{
 "name": "Data center land transactions",
 "publisher": "Megawatt Acres (The Dream View Co., Ltd.)",
 "url": "https://megawattacres.com/guides/how-much-do-data-centers-pay-for-land/",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "compiled": "2026-10-17",
 "note": "Publicly reported data center land transactions. Every row links to the record or report it comes from. perAcreBasis: reported = stated by the source; computed = total price / acres. Hectares converted at 1 ha = 2.47105 acres. Non-USD rows carry a USD figure only where the source gave the conversion. Nothing is estimated.",
 "deals": [
  {
   "id": "va-leesburg-twin-creeks",
   "place": "Leesburg (Twin Creeks)",
   "county": "Loudoun County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Leesburg (Twin Creeks), Loudoun County, VA",
   "acres": 97,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 615000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 615000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 6000000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 6340206,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "SDC Capital Partners affiliate (SDC Twin Creeks Parent LLC)",
   "seller": "JK Land Holdings (Chuck Kuhn)",
   "date": "2025-11-03",
   "dateType": "closing/sale date as reported",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Data Center Sale Sets New Loudoun Price Record",
    "publisher": "Loudoun Now",
    "url": "https://www.loudounnow.com/business/data-center-sale-sets-new-loudoun-price-record/article_d392a250-e672-46c2-b2d2-f0ad3424a100.html",
    "published": "2025-11-07"
   },
   "evidence": "sale of 97 acres ... for $615 million ... exceeding $6 million per acre",
   "notes": "Corroborated: Northern Virginia Magazine 2025-11-06 ('record $6 million per acre') and Data Center Knowledge 2026-10-14 citing Loudoun County records: $615.05M for 97.15 acres, Nov 2025. Seller paid $57M for the assemblage ~4 years earlier; separate 14-acre piece sold to Dominion Energy for $45M (substation)."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-gainesville-merrifield",
   "place": "Gainesville",
   "county": "Prince William County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Gainesville, Prince William County, VA",
   "acres": 38,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 160000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 160000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 4200000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 4210526,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "Black Chamber Partners LLC (BlackChamber Group)",
   "seller": "Owners of Merrifield Garden Center (Warhurst family)",
   "date": "2025-10",
   "dateType": "recorded (month of report)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (recorded deed)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "In data center zone, property sells for more than $160M",
    "publisher": "Prince William Times",
    "url": "https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/breaking-popular-merrifield-garden-center-to-close-after-selling-for-data-centers/article_38bbb8b7-f9d4-47d6-90b2-1cb26e9a81b8.html",
    "published": "2025-10-16"
   },
   "evidence": "sold the 38-acre store site ... for a whopping $160 million",
   "notes": "By-right Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay. Assessed at $26.5M (land+buildings); bought for ~$2.3M in 2004. PW Times: zoned land had recently sold for more than $3M/acre. Also WTOP 2025-10-17, Northern Virginia Magazine 2025-10-17."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-bristow-devlin",
   "place": "Bristow (Devlin Tech Park)",
   "county": "Prince William County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Bristow (Devlin Tech Park), Prince William County, VA",
   "acres": 188,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 700000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 700000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 3723404,
   "perAcreOriginal": 3723404,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Amazon Data Services",
   "seller": "Stanley Martin Homes",
   "date": "2025-10",
   "dateType": "closing (late October 2025, per reports)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Reports: Amazon Acquires Data Center Site in Northern Virginia for $700M",
    "publisher": "REBusiness Online",
    "url": "https://rebusinessonline.com/reports-amazon-acquires-data-center-site-in-northern-virginia-for-700m/",
    "published": "2025-11-11"
   },
   "evidence": "sold the 188-acre site to Amazon ... for $700 million",
   "notes": "Acreage varies by outlet (188/189 of a 270-acre tract). Bisnow/WBJ report ~$3.7M per acre. Seller assembled site for ~$51M in 2021-22; entitled for up to 3.5M SF + up to three substations."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-gainesville-microsoft-2024",
   "place": "Gainesville",
   "county": "Prince William County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Gainesville, Prince William County, VA",
   "acres": 124,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 465500000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 465500000,
   "perAcreUSD": 3754032,
   "perAcreOriginal": 3754032,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "41992 John Marshall Highway LLC (JK Land Holdings affiliate)",
   "date": "2024",
   "dateType": "recorded (year per reports)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [
    "snippet-only"
   ],
   "verified": "snippet",
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft acquires 124 acres in Virginia's Prince William County for $465.5m",
    "publisher": "Data Center Dynamics (citing Washington Business Journal / InsideNoVa)",
    "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-acquires-124-acres-in-virginias-prince-william-county-for-4655m/",
    "published": "2024"
   },
   "evidence": "124 acres ... $465.5 million ... around $3.75 million per acre",
   "notes": "DCD and InsideNoVa returned 403/429; figures from search snippets only. Seller bought the site in 2020 for $46.9M."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-nova-amazon-44ac-2026",
   "place": "Northern Virginia (site not named)",
   "county": null,
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Northern Virginia (site not named), VA",
   "acres": 44,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 120000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 120000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 2727273,
   "perAcreOriginal": 2727273,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Amazon data center arm",
   "seller": "undisclosed",
   "date": "2026-02",
   "dateType": "sale month as reported",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Data Center Land Deals Surged 141% In Q1, Warping The Market For Everyone Else",
    "publisher": "Bisnow (Avison Young data)",
    "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/data-center-sites-are-warping-the-market-for-developable-land-134771",
    "published": "2026-05-28"
   },
   "evidence": "44 acres in Northern Virginia for $120M in February",
   "notes": "Same property sold for $39.5M in 2021 (~$0.9M/acre computed)."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-gainesville-aws-2021",
   "place": "Gainesville",
   "county": "Prince William County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Gainesville, Prince William County, VA",
   "acres": 58,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 52400000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 52400000,
   "perAcreUSD": 903000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 903448,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "Amazon Web Services",
   "seller": "not named",
   "date": "2021-04",
   "dateType": "reported (month of article)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Data Center Boom Pushes Prince William Land to Nearly $1M an Acre",
    "publisher": "Data Center Frontier",
    "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/11428233/data-center-boom-pushes-prince-william-land-to-nearly-1m-an-acre",
    "published": "2021-04-27"
   },
   "evidence": "58 acres in Gainesville for $52.4 million, or about $903,000 per acre",
   "notes": "Historical benchmark: same article says Digital Realty paid $266,000/acre for a similar parcel in 2018."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-dulles-western-lands",
   "place": "Dulles (Western Lands)",
   "county": "Loudoun County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Dulles (Western Lands), Loudoun County, VA",
   "acres": 424,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 236500000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 236500000,
   "perAcreUSD": 557783,
   "perAcreOriginal": 557783,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Digital Realty",
   "seller": "Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)",
   "date": "2018-09",
   "dateType": "board approval (September 2018)",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "approved by seller board; closing not confirmed in fetched source",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "MWAA Announces Sale of 424 Acres of Western Lands at Dulles International",
    "publisher": "AviationPros (MWAA press release)",
    "url": "https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/press-release/12431223/metropolitan-washington-airports-authority-mwaa-announces-sale-of-424-acres-of-western-lands-at-dulles-international",
    "published": "2018-09-24"
   },
   "evidence": "final sale price of $236.5 million",
   "notes": "Government seller. Bisnow put it at ~$558K/acre. Baxtel (secondary) lists it as completed Sept 2018 - not verified."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-ashburn-airbus-dlr",
   "place": "Ashburn",
   "county": "Loudoun County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA",
   "acres": 13,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 28000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 28000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 2140000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 2153846,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "Digital Realty Trust subsidiary",
   "seller": "Airbus Americas",
   "date": "2019-05",
   "dateType": "reported (WBJ May 2019)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [
    "includes-buildings"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Digital Realty Acquires 13-Acre Property In Ashburn",
    "publisher": "Baxtel (quoting Washington Business Journal)",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/digital-realty-acquires-13-acre-property-in-ashburn",
    "published": "2019-05-23"
   },
   "evidence": "cost per acre at $2.14 million, which is a record in the region",
   "notes": "Includes a 124,000 SF flex warehouse (assessed $12.9M total, $5.7M land), so not pure land."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-ashburn-cologix-2018",
   "place": "Ashburn (Beaumeade)",
   "county": "Loudoun County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Ashburn (Beaumeade), Loudoun County, VA",
   "acres": 22.6,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 38000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 38000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 1680000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 1681416,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "Cologix",
   "seller": "Christian Fellowship Church",
   "date": "2018-07",
   "dateType": "reported (July 2018)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [
    "includes-buildings"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Digital Realty Acquires 13-Acre Property In Ashburn (comparison deal)",
    "publisher": "Baxtel (quoting Washington Business Journal)",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/digital-realty-acquires-13-acre-property-in-ashburn",
    "published": "2019-05-23"
   },
   "evidence": "22.6 acres ... for $38 million, or $1.68 million per acre",
   "notes": "Property included a church building."
  },
  {
   "id": "va-ashburn-equinix-2017",
   "place": "Ashburn",
   "county": "Loudoun County",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA",
   "acres": 34.5,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 34500000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 34500000,
   "perAcreUSD": 1000000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 1000000,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "Equinix",
   "seller": "not stated",
   "date": "2017-02",
   "dateType": "reported (county records, article date)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (county records)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Equinix Heats Up Data Center Alley's Landgrab Rush",
    "publisher": "Data Center Knowledge",
    "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/hyperscalers/equinix-heats-up-data-center-alley-s-landgrab-rush",
    "published": "2017-02-27"
   },
   "evidence": "resets the high bar to $1 million per acre",
   "notes": "Four parcels."
  },
  {
   "id": "ga-lamar-amazon",
   "place": "Lamar County, near I-75",
   "county": "Lamar County",
   "state": "Georgia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Lamar County, near I-75, GA",
   "acres": 984.89,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 270000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 270000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 274142,
   "perAcreOriginal": 274142,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Amazon Data Services, Inc.",
   "seller": "High Falls 75 LLC",
   "date": "2025-07-25",
   "dateType": "closing (finalized)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (recorded with Lamar County Clerk of Superior Court per reports)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Amazon Buys $270M Land Development Near Atlanta For Data Center",
    "publisher": "Black Enterprise",
    "url": "https://www.blackenterprise.com/amazon-land-development-georgia-data-center/amp",
    "published": "2025-08"
   },
   "evidence": "finalized July 25 ... 984.89 acres",
   "notes": "Seller named by Baxtel (https://baxtel.com/data-center/amazon-lamar-county). Often mis-attributed to Monroe County."
  },
  {
   "id": "ga-monroe-google",
   "place": "Monroe County, near I-75",
   "county": "Monroe County",
   "state": "Georgia",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Monroe County, near I-75, GA",
   "acres": 948,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 42500000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 42500000,
   "perAcreUSD": 45000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 44831,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "Google",
   "seller": "three local owners (423 ac for $19.2M; 361 ac for $16M; 164 ac for ~$7M)",
   "date": "2025-09/10",
   "dateType": "closing (end Sept per Macon Telegraph; 'finalized October 2025' per Baxtel)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (county property records)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Google: Monroe County Data Center",
    "publisher": "Baxtel",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/google-monroe-county",
    "published": "2025-10"
   },
   "evidence": "Google paid approximately $45,000 per acre",
   "notes": "Corroborated by Macon Telegraph via Georgia Trend Daily 2025-10-14 (https://www.georgiatrend.com/?p=82089): 'about 950 acres ... about $42 million'. Rural, rezoned C-1 in Nov 2024 - low end of range."
  },
  {
   "id": "az-mesa-novva-asld",
   "place": "Mesa (Hawes Crossing)",
   "county": "Maricopa County",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Mesa (Hawes Crossing), Maricopa County, AZ",
   "acres": 165,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 62700000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 62700000,
   "perAcreUSD": 380000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 380000,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Novva Data Centers (NOVVA Holdings LLC)",
   "seller": "Arizona State Land Department (state trust land)",
   "date": "2023-08-29",
   "dateType": "state land auction date (per ASLD auction history in search result)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (state land auction, single bidder at minimum bid)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "165 acres of land are acquired at auction by Novva DC in Mesa, Arizona",
    "publisher": "Baxtel (citing Phoenix Business Journal & AZCentral)",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/165-acres-of-land-are-acquired-at-auction-by-novva-dc-in-mesa-arizona",
    "published": "2023-09-01"
   },
   "evidence": "purchased 165 acres of state land in southeast Mesa for $62.7 million",
   "notes": "ASLD auction history PDF (https://land.az.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/Auction%20History%2001_10_2024.pdf) returned 403 to direct fetch; search snippet shows 165.3 acres, winning bid $62.7M, 1 bid, 2023-08-29."
  },
  {
   "id": "az-mesa-edgecore",
   "place": "Mesa",
   "county": "Maricopa County",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ",
   "acres": 43.87,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 43950000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 43950000,
   "perAcreUSD": 1001824,
   "perAcreOriginal": 1001824,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure",
   "seller": "entity tracing to Brookfield Properties (per PBJ/Vizzda)",
   "date": "2025-05-07",
   "dateType": "closing (per Phoenix Business Journal via Vizzda)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "EdgeCore: Mesa Expansion",
    "publisher": "Baxtel",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/edgecore-mesa-expansion",
    "published": "2025"
   },
   "evidence": "The site was acquired for $44 Million",
   "notes": "Exact $43.95M / May 7 / Brookfield from Phoenix Business Journal (via search snippets; azbex.com 503, orionprop 404). Baxtel page shows rounded $44M and 43.87 acres."
  },
  {
   "id": "az-buckeye-alc-2025",
   "place": "Buckeye",
   "county": "Maricopa County",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Buckeye, Maricopa County, AZ",
   "acres": 160,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 22000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 22000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 137500,
   "perAcreOriginal": 137500,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Arizona Land Consulting",
   "seller": "not named",
   "date": "2025-02",
   "dateType": "closing ('earlier this month')",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Developer Buys $22M Arizona Site for Data Center Bet",
    "publisher": "Data Center Knowledge (Bloomberg)",
    "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-site-selection/developer-buys-22m-arizona-site-for-data-center-bet",
    "published": "2025-02-20"
   },
   "evidence": "closed on the purchase in Buckeye ... for nearly $22 million",
   "notes": "'Nearly $22 million' - DCD (via search) cites $21.7M per county records. Per-acre computed on $22M."
  },
  {
   "id": "az-buckeye-tract",
   "place": "Buckeye",
   "county": "Maricopa County",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Buckeye, Maricopa County, AZ",
   "acres": 2069,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 136000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 136000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 65732,
   "perAcreOriginal": 65732,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Tract",
   "seller": "not named in fetched sources",
   "date": "2024-08",
   "dateType": "closing (Tract announced close Aug 2024)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Arizona Land Deal Shows AI-Fueled Demand for Data Centers",
    "publisher": "CRE Daily (citing Wall Street Journal)",
    "url": "https://www.credaily.com/briefs/arizona-land-deal-shows-ai-fueled-demand-for-data-centers",
    "published": "2024-08-28"
   },
   "evidence": "purchased a 2.1K-acre site in Buckeye, AZ, for $136M",
   "notes": "Acreage 2,069 per Tract release (In Business Magazine 2024-08-29, https://inbusinessphx.com/commercial-real-estate/date-center-master-planner-closes-on-2069-acres-in-buckeye-among-the-largest-data-tech-parks-in-u-s - no price there). Per-acre computed on 2,069 ac. Raw master-plan land - low per acre."
  },
  {
   "id": "az-goodyear-microsoft-2026",
   "place": "Goodyear",
   "county": "Maricopa County",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Goodyear, Maricopa County, AZ",
   "acres": 100,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 130000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 130000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 1300000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 1300000,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "Industrial Realty Trust (per Connect CRE; DCD/CoStar say First Industrial Realty Trust)",
   "date": "2026-05-29",
   "dateType": "closing (per PBJ/Vizzda, search snippet)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft Adds to Goodyear Data Center Property",
    "publisher": "Connect CRE (citing Phoenix Business Journal)",
    "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/microsoft-adds-to-goodyear-data-center-property-locations/",
    "published": "2026-06-08"
   },
   "evidence": "spent over $130 million for a 100-acre site in Goodyear",
   "notes": "'Over $130M'; DCD/CoStar report $131M. Per-acre computed on $130M (floor). Microsoft previously ground-leased this land."
  },
  {
   "id": "az-elmirage-microsoft",
   "place": "El Mirage",
   "county": "Maricopa County",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "El Mirage, Maricopa County, AZ",
   "acres": 283,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 258000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 258000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 911661,
   "perAcreOriginal": 911661,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "Dermody Properties",
   "date": "2024-05-31",
   "dateType": "closing (Maricopa County records)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (county records)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft buys land in El Mirage for data center",
    "publisher": "Arizona Technology Council (citing Phoenix Business Journal)",
    "url": "https://www.aztechcouncil.org/microsoft-buys-land-el-mirage-data-center/",
    "published": "2024-06"
   },
   "evidence": "$258 million in all cash on May 31 for approximately 283 acres",
   "notes": "Two sales: $130M for 143 ac and $128M for 140 ac. Industrial-zoned land already marketed for development."
  },
  {
   "id": "wi-mtpleasant-msft-315",
   "place": "Mount Pleasant",
   "county": "Racine County",
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Mount Pleasant, Racine County, WI",
   "acres": 315,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 50000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 50000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 158730,
   "perAcreOriginal": 158730,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "Village of Mount Pleasant",
   "date": "2023-05-25",
   "dateType": "closing (announced)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (municipal seller)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft's Foxconn Mount Pleasant land purchase completed",
    "publisher": "FOX6 Milwaukee",
    "url": "https://www.fox6now.com/news/microsoft-foxconn-mount-pleasant-purchase",
    "published": "2023-05-25"
   },
   "evidence": "Microsoft's $50 million purchase of a land parcel",
   "notes": "Public/TIF land; proceeds partly reimburse Foxconn."
  },
  {
   "id": "wi-mtpleasant-creuziger",
   "place": "Mount Pleasant",
   "county": "Racine County",
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Mount Pleasant, Racine County, WI",
   "acres": 407,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 76000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 76000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 186732,
   "perAcreOriginal": 186732,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "Creuziger (Kreuziger) family / Creuziger Farms Inc.",
   "date": "2023-12",
   "dateType": "closing (Milwaukee Business Journal 2023-12-20 'completes purchases')",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft acquires vast pumpkin farm land for over 10 billion yen",
    "publisher": "GIGAZINE (citing Milwaukee Business Journal and The Verge)",
    "url": "https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20231223-pumpkin-farm-76-million-microsoft-payday",
    "published": "2023-12-23"
   },
   "evidence": "acquire 407 acres ... of land in Wisconsin",
   "notes": "Holdout landowner: assessed value $174,200 early 2023 ($598,400 after improvements). The Verge and BizTimes not fetchable (blocked)."
  },
  {
   "id": "wi-mtpleasant-msft-69ac-2024",
   "place": "Mount Pleasant",
   "county": "Racine County",
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Mount Pleasant, Racine County, WI",
   "acres": 69,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 12400000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 12400000,
   "perAcreUSD": 179710,
   "perAcreOriginal": 179710,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "Audrey L. Schaefer Family LLC",
   "date": "2024-07",
   "dateType": "recorded (state property records surfaced late July 2024)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (state land records)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft buys 205 acres near Racine County data center development",
    "publisher": "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Tom Daykin), via AOL/USA TODAY Network",
    "url": "https://www.aol.com/microsoft-buys-more-land-near-100653188.html",
    "published": "2024-07-29"
   },
   "evidence": "purchased 69 acres along Louis Sorenson Road ... for $12.4 million",
   "notes": "Same article lists 64 ac for $14.04M (~$219K/ac) and 30 ac for $6.7M (~$223K/ac). BizTimes (blocked) separately reported 160 ac for $43,462,548 and 5.9 ac for $7,339,000 on Louis Sorenson Rd (snippet only)."
  },
  {
   "id": "oh-newalbany-msft-beech",
   "place": "New Albany area",
   "county": "Licking County",
   "state": "Ohio",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "New Albany area, Licking County, OH",
   "acres": 184,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 56980000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 56980000,
   "perAcreUSD": 309674,
   "perAcreOriginal": 309674,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "MBJ Holdings (New Albany Co. affiliate)",
   "date": "2023-06",
   "dateType": "recorded (county auditor, 'last week')",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (county auditor records)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft buys land along Licking County border",
    "publisher": "NBC4 WCMH",
    "url": "https://digital-release.nbc4i.com/?p=1559761",
    "published": "2023-06-22"
   },
   "evidence": "sold the tech giant close to 184 acres",
   "notes": "Acres 'close to 184'."
  },
  {
   "id": "oh-licking-amazon-2023",
   "place": "New Albany area",
   "county": "Licking County",
   "state": "Ohio",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "New Albany area, Licking County, OH",
   "acres": 400,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 116000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 116000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 290000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 290000,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Amazon Data Services",
   "seller": "not stated",
   "date": "2023-01",
   "dateType": "reported purchase month",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft buys land along Licking County border",
    "publisher": "NBC4 WCMH",
    "url": "https://digital-release.nbc4i.com/?p=1559761",
    "published": "2023-06-22"
   },
   "evidence": "nearly 400 acres bought by Amazon Data Services in January for $116 million",
   "notes": "'Nearly 400 acres'; per-acre computed on 400."
  },
  {
   "id": "oh-newalbany-google-2025",
   "place": "New Albany",
   "county": "Licking County",
   "state": "Ohio",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "New Albany, Licking County, OH",
   "acres": 85,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 63000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 63000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 741176,
   "perAcreOriginal": 741176,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Montauk Innovations (Google subsidiary)",
   "seller": "not stated",
   "date": "2025-05",
   "dateType": "recorded (county auditor; 'last month')",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (county auditor records)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Google subsidiary acquires 85-acre site in New Albany",
    "publisher": "ABC6 WSYX",
    "url": "https://www.abc6onyourside.com/news/local/google-montauk-innovations-acquires-85-acre-site-new-albany-potential-project-data-center-columbus-central-ohio-licking-county-auditor-tech-silicon-heartland",
    "published": "2025-06-16"
   },
   "evidence": "spent $63 million on more than 80 acres of land in New Albany",
   "notes": "Article says 'more than 80' and 'nearly 85' acres; per-acre computed on 85."
  },
  {
   "id": "oh-johnstown-edgeconnex",
   "place": "Johnstown area",
   "county": "Licking County",
   "state": "Ohio",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Johnstown area, Licking County, OH",
   "acres": 170.29,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 62200000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 62200000,
   "perAcreUSD": 365017,
   "perAcreOriginal": 365259,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "EdgeConneX",
   "seller": "not stated",
   "date": "not stated",
   "dateType": "unknown",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "EdgeConnex: Johnstown North Campus",
    "publisher": "Baxtel",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/edgeconnex-johnstown-north-campus",
    "published": "not stated"
   },
   "evidence": "170.29-acre parcel of land for roughly $62.2 million",
   "notes": "Date not given on page; aggregator source."
  },
  {
   "id": "in-stjoseph-microsoft",
   "place": "Granger / Mishawaka area",
   "county": "St. Joseph County",
   "state": "Indiana",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Granger / Mishawaka area, St. Joseph County, IN",
   "acres": 930,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 77500000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 77500000,
   "perAcreUSD": 83333,
   "perAcreOriginal": 83333,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "St. Joe Farm",
   "date": "2024-05",
   "dateType": "recorded (warranty deed; DCD snippet says transferred May 23)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (county recorder/assessor)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft acquires land in Granger for data center",
    "publisher": "Inside Indiana Business",
    "url": "https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/microsoft-planning-for-new-data-center-in-granger",
    "published": "2024-06-04"
   },
   "evidence": "the land was purchased for $77.5 million",
   "notes": "'Nearly 930 acres' farmland; per-acre computed on 930."
  },
  {
   "id": "ia-desmoines-copt",
   "place": "Van Meter (Des Moines area)",
   "county": "Dallas County",
   "state": "Iowa",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Van Meter (Des Moines area), Dallas County, IA",
   "acres": 365,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 32000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 32000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 87671,
   "perAcreOriginal": 87671,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "COPT Defense Properties",
   "seller": "not stated",
   "date": "2024-09",
   "dateType": "closing (late September 2024, company release)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale (company press release)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "COPT Defense Acquires Land for Data Center Shell Development near Des Moines, IA",
    "publisher": "COPT Defense Properties (press release)",
    "url": "https://investors.copt.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/516/copt-defense-acquires-land-for-data-center-shell",
    "published": "2024-10-28"
   },
   "evidence": "acquired a 365-acre land parcel near Des Moines ... for $32 million",
   "notes": "Company filing-grade source. Business Record (blocked) reported $24.6M for 300+ acres per Dallas County records - discrepancy unresolved. CEO said ~$90k/acre on Q3 2024 call (snippet)."
  },
  {
   "id": "ne-lincoln-agate",
   "place": "Lincoln",
   "county": "Lancaster County",
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE",
   "acres": 600,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 18600000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 18600000,
   "perAcreUSD": 31000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 31000,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Agate LLC (later confirmed Google-linked per DCD)",
   "seller": "not stated (Baxtel/other: Brager and White family LLCs)",
   "date": "2019-10/11",
   "dateType": "closing ('finalized the deal' week before)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Company behind Lincoln data center buys large swath of land",
    "publisher": "KLKN-TV (AP)",
    "url": "https://www.klkntv.com/?p=10591",
    "published": "2019-11-06"
   },
   "evidence": "pay more than $18.6 million",
   "notes": "'About 600 acres' (earlier filing ~590). Older deal, rural farmland."
  },
  {
   "id": "nv-northlasvegas-novva",
   "place": "North Las Vegas",
   "county": "Clark County",
   "state": "Nevada",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "North Las Vegas, Clark County, NV",
   "acres": 205,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 181000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 181000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 882927,
   "perAcreOriginal": 882927,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Novva Data Centers",
   "seller": "VanTrust Real Estate",
   "date": "2025-08",
   "dateType": "closing ('closed earlier this month')",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed sale",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Novva Data Centers Acquires 205 Acres Of Land In Las Vegas",
    "publisher": "Baxtel (citing Las Vegas Review-Journal)",
    "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/novva-data-centers-acquires-205-acres-of-land-in-las-vegas",
    "published": "2025-08-29"
   },
   "evidence": "in a $181 million deal which reportedly closed earlier this month",
   "notes": "'Nearly 205 acres'."
  },
  {
   "id": "tx-milam-bitdeer",
   "place": "Rockdale area",
   "county": "Milam County",
   "state": "Texas",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Rockdale area, Milam County, TX",
   "acres": 200,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 100000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 100000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 500000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 500000,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Bitdeer Technologies Group",
   "seller": "not stated (former Alcoa land per other reports)",
   "date": "2026-09",
   "dateType": "announced (company statement)",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "purchase announced as completed (cash)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Singapore's Bitdeer buys 200 acres in Texas for $100M for AI data center expansion",
    "publisher": "TechNode Global",
    "url": "https://technode.global/2026/09/03/singapores-bitdeer-buys-200-acres-in-texas-for-100m-for-ai-data-center-expansion/",
    "published": "2026-09-03"
   },
   "evidence": "bought about 200 acres of undeveloped land in Milam County, Texas",
   "notes": "Adjacent to existing grid-connected Rockdale site (563MW interconnected across sites) - priced as powered land. CoStar (blocked) reports ~$499,875/acre."
  },
  {
   "id": "tx-graham-plug-stream",
   "place": "Graham",
   "county": "Young County",
   "state": "Texas",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Graham, Young County, TX",
   "acres": 66,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 50000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 50000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 757576,
   "perAcreOriginal": 757576,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Stream US Data Centers",
   "seller": "Plug Power",
   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "dateType": "agreement announced; closing expected ~2026-07-31",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "agreement signed - closing not confirmed in fetched sources (DCK: land still subject to closing conditions)",
   "flags": [
    "includes-interconnection"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Plug Power Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1 (press release)",
    "publisher": "Plug Power / SEC EDGAR",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001093691/000110465926082854/tm2620282d1_ex99-1.htm",
    "published": "2026-07-13"
   },
   "evidence": "$50 million to be paid at closing",
   "notes": "NOT pure land: includes 164 MW grid interconnection assets; up to $26.5M more contingent on confirmed load (max $76.5M). Acreage (~66) from DCD/DCK, not the 8-K. Per-acre computed on $50M; illustrates the powered-land premium."
  },
  {
   "id": "tx-hill-rcm-option",
   "place": "Hill County (unincorporated)",
   "county": "Hill County",
   "state": "Texas",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Hill County (unincorporated), TX",
   "acres": 800,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 80000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 80000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 100000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 100000,
   "perAcreBasis": "reported",
   "buyer": "RCM Hill",
   "seller": "four landowner families",
   "date": "2025-04 to 2026-01",
   "dateType": "contracts signed (per lawsuit)",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "purchase contracts / option - not closed",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "$80M offer values Hill County land at about $100K an acre",
    "publisher": "KWTX (Gray TV)",
    "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/80m-offer-values-hill-county-land-about-100k-an-acre-roughly-14-times-appraisal-proposed-data-center-site/",
    "published": "2026-06-29"
   },
   "evidence": "value the property at roughly $100,000 an acre",
   "notes": "'More than 800 acres', 'more than $80 million'. Land appraised at $7,100/acre - offer ~14x appraisal."
  },
  {
   "id": "pa-dauphin-highlands",
   "place": "Swatara Township",
   "county": "Dauphin County",
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Swatara Township, Dauphin County, PA",
   "acres": 228,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 45600000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "priceUSD": 45600000,
   "perAcreUSD": 200000,
   "perAcreOriginal": 200000,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Harrisburg I, LLC (Provident Realty / Provident Data Centers)",
   "seller": "Dauphin County General Authority",
   "date": "2025 (PSA approved ~Sept 2025)",
   "dateType": "purchase-sale agreement approval",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "approved purchase agreement - not closed at time of source (tentative closing 2027-12-31; amendment allows early close)",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Dauphin County golf course sold for $45.6 million",
    "publisher": "abc27 (WHTM)",
    "url": "https://www.abc27.com/local-news/harrisburg/dauphin-county-golf-course-sold-for-45-6-million/amp",
    "published": "2025"
   },
   "evidence": "purchased the golf course for $45.6 million",
   "notes": "Public seller. CoStar (blocked; snippet) later reported closing on 228.4 acres at ~$199,616/acre - closing unverified. Course's last day reported as 2026-10-12 (golf.com, snippet)."
  },
  {
   "id": "my-kulai-microsoft",
   "place": "Kulai",
   "county": "Johor",
   "state": "Johor",
   "country": "Malaysia",
   "location": "Kulai, Malaysia",
   "acres": 123.14,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 402300000,
   "currency": "MYR",
   "priceUSD": 85500000,
   "perAcreUSD": 694332,
   "perAcreOriginal": 3267013,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft Payments (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd",
   "seller": "Eco World Development Group (Eco Business Park 6 Sdn Bhd)",
   "date": "2024-06-10",
   "dateType": "bourse filing (conditional SPA)",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "conditional sale agreement; completion expected 2H 2025 - completion not verified",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "EcoWorld sells land in Iskandar Malaysia to data centre firm for RM402m",
    "publisher": "EdgeProp Malaysia",
    "url": "https://api.edgeprop.my/content/1909513/ecoworld-sells-land-iskandar-malaysia-data-centre-firm-rm402m",
    "published": "2024-06-11"
   },
   "evidence": "for RM402.3 million or RM75 per sq ft",
   "notes": "Reported RM75/sq ft. Seller bought the land Sept 2023 at RM12/sq ft. USD from Mingtiandi 2024-06-13 (https://www.mingtiandi.com/?p=383731): $85.5M; 49.8 ha."
  },
  {
   "id": "my-kotatinggi-msfusion",
   "place": "Kota Tinggi",
   "county": "Johor",
   "state": "Johor",
   "country": "Malaysia",
   "location": "Kota Tinggi, Malaysia",
   "acres": 52.54,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 263200000,
   "currency": "MYR",
   "priceUSD": 62300000,
   "perAcreUSD": 1185763,
   "perAcreOriginal": 5009517,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "MSFusion Sdn Bhd (Megaspeed International subsidiary)",
   "seller": "Crescendo Corporation Bhd",
   "date": "2025-08-29",
   "dateType": "bourse filing ('last Friday')",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "signed agreement, conditional on authority approvals",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "MSFusion buys US$62.3 million Johor land for data center",
    "publisher": "W.Media",
    "url": "https://w.media/msfusion-buys-us62-3-million-johor-land-for-data-center/",
    "published": "2025-09-03"
   },
   "evidence": "RM263.2 million (US$62.3 million) which valued it at RM115 per sq ft",
   "notes": "Page writes '52.54 freehold land' without unit; acres implied by RM115/sq ft (52.54 ac x 43,560 sq ft x RM115 = RM263.2M). Site has 300MW TNB power allocation."
  },
  {
   "id": "uk-leeds-harworth-msft",
   "place": "Leeds",
   "county": "West Yorkshire",
   "state": "England",
   "country": "United Kingdom",
   "location": "Leeds, United Kingdom",
   "acres": 48,
   "acresNote": null,
   "price": 106600000,
   "currency": "GBP",
   "priceUSD": 135000000,
   "perAcreUSD": 2812500,
   "perAcreOriginal": 2220833,
   "perAcreBasis": "computed",
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "Harworth Group",
   "date": "2024-06",
   "dateType": "contracts exchanged",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "conditional sale - exchanged; completion targeted 2H 2024 (27 ac) and 1H 2026 (21 ac) - completion not verified",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "48 Acres of Land to Change Hands in England for Hyperscale Data Center Development",
    "publisher": "IREI",
    "url": "https://irei.com/news/48-acres-of-land-to-change-hands-in-england-for-hyperscale-data-center-development/",
    "published": "2024-06-28"
   },
   "evidence": "conditional sale of 48 acres of land ... for £106.6 million",
   "notes": "Plot 1 (27 ac) unserviced ~GBP52.9M; Plot 2 (21 ac) serviced ~GBP53.2M. Former power station land."
  },
  {
   "id": "au-easterncreek-nextdc-s7",
   "place": "Eastern Creek (Sydney)",
   "county": null,
   "state": "New South Wales",
   "country": "Australia",
   "location": "Eastern Creek (Sydney), Australia",
   "acres": 63.75,
   "acresNote": "converted from 25.8 ha (258,000 sqm)",
   "price": 353000000,
   "currency": "AUD",
   "priceUSD": null,
   "perAcreUSD": null,
   "perAcreOriginal": 5537255,
   "perAcreBasis": null,
   "buyer": "NEXTDC",
   "seller": "not disclosed",
   "date": "2024-10-17",
   "dateType": "announcement (agreement); staged settlement across FY25",
   "status": "pending",
   "statusNote": "agreement; staged settlement - final settlement not verified",
   "flags": [],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "NEXTDC acquires new Sydney data centre site S7",
    "publisher": "NEXTDC (company release / ASX)",
    "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/news/nextdc-acquires-new-sydney-data-centre-s7",
    "published": "2024-10-17"
   },
   "evidence": "purchase price of the S7 site is approximately A$353 million",
   "notes": "258,000 sqm developable = 25.8 ha = 63.75 acres (converted, 1 ha = 2.47105 ac). No USD conversion in source; price_per_acre_usd left null. ~A$5.54M/acre computed. Near a major substation; ~550MW planned."
  },
  {
   "id": "es-lamuela-microsoft",
   "place": "La Muela (Zaragoza)",
   "county": "Zaragoza",
   "state": "Aragon",
   "country": "Spain",
   "location": "La Muela (Zaragoza), Spain",
   "acres": 208.56,
   "acresNote": "converted from 84.4 ha",
   "price": 14000000,
   "currency": "EUR",
   "priceUSD": null,
   "perAcreUSD": null,
   "perAcreOriginal": 67127,
   "perAcreBasis": null,
   "buyer": "Microsoft",
   "seller": "private owners (94 plots); not named",
   "date": "2023-10-02",
   "dateType": "land registry ownership change",
   "status": "closed",
   "statusNote": "closed (registered); price is a press estimate",
   "flags": [
    "price-estimated-by-press"
   ],
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Microsoft buys 84.4 hectares in Zaragoza for EUR14M to build its 2nd Data Centre",
    "publisher": "Iberian Property",
    "url": "https://iberian.property/news/market-updates/microsoft-buys-84-4-hectares-in-zaragoza-for-eur14m-to-build-its-2nd-data-centre/",
    "published": "2023-11-27"
   },
   "evidence": "would have paid almost EUR15/sqm",
   "notes": "Price 'estimated at 14 million euros' by press, not disclosed. 84.4 ha = 208.56 acres (converted). ~EUR67k/acre computed; USD null (no conversion in source)."
  }
 ],
 "asking": [
  {
   "id": "fl-osceola-cbre",
   "place": "Osceola (5300 N Canoe Creek Rd)",
   "county": "Osceola County",
   "state": "Florida",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Osceola County, FL",
   "acres": 2232,
   "askingPrice": 450000000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "perAcreUSD": 202000,
   "basis": "reported in listing ($202K/acre guidance)",
   "status": "active listing (asking/guidance); 'Available July 2026'",
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "5300 North Canoe Creek Road",
    "publisher": "CBRE listing",
    "url": "https://www.cbre.com/properties/properties-for-lease/land/details/US-SMPL-208472/5300-north-canoe-creek-road-osceola-fl-34739",
    "published": "2026 (listing)"
   },
   "evidence": "guidance of $450M ... about $202K/acre",
   "notes": "Only ~1,066 ac developable. Energize by early 2028 (on-site gen + Duke Energy grid). Seller may consider 50% JV at $225M (~$101K/acre). Listing page, not news."
  },
  {
   "id": "ut-goshen-bhhs",
   "place": "Goshen",
   "county": "Utah County",
   "state": "Utah",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Goshen, Utah County, UT",
   "acres": 594.38,
   "askingPrice": 47551000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "perAcreUSD": 80000,
   "basis": "computed ($47,551,000 / 594.38 ac = ~$80,000)",
   "status": "active listing since 2025-11-04 (346 days on market as of 2026-10-16)",
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "Premier Data Center Development Site, Goshen UT",
    "publisher": "Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Utah listing",
    "url": "https://www.bhhsutah.com/listing/2121234-na-goshen-ut-84633/",
    "published": "2025-11-04"
   },
   "evidence": "PREMIER DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT SITE ... $47,551,000",
   "notes": "Marketed on gas pipelines + PacifiCorp 345kV lines crossing the parcels; power not connected. Unsold after ~11 months."
  },
  {
   "id": "tx-taylor-median-asking",
   "place": "Abilene area",
   "county": "Taylor County",
   "state": "Texas",
   "country": "United States",
   "location": "Taylor County (Abilene area), TX",
   "acres": null,
   "askingPrice": null,
   "currency": "USD",
   "perAcreUSD": 10825,
   "basis": "reported (median asking price per acre, Land.com listings, 2026)",
   "status": "aggregate asking price (median of listings)",
   "verified": true,
   "source": {
    "title": "West Texas Cowboys Are Cashing In on the AI Land Rush",
    "publisher": "OilPrice.com (Michael Kern)",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/West-Texas-Cowboys-Are-Cashing-In-on-the-AI-Land-Rush.amp.html",
    "published": "2026-07-08"
   },
   "evidence": "$10,825 per acre (median asking price) ... Taylor County",
   "notes": "Same article: listings 'now market proximity to a data center'; bitcoin-to-data-center conversions closed as low as $2,200/acre (bare land before power priced in)."
  },
  {
   "id": "ie-clonee-bannon",
   "place": "Clonee (M3 Gateway, between two Meta/Facebook data centres)",
   "county": "Co. Meath",
   "state": "Leinster",
   "country": "Ireland",
   "location": "Clonee, Co. Meath, Ireland",
   "acres": 22,
   "askingPrice": 10000000,
   "currency": "EUR",
   "perAcreUSD": 536000,
   "basis": "computed from source USD conversion ($11.8M / 22 ac); EUR ~455k/acre",
   "status": "tender guide price (asking); outcome not found",
   "verified": "snippet",
   "source": {
    "title": "400,000 sq ft of land between two Facebook data centers for sale near Dublin, Ireland",
    "publisher": "Data Center Dynamics",
    "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/400000-sq-ft-land-between-two-facebook-data-centers-sale-near-dublin-ireland/",
    "published": "likely 2021 (tender Thursday May 6; year not shown in snippet)"
   },
   "evidence": "22-acre ... €10 million ($11.8m) guide price",
   "notes": "DCD blocks fetch (403); figures from search snippet. Zoned enterprise/employment + warehousing; data centre use subject to planning."
  }
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 "farmland": [
  {
   "metric": "US farm real estate (land + buildings), 2025",
   "usd_per_acre": 4350,
   "change": "+4.3% (+$180) vs 2024",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2025 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/pn89d6567/2n49w148w/1g05hb655/land0825.txt",
    "published": "2025-08-01"
   },
   "evidence": "averaged $4,350 per acre for 2025",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "US cropland, 2025",
   "usd_per_acre": 5830,
   "change": "+4.7% (+$260)",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2025 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/pn89d6567/2n49w148w/1g05hb655/land0825.txt",
    "published": "2025-08-01"
   },
   "evidence": "cropland value averaged $5,830 per acre",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "US pasture, 2025",
   "usd_per_acre": 1920,
   "change": "+4.9%",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2025 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/pn89d6567/2n49w148w/1g05hb655/land0825.txt",
    "published": "2025-08-01"
   },
   "evidence": "pasture value averaged $1,920 per acre",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "US farm real estate, 2026",
   "usd_per_acre": 4500,
   "change": "+3.4% (+$150) vs 2025",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2026 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795999/land0726.txt",
    "published": "2026-07-31"
   },
   "evidence": "averaged $4,500 per acre for 2026",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "US cropland, 2026",
   "usd_per_acre": 6020,
   "change": "+3.3% (+$190)",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2026 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795999/land0726.txt",
    "published": "2026-07-31"
   },
   "evidence": "cropland value averaged $6,020 per acre",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "US pasture, 2026",
   "usd_per_acre": 2000,
   "change": "+4.2%",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2026 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795999/land0726.txt",
    "published": "2026-07-31"
   },
   "evidence": "pasture value averaged $2,000 per acre",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "Virginia farm real estate / cropland (2025 -> 2026)",
   "usd_per_acre": {
    "farm_real_estate_2025": 6100,
    "farm_real_estate_2026": 6300,
    "cropland_2025": 6170,
    "cropland_2026": 6400
   },
   "change": "FRE +3.3%, cropland +3.7% (2026)",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2026 Summary (state tables); 2025 values match Land Values 2025 Summary",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795999/land0726.txt",
    "published": "2026-07-31"
   },
   "evidence": "Virginia .........:  5,100  5,490  5,930  6,170  6,400",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "Texas farm real estate / cropland (2025 -> 2026)",
   "usd_per_acre": {
    "farm_real_estate_2025": 2970,
    "farm_real_estate_2026": 3100,
    "cropland_2025": 2710,
    "cropland_2026": 2790
   },
   "change": "FRE +4.4%, cropland +3.0% (2026)",
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2026 Summary (state tables)",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795999/land0726.txt",
    "published": "2026-07-31"
   },
   "evidence": "Texas ............:  2,360  2,490  2,570  2,710  2,790",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "Other states, cropland 2026 ($/acre)",
   "usd_per_acre": {
    "Arizona": 8300,
    "Georgia": 4670,
    "Ohio": 10100,
    "Wisconsin": 7600,
    "Indiana": 8600,
    "Iowa": 10700,
    "Nebraska": 6960,
    "Utah": 6040,
    "Pennsylvania": 9800
   },
   "change": null,
   "source": {
    "title": "Land Values 2026 Summary (cropland table)",
    "publisher": "USDA NASS",
    "url": "https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795999/land0726.txt",
    "published": "2026-07-31"
   },
   "evidence": "state rows of Cropland Average Value per Acre table",
   "verified": true
  },
  {
   "metric": "Texas rural land average (all rural land, 2025)",
   "usd_per_acre": 5214,
   "change": "+6.56%",
   "source": {
    "title": "Texas Land Values Reach $5,214 Per Acre in 2025",
    "publisher": "The Land Report (Texas Real Estate Research Center data)",
    "url": "https://landreport.com/?p=78372",
    "published": "2026"
   },
   "evidence": "average price of rural land in Texas climbed 6.56 percent to $5,214",
   "verified": "snippet"
  }
 ]
}