AI is Making Power the New Driver of Real Estate Value, Say ULI and Heitman
Why this matters
Land continues to behave as the highest-conviction long-duration bet in CRE. In supply-constrained luxury markets, replacement-cost-positive entitlements remain scarce; in growth-corridor exurbs, sponsors with patient capital are accumulating positions ahead of the next residential or industrial pipeline. The trade is a basis call, not an income call, and continues to attract family-office and high-net-worth capital that can hold through the cycle.
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The expanding use of artificial intelligence and development of data centers to generate it are making access to power the new driver of real estate value, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Heitman said in a new repo…
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