from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

In November 2025, two of Northern Virginia’s biggest land deals closed within days of each other, and neither one was for housing. Amazon paid $700 million for about 189 acres in Prince William County. A few days later, SDC Capital Partners paid $615 million for 97 acres in Loudoun County. 

This is squeezing out home builders, and this is happening in other states as well.  Data center bidders are willing to pay 30-50 times over typical developers budgets.  Lawmakers are slow to catch up, which is not helping to solve the housing shortage seen in many areas.  

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