Student Housing Shortfall: Cal State Los Angeles left nearly 700 dorm beds unused for years due to deferred maintenance and funding gaps, even as the campus is estimated to need about 500 beds. Local Infrastructure Funding: Indiana’s Attica won a $1.7M low-interest loan to expand housing lots, backed by infrastructure support for roads, utilities, and water systems. Construction Disruption & Safety: Joliet begins Henderson Avenue water main work Monday, while a Sequatchie County worker was hospitalized after a vehicle struck a rake/tool near Highway 111. Housing Demand in India: Hyderabad’s Indiramma LIG scheme drew 60,000+ applications for 7,340 homes, with the draw set for Aug. 20 and construction planned to start in early September. Policy & Regulation: Pakistan is considering a major construction overhaul, including a Construction Industry Development Board and possible Construction Development Bank. Controversial Development in Berlin: Plans to build apartments near a Nazi bunker are reigniting debate over preserving dark-history sites. Affordable Housing Moves: Dubrovnik boosted grants for young buyers/builders to €45,000, and Napa County may rework its affordable housing site plan after a sanitation-sphere approval snag. Public Housing Oversight: A judge rebuked a major U.S. public housing operator for failing to maintain a home rented to a single mother of three.