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AI Listing Images Are Creating a New Trust Problem
Real estate technology update
Franco Faraudo
March 11, 2026
Propmodo Technology
By Franco Faraudo · March 11, 2025
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved several transmission service agreements between Commonwealth Edison and large data-center developers, establishing a new framework for how massive power users secure electricity for major projects. The agreements require developers to commit to minimum power usage levels, post financial guarantees, and make revenue contributions or shortfall payments if their facilities consume less electricity than projected. The structure is designed to ensure that existing utility customers are not left covering the cost of grid upgrades needed to serve these large loads.
The decision effectively formalizes a model in which hyperscale developments must help underwrite the transmission infrastructure required to power them, shifting more financial risk onto the project itself rather than the broader ratepayer base. For large real estate developments such as data centers, industrial campuses, or other energy-intensive facilities, the ruling signals that securing power will increasingly involve negotiated infrastructure agreements and long-term demand commitments. In practice, energy procurement is becoming a central component of project financing and site selection rather than a routine utility connection.
This week we’re also looking at a new phrase beginning to circulate in residential real estate: “housefishing.” Borrowing from the term “catfishing,” the phrase refers to listings that look dramatically better online than they do in person. The backlash is already taking shape. California is moving toward rules that would require disclosure when listing photos have been digitally altered. As trust in online listings erodes, in-person walkthroughs may become even more important in the buying process. The industry may ultimately need clearer ethical standards for digitally enhanced property marketing before buyers begin to treat online listings with growing skepticism.
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