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By Franco Faraudo · May 13, 2026
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For decades, residential real estate operated on the assumption that listings should be widely shared, giving buyers equal visibility into available inventory and sellers maximum market exposure. That system is now beginning to fracture as large brokerages increasingly steer homes through private listing networks that limit who sees inventory and when. Zillow’s federal antitrust lawsuit against MRED and Compass is the clearest sign yet that the battle over listing control has escalated into a fight over the future structure of the housing market itself.
At stake is far more than a dispute between competing real estate companies. The case exposes a growing power struggle between MLS operators, brokerage networks, and consumer-facing platforms over who controls residential real estate data and buyer access. Zillow argues private listing systems reduce transparency and competition, while Compass and MRED are likely to frame the issue around seller choice and Zillow’s own efforts to protect its dominance as the industry’s primary gateway for home discovery.
This week we are exploring how the AI data center boom is accelerating new cooling technologies that could eventually reshape commercial buildings. As hyperscale facilities confront unprecedented heat loads, developers are investing billions into liquid cooling, immersion systems, geothermal loops, seawater cooling, and heat recovery infrastructure. The result is a thermal innovation pipeline that may change how office buildings, multifamily properties, and entire cities think about energy, cooling, and waste heat.
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Brookfield will invest $500 million in The OpenAI Deployment Company, a new platform created with OpenAI and other global investors to help large enterprises move AI from pilots to full-scale deployment. Brookfield expects to use the platform across its portfolio to improve productivity, decision-making, and operational efficiency.
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AI may eventually reduce office demand, but recent Manhattan leasing suggests the opposite is happening for now. Harvey AI, Norm AI, and potentially Anthropic are expanding into major New York office space, giving landlords evidence that AI companies are helping fuel demand rather than destroy it.
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Crexi has launched Crexi AI, a suite of embedded tools designed to speed up commercial real estate deal preparation using the platform’s proprietary transaction data. The company says the tools connect workflows across the deal cycle, helping brokers and investors work faster and more efficiently.
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