Mortgage & Lending Tech: Opendoor Home Loans exits beta with a menu of fixed and adjustable mortgages as rates hover near 6.71% for 30-year, aiming to cut friction by handling more of the process online. Housing Affordability & Risk: New Zealand banks report rising low-equity (high-LVR) lending, while Australia’s build-to-rent boom is framed as a response to record-low rental affordability and falling home ownership. Property Market Pressure: Melbourne sellers are taking big discounts to move homes as valuations slip and price cuts cluster in coastal and elite areas. Data Centers & Local Policy: North Carolina’s data-center moratoriums keep spreading, with Greensboro adding a 180-day pause on large projects. Vacant Property Costs: A UK survey finds vacant commercial buildings are costing landlords nearly £50,000 a year on average via theft, deterioration, pests, and higher insurance. Global Finance & Crime Controls: FATF warns informal “digital hawala” networks are professionalizing, and flags that real estate agents can be misused in illicit money flows. Real Estate onchain: Pineapple Financial moves $1B in mortgage records onto Injective, pushing tokenized loan data further into mainstream finance. Hospitality Real Estate: Hilton Trinidad secures a new six-month management agreement to keep the hotel under Hilton operations while ownership stays with the state. International Homebuyer Angle: UN backs a more area-accurate world map projection, a reminder that global comparisons still shape how buyers and investors interpret markets.