Urban Zoning Push: New Zealand’s Auckland is moving toward lifting CBD height limits and other planning constraints, with projections of up to 17,000 extra dwellings and 37,000 jobs—raising the stakes for how fast cities can add housing. Housing Demand Signals: In Mumbai’s MMR, buyers are leaning toward 2BHKs and 3BHKs, while redevelopment is accelerating as land tightens; Knight Frank flags a pipeline that could unlock about 59,000 homes by 2031. Redevelopment Deals: Puravankara secured a ₹2,600 crore Goregaon West redevelopment, adding to Mumbai’s shift toward society redevelopment and partnership models. Construction & Fit-Out Spending: Australia’s office fit-out budgets are rising as tenants reconfigure workplaces; in Perth, Finbar has started construction on its Romeo Applecross stage. Market Cooling in the US: Raleigh’s inventory surge is pushing the region into a rare buyer’s market, with prices down year over year as higher borrowing costs bite. Risk & Regulation: B.C. is ending its Major Projects Inventory updates, and Utah’s insurance nonrenewals hit a record—both complicating planning for builders and homeowners. Property-Adjacent Fraud: A Medicaid fraud case in Arizona included seized real estate tied to alleged false billing.