Asia-Pacific Housing Rights: Seoul faces a fresh backlash as public rental tenants refuse to move out after 20-year leases, while the city also refers a resident over alleged apartment price-fixing via KakaoTalk. US Zoning & Supply: Chicago is converting 25 downtown office buildings to apartments, but affordability rules and building-code friction are slowing more projects. Construction Risk & Delays: A Scottish housing contractor collapsed with £4.5m debt leaving a 20-unit site unfinished; in Hong Kong, a safety manager died after a 10-floor fall. Build-to-Rent Momentum: Lendlease’s Docklands build-to-rent tower in Melbourne topped out at 899 Collins St, adding 499 apartments for early-2027 leasing. Policy Pressure on Costs: South Korea’s tax reform plan is expected to limit price-stabilizing effects, with jeonse and monthly rents likely to rise. Global Deals & Logistics: Savills completes its €964m Eastdil Secured acquisition to become the top prime commercial adviser; Clarion Partners buys two fully let Dutch warehouses for €50m as logistics supply tightens. Middle East Development: Saudi Senaat subsidiary Zodcon wins a SAR232.7m Makkah mall MEP contract; UAE’s BNW and Wyndham sign for Dolce Residences Ras Al Khaimah (handover Q4 2028). Urban Infrastructure Disruption: Kentucky’s Kennedy Bridge sees lane and ramp closures through mid-August for joint replacement. Data Centres Driving Housing: India’s data-centre pipeline could spur major job creation and demand for 195m sq ft of residential space by 2030.