Foreign Buyer Curbs: Cyprus lawmakers revisited tighter rules on non-EU purchases, aiming to boost transparency and add limits around plot size, residence size, and sensitive zones. Housing Affordability Pressure: Auburn residents packed City Council to protest redevelopment plans that will raze two 1973 affordable complexes, warning of displacement and renewed demand for truly affordable homes. Mortgage & Rates Watch: US mortgage rates jumped to the highest level in over a year as bond yields rose and Fed officials signaled possible further tightening. New Zealand Market Cooling: New Zealand data points to the longest “flat patch” in housing prices on record, with August median values slipping below $800k amid softer buyer urgency. Climate & Flood Risk: Nepal-Tibet flood coverage highlights gaps in early warning and points to climate-driven glacier instability, with calls for better monitoring and preparedness. Energy & Land for AI: A major theme in infrastructure news: data centers and AI are increasingly constrained by power and energized sites, pushing value toward industrial land with grid access. BRICS IP Cooperation: BRICS IP office heads met in New Delhi to update operational guidelines and expand cross-border patent and GI cooperation.