowned for its agriculture, producing staples like potatoes, sugar beets, barley, and alfalfa hay. However, maintaining its fertile croplands in a se...
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Case Study: Acres x Saunders Land
From Time-Consuming Research → Publication-Ready Reports
AI Zoning Analysis: How Acres Clarifies Zoning Codes Nationwide
Every development land deal starts with one question: what can actually be built here? Zoning determines the answer. Yet finding that answer has always been har...
Florida SB 686 Explained: Eligibility & Deadlines | Acres
Once Florida Senate Bill 686 takes effect on July 1, 2026, land acquisition teams will have an 18-month window to convert qualifying agricultural parcels into d...
AI for Land Acquisition: 5 Takeaways from the Webinar
In a recent webinar, Acres' Founder and CEO Carter Malloy and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Aaron Shew introduced Acres Intelligence, the first AI agent purpose-...
How a Shared Portfolio Streamlines Retail Site Selection and Management
Retail site selection moves fast, but many workflows don't. Prospecting happens in one tool. Validation happens in another. Reports get built somewhere else ent...
Building with Buy-In: How Builders Navigate Community Pushback
From town halls to online forums, community pushback is becoming a familiar challenge for builders. But resistance rarely stems from a flat-out “no.” It’s often...
Acres.com Launches Acres Intelligence: First AI Agent for Land Teams
Fayetteville, Ark., May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acres.com, the complete AI land research platform, today announced the launch of Acres Intelligence, the fi...
Map Highlight: USDA Certified Organic Operations Map
Organic farming reflects growing consumer demand, environmental stewardship, and market potential. With the USDA Certified Organic Operations map on Acres.com, ...
Map Highlight: City of Phoenix, AZ Zoning Map
The Phoenix zoning map is essential for understanding how land use and development are regulated across the city. The City of Phoenix zoning map provides detail...
How Top Home Builders Navigate Regional Market Variations
Home building doesn’t operate in one market—it operates in hundreds. A regional home builder market strategy is the difference between thriving in local conditi...
Targeted Land Prospecting: Precision Lead Lists with Acres Pro
When it comes to land, targeted land prospecting tools are the difference between wasted hours and qualified deals. Every wasted minute and every dead-end lead ...
Using Predictive Land Data to Identify Retail Demand Before It Forms
Many retail developers are still building based on where demand exists today. They look for proof that a location already works. The problem is that by the time...
5 Key Takeaways: Know Your Lot Yield in Minutes With Acres
Many developers, builders, and acquisition teams can wait weeks on third-party engineering firms, spend thousands of dollars on reports, and start from scratch ...
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Case Study: Acres x Maronda Homes
From 10+ Platforms → 1.
Retail Site Selection in 2026: Why Rapid Disqualification Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
In 2026, leading retail developers aren’t necessarily the ones finding the most sites, but the ones eliminating the wrong sites first.
Map Highlight: Recreational and Conservation Areas Map
While national parks attract millions of visitors, many equally stunning natural spaces remain undiscovered. Limited mapping access has kept these areas off the...
How to Read a Floodplain Map: FEMA Zones Explained | Acres
Flood damage is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, and many buyers never check the map before they close. According to FEMA, floo...
Using Predictive Land Data to Identify Retail Demand | Acres.com
While many land transactions happen between neighboring operators, farmers, and individual investors, a quieter class of buyer has been accumulating acreage acr...
How Energy Providers Solve Data Center's Biggest Challenge: Power
Data centers now consume ~4% of U.S. electricity, and a single hyperscale facility can consume as much power as 100,000+ homes. Utility interconnection queues a...
Home Builder’s Guide to Land Banking
Real estate development often involves a complex interplay of capital, timing, and risk. For home builders aiming to maintain flexibility in a changing market, ...
Map Highlight: Federally Owned Lands Map
The Federally Owned Lands Map, found in Acres’ Layer Library, gives you nationwide visibility into public land ownership. With this map, you can easily view:
Local Zoning Laws for Builders: Strategies to Navigate Complexity
Understanding local zoning law classifications for builders are not just fine print - they can be the deciding factor in whether a project moves forward or stal...
Smarter Energy Siting Starts with Better Land Research
For energy developers, the difference between a high-ROI project and a write-off can come down to a single missed constraint: a hidden easement, a zoning overla...
Building a Sustainable Future for Data Centers
As AI transforms everything from agriculture to logistics, the engine behind it all—AI data centers—is growing increasingly resource-intensive. These facilities...
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Enhance Your Land Listing With These 4 Simple Phone Photography Tips
When it comes to real estate photography for land listings, you’re in luck. You’re likely carrying one of the most versatile and powerful tools you could ask fo...
Map Highlight: National and Regional Public Lands Map
With 650 million acres under its care, the U.S. federal government is the nation’s largest landowner. These public lands fuel conservation efforts, outdoor adve...
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6 Takeaways: Find Development-Ready Parcels Instantly
For developers, builders, and acquisition teams, the land development process has long been slowed by manual filtering, zoning rabbit holes, and deals that look...
Map Highlight: California Fire Perimeters Map
Fire perimeters, the defined boundaries of areas affected by wildfires, provide valuable insights into the history and frequency of fire activity in a region. F...
6 Takeaways to Identify, Validate & Secure Deals Faster
Land acquisition teams know the friction of using dozens of tabs, subscriptions, and data sources just to evaluate a single property. In a recent webinar, Acres...
Land Value by Address: Find What Your Land Is Worth | Acres
Many landowners have no idea what their property is actually worth until they need to sell, refinance, or pay taxes. By then, guessing costs. Whether you own a ...
What Is Skip Tracing for Land Buyers and When to Use It
Most valuable parcels never hit the open market. The owner has not listed the property, has not responded to a mailer, and has no public-facing contact informat...
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Emerging Markets for Data Center Development in 2026
Last year, we mapped out the emerging data center markets to watch in 2025. Since then, primary markets have grown more constrained, hyperscale investment has a...
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Acres.com and Hamlet Partner to Bring Local Government Sentiment Data to Land Research
Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acres.com, the land data platform built to bring transparency to America's largest asset, and Hamlet, the ...
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Acres.com Launches AI Search and Zoning Tools for Land Evaluation
Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acres.com, the complete AI land research platform, today announced the introduction of new AI capabilities...
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Map Highlight: National US Railroad Map
When evaluating land for investment, development, or purchase, proximity to national railroad networks can significantly influence land value. Understanding the...
Beginners Guide: What Are Encumbrances?
When you buy land, you’re not just buying what you see, you’re also buying what you can’t. Legal claims, usage restrictions, and old debts can all be hiding und...
How to Find Off-Market Land Development Deals with Acres
Finding off-market land development opportunities can be challenging, especially in a competitive real estate market. Unlike traditional listings, off-market pr...
U.S. Opportunity Zones Map: Find Investment Sites on Acres
With over 8,700 qualified Opportunity Zones across the U.S., developers and investors have a unique chance to contribute to community development while enjoying...
Map Highlight: National Parks and Monuments Map
National parks and historic monuments are treasures that preserve the best of our natural, cultural, and historical heritage. These protected areas safeguard ec...
When Land Acquisition Becomes a Pipeline Problem
Most home builders don’t lose growth because of one bad land deal. They lose it when the pipeline quietly dries up.
Meta’s $679M Ohio Data Center Campus: 1,345 Acres | Acres
Meta has spent $679 million assembling a data center campus outside Columbus, Ohio. Through subsidiary Sidecat LLC, the company has acquired 1,345 acres across ...
Acres.com Adds Data Layers for Land Acquisition and Development Teams
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the AI-powered land research platform built to bring transparency to America’s largest asset, today announced the release of fou...
Why Data Center Site Selection Is Harder Than Ever in 2026
Data center site selection in 2026 is no longer just about finding available land. It requires simultaneously securing power, navigating local politics, and sou...
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Acres.com Named a 2026 HousingWire Tech100 Winner
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — HousingWire today announced the winners of the 2026 Tech100 award, recognizing the most innovative and impactful technology organizations a...
Map Highlight: Sub-Surface Mineral Rights Map
Knowing who controls mineral rights can be the difference between a smart investment and an unexpected challenge. These rights determine who owns and has access...
How to Avoid Overpaying for Off-Market Land
In land acquisition, the goal is to move decisively without sacrificing diligence. Off-market transactions are often opaque, lacking the market value transparen...
AI Meets Dirt: Acres to Unveil Game-Changing Tech at NAHB IBS 2026
The future of land acquisition is being written with AI-powered workflows—and Acres is about to show builders exactly what that looks like.
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Land Sourcing Is Shifting — Is Your Pipeline Keeping Up?
For many home builders, land sourcing starts with relationships.
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5 Strategies for Off-Market Land Sourcing: The 2026 Playbook
Every edge counts when sourcing land. The faster you can find, qualify, and reach the right decision-maker, the more likely you are to win the deal.
Infrastructure Awareness in Land Acquisition | Acres
For most acquisition teams, transportation projects operate in the background — influential, yes, but rarely clear enough to act on with conviction. Infrastruct...
Spartanburg SC Homebuilder Land Strategy and Buyers | Acres
The best housing market indicators often arrive before the first shovel hits the ground. While permits, starts and completions tell you what's already happening...
Hidden Risks in Land Acquisition for Builders | Acres
Do you have full visibility into your land pipeline today? Do you know what builders are acquiring land nearby?
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Site Analysis for Builders: Your Team's Competitive Edge
In today’s fast-paced building market, location intelligence is not just a tool—it’s a game-changer. For builders, mastering site analysis is critical to thrive...
Using Acres Mortgage Filters to Find Qualified Leads Fast
Would you like to know how to leverage bank data to cut through the noise and find highly qualified leads in minutes? Whether you're a mortgage broker, ag lende...
When School District Lines Quietly Make or Break Demand
In residential development, some risks show up in spreadsheets. Others hide in plain sight. School district boundaries fall squarely into the second category.
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How to Get Your First Land Listing With Acres Pro
Earning your first listing as a new land agent or broker doesn’t have to require years of experience or a deep referral network. With the right data, a discipli...
Map Highlight: Foreign Owned Agricultural Land Map
Who owns America’s farmland? While U.S. farmers remain the dominant stewards, foreign ownership of U.S. farmland has steadily increased—raising complex question...
The High Cost of Unverified Competition in Land Acquisition
For many builders, the biggest hurdle in a land deal isn’t the land itself — it’s proving the corridor is truly active.
8 U.S. Data Center Trends for 2026
The U.S. data center market could exceed $120 billion by 2026. But beneath this trajectory lies infrastructure strain, rapid innovation, and fundamental change....
Saltgrass at Heron Bay: A Strategic Infill Play Identified Early by the Acres Home Builder Index
The most valuable land opportunities can be hidden in plain sight.
Map Highlight: Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs)
From economic development to real estate market trends, Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) provide analysts, businesses, and government agencies with a way to b...
How to Market Raw Land with Interactive Maps | Acres
When figuring out how to market raw land, the terrain is the product, and communicating its value to buyers can be a challenge.
Land Contracts Explained: Pros, Cons, and How They Work
Land contracts offer a flexible path to property ownership, especially for buyers who may not qualify for traditional mortgages.
Avoiding Surprise Competition in Your Land Strategy
For home builders, timing the market isn’t just about demand cycles, it’s about knowing who else is competing for the same land.
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Acres.com Supports Park Street Homes’ Urban Housing Expansion
Fayetteville, Ark., Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acres.com, a leading land data platform, today announced a partnership with Park Street Homes, a mission-d...
Market Snapshot: Land Signals in Phoenix Housing Development
The Phoenix Metro area (covering Maricopa and Pinal Counties) ranks among the top U.S. housing markets thanks to robust population and price growth. The Acres H...
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Why Every Utility Needs a Centralized Land Portfolio
Utility companies manage vast networks of land assets—each tied to critical data that impacts daily operations, compliance, and long-term planning. Every piece ...
Why Utilities Need Centralized Land Data in 2026
The biggest bottleneck to building renewable energy, expanding the grid, or serving data center demand isn’t funding or technology—it’s land, specifically land ...
Property Deed Guide: Types, Uses & How They Work
Buying or selling land can be exciting, but the process includes a lot of complexities, including legal documentation. Property deeds — what they’re for, how th...
How to Rapidly Qualify Powered Land for Data Centers With Acres AI
Finding powered land is a defining challenge in data center expansion—and the most important competitive advantage for data center operators, hyperscalers, and ...
Acres Data Center Index: Visualize Business Impact
In 2025, the data center land rush isn’t just heating up—it’s already well underway. But here’s the thing most people miss: the game doesn’t start when a headli...
The Hidden Zoning Condition That Changed Everything
For home builders, a single overlooked detail can turn a promising site into a margin squeeze. And while zoning is often the first place teams look, it’s never ...
Acres.com Adds 100+ Recreational Map Layers for Land and Outdoor Use
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land research platform, announced today the addition of more than 100 new recreational map layers, making it the on...
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6 Key Takeaways: Turning Land and Utility Data into Deal Flow
Industrial users, manufacturers, and data centers are all racing to secure limited electrical capacity, and brokers who can pinpoint powered land have a distinc...
The Lighthouse Project: OpenAI and Oracle's Wisconsin Data Center
OpenAI, Oracle, and Vantage Data Centers are developing a $15 billion+ data center campus just north of Milwaukee. Known as “Lighthouse,” this 500-acre developm...
Acres.com Launches Integrated AI Providing Instant Land Insights
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land research platform, today announced the launch of new AI-powered capabilities. Acres AI now links and summarize...
AI-Powered Land Sourcing & Diligence
Acres has always stood for transparency when it comes to America's biggest asset—land. Now, we're making it easy to understand the complex web of data behind ev...
Why Flood Zone Status Isn't Enough for Safe Land Acquisition
For home builders, flood maps are a familiar checkpoint in due diligence. If the parcel sits outside the designated floodplain, it’s easy to assume the site is ...
Acres Partners with Urban Land Institute on Housing Research
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land data platform, has partnered with the Urban Land Institute Northwest Arkansas to strengthen housing and land-u...
When Disconnected Diligence Costs Millions, And How to Fix It
In large home building organizations, the land pipeline is only as strong as the systems behind it. Yet for many national builders, each division still manages ...
Land Titles and Liens: What Every Buyer Should Know
Land ownership starts with a title—but hidden debts, legal claims, and unresolved paperwork can all impact what you can do with a property, or whether you can b...
Right-of-Way Easements: What You Need to Know | Acres (opens on an external site)
Ever wondered why someone might stroll across your land without asking, or why utility workers dig up your yard unannounced? Chances are, a right of way easemen...
Inside Aligned's 197-Acre Hyperscale Site in Rural Ohio
Aligned Data Centers recently broke ground on their first of four hyperscale campuses in Conesville, OH. Tracked by the Acres Data Center Index, this acquisitio...
A Beginner's Guide to Property Easements in Land Real Estate
Whether you're buying, selling, or managing land, it’s important to understand how easements work. Easements can impact a property in many ways, from value to l...
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The High Cost of Being Late to New Markets—and How to Avoid It
For home builders, every acquisition decision starts with the same question: is this land too far out?
Owner Financing for Land: Pros, Cons & How It Works | Acres
There are many avenues for financing when it comes to buying and selling land. One less traditional way to finance your next deal is owner financing. Owner fina...
St. Louis Zoning Changes With $1.5 Billion Data Center Project
In St. Louis, Missouri, data center development has prompted concerns over environmental impact, energy demand, and land use priorities. In response, the city e...
Acres.com Partners with Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land research platform, announced a new partnership with the Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence, a un...
Part 5: Avoiding Costly Pitfalls in Data Center Site Selection
Choosing the right site for a data center is a high-stakes decision that can make or break your long-term strategy. From power grid capacity to zoning conflicts...
Land Mapping Explained: How to Search and Map Parcels Online
Finding the right parcel used to mean hours across county assessor databases, recorder offices, and fragmented ownership records. Today, a land map search surfa...
How Home Service Providers Use Builder Insights | Acres
When a new subdivision goes up, it sparks a rush of opportunity—hundreds of homes needing utilities like telco, fiber, electric, internet hookups, home security...
Quick Guide: Selecting Suitable Build Sites For Data Centers
Data centers are the backbone of online operations, powering everything from eCommerce and streaming to scientific research and financial systems. As digitaliza...
How to Get a Land Survey: A Step-by-Step Guide
Thinking about buying land, putting up a fence, or needing to resolve a property line dispute? A land survey gives you the clarity you need—and helps avoid futu...
How Acres Home Builder Index Helps Retailers Choose the Right Markets
Traditional site selection, once based on word of mouth, foot traffic, or simple demographic data, is no longer enough. A single poor decision can drain million...
Home Builders Guide: Finding Suitable Build Sites Using Acres
Site selection for new housing development projects can quickly become time consuming when you're jumping between mapping platforms and government websites to f...
Why Amazon Bet $10B on Rural North Carolina Data Centers
Data center growth is no longer confined to major hubs.
Market Snapshot: Land Signals in Florida Housing Development
Florida housing development land is being acquired at a significant pace, and the Acres Home Builder Index reveals exactly where builders are buying before home...
Rising Land Risk: 5 Key Takeaways from The Builder’s Daily Feature
The market is shifting, the margins are tighter, and the stakes for land decisions have never been higher. In a recent feature, The Builder’s Daily spotlighted ...
Pitch Builders First: How the Acres Home Builder Index Gives Suppliers a Head Start
When a builder breaks ground, it’s already too late to get your materials into the spec. Whether you manufacture lumber, HVAC systems, lighting, drywall, or roo...
Market Snapshot: Land Signals for Raleigh Residential Development
The Acres Home Builder Index uses proprietary land acquisition tracking to provide this future-state intel into where the market is headed.
Century Communities Taps Acres.com for Nationwide Land Acquisition
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land research platform, announced a new partnership with Century Communities, a top 10 home builder and one of the ...
The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger and Its Land Impact
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern—two of the largest railroads in the U.S.—are merging, creating the first coast-to-coast rail network in American history. But...
How to Find Off-Market Land Deals in 5 Steps With Acres
Finding off-market land deals takes more than luck—it requires strategy, data, and speed. Acres.com helps land professionals streamline their search, uncover hi...
Acres.com Announces Support for NAHB Student Competition
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land research platform, announced today that it will provide direct access to its enterprise platform to students c...
July 2025 Land Sales: Acres' Top 10 U.S. Transactions
Using Acres’ nationwide land transaction database, we’ve compiled a list from our curated data of the top ten highest value land sales over 40 acres from across...
Acres Home Builder Index: Track Builder Land Buys Early
For decades, the real estate industry has relied on a patchwork of backward-looking, incomplete, and disconnected data to make multi-million dollar decisions. B...
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Acres.com Launches First-of-its-Kind Home Builder Index
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the complete land research platform, has launched the Acres Home Builder Index to help home builders, retail developers, investo...
California Ranch Sale: Hockett Ranch, 3,391 Acres | Acres
A Rare California Ranch Sale in the Sierra Foothills The Hockett Ranch California ranch sale spanning Tulare and Kern County recently hit the market for the fir...
New to Off-Market Land? Land Research Shows You Where to Start
If you’ve ever felt like the best land deals are gone before you see them, you're not imagining it—they usually are. The most strategic players aren’t waiting f...
June 2025 Land Sales: Acres' Top 10 Transactions
Using Acres’ nationwide land transaction database, we’ve compiled a list from our curated data of the top ten highest value land sales over 40 acres from across...
Greener Ground: What Sustainable Site Selection Really Takes
Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword in home building anymore — it’s a growing set of expectations. Between evolving regulations, climate resilience goals, and ...
12th Farm Credit Organization Adopts Acres.com via Passkey Partnership
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres.com, the leading land data and mapping platform, today announced it has reached a key milestone with its 12th Farm Credit organizatio...
The New Standard in Home Builder Land Acquisition Intelligence
What’s in your land acquisition pipeline today? Do you know what home builders are quietly assembling land next door? Are you confident you can spot the next gr...
The Permitting Gauntlet: Why Streamlining Approvals Is Key to Housing Supply
Permitting isn’t just paperwork — it’s one of the most persistent roadblocks in getting new housing to market.
How to Use Acres’ Insights to Research Land at the Parcel Level
When it comes to researching land—whether for agriculture, investment, conservation, or development—the devil is in the details. With Acres’ parcel-level Insigh...
OpenAI and Oracle Bet on Abilene for Stargate Initiative Expansion
OpenAI and Oracle’s partnership to build 4.5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity in the U.S. is more than a tech upgrade, it marks a shift in rural land use. W...
Part 4: How Interconnection Queues Are Stalling Data Center Growth
Despite massive technological innovation, data center growth is being constrained by outdated and overburdened electrical grids. At the center of the challenge ...
HyperGrid: Texas Tech & Fermi's Nuclear Data Center
Texas Tech University System and Fermi America are developing HyperGrid, a 5,800-acre Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus near Amarillo, Texas. Designed to ...
Georgia Forestry Land Use Report Powered by Acres Data
Fayetteville, Ark., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Georgia Forestry Association’s latest report, Shifting Ground, draws on land transaction insights from...
From Data Chaos to Clarity: Why Builders Need Complete Land Data
Finding the right site shouldn’t feel like solving a puzzle with missing pieces. But for many builders, it still does. Ownership details live on one website. Co...
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Part 3: How to Assess Grid Reliability for Data Centers
As data centers multiply across the U.S., grid reliability has become a critical factor for both site selection and operational planning. Whether you’re scoutin...
CoreWeave Locks Down 1.3 GW Across 10 U.S. Sites for $9B
CoreWeave’s $9 billion acquisition of Core Scientific marks a major step in the race to acquire power-ready sites for AI workloads. This strategic portfolio of ...
How Builders Find Buildable Land in Tight Markets | Acres
In some of the most competitive markets, land may exist — but buildable land is rare. High demand, tight regulations, and high carrying costs mean parcels that ...
Part 2: Stranded Capacity Risk in Data Center Development
Developing a data center in the U.S. isn’t as simple as seeing nearby power lines or substations and assuming you can plug in. Determining if actual power is av...
Find Powered Land for Data Centers: 5-Step Guide | Acres
Data center development in the United States is expanding at a pace the grid was never designed to support. Demand for compute power, driven by AI workloads, cl...
Part 1: Why Power Leads Data Center Site Search Strategy
The priorities of data center site selection have shifted dramatically. Where once the focus was on affordable land and minimal disaster risk, one question now ...
May 2025 Land Sales: Acres' Top 10 Transactions
Using Acres’ nationwide land transaction database, we’ve compiled a list from our curated data of the top ten highest value land sales over 40 acres from across...
How the AI Boom is Reshaping Data Center Investment Strategies
Projections from New Street Research indicate U.S. data center investment could surpass $1 trillion by 2027, with AI workloads being the dominant catalyst.
Expert Q&A: How Forest Management Impacts Property Value
Forest management directly impacts property value by improving timber yield, maintaining ecological health, and enhancing recreational appeal. Active management...
