Land Grab for Data Centers Is One More Obstacle to Much-Needed Housing

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 18, 2026-Will Parker
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va.—Steve Alloy was preparing to develop 516 new homes in Bristow, Va., about five years ago when the home builder began noticing something odd. Much of the land surrounding his site wasn’t being acquired by housing developers. It was being snapped up by tech giants such as Microsoft and Google.
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