Spain Housing Crisis: Spain’s PSOE-led coalition approved new measures to ease the housing crunch, including extending bans on evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030 and cracking down on “vulture funds,” after protests over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid. Local Governance: Labour plans to strengthen councils’ powers to take over long-term empty homes, aiming to restart Empty Dwelling Management Orders that have seen little use since 2021-22. Construction Safety: A Kazakh worker died after a concrete ceiling collapsed at an apartment construction site in Seoul, with authorities suspending work and investigating safety-law violations. Market & Finance: AEW says climate physical hazards are nearly doubling the climate risk premium for prime European real estate, while U.S. home prices keep sliding in real terms as mortgage rates stay high. Investment & Tech: EliseAI, an AI back-office platform for landlords and health systems, raised $350M at a $4B valuation; TrinaTracker unveiled automated PV construction and O&M robotics. Construction Costs: RLB’s Q3 report flags a two-speed market and rising construction cost inflation. UK Housing Delivery: UK industry voices warn that funding alone won’t fix delivery—skills capacity could bottleneck affordable housing buildout. Project Watch: Court action continues to challenge construction at The View Resort & Marina in Curaçao. Business Moves: Gamuda reported record earnings driven by construction, while Bharat Housing Network raised $5M in green bonds for rooftop solar and clean-tech lending.