Supreme Court (Philippines): The court ruled that offers made by property sales agents aren’t “advertisements,” but buyers can still demand refunds when developers fail to honor contracts after initial payments—Empire East was ordered to return P130,000. Local Listings (Ireland): O’Donnellan & Joyce is marketing a Taylor’s Hill ground-floor apartment in Galway, plus a Claregalway semidetached home in River Oaks and a Barna residence with uninterrupted coastal views. Housing Finance & Tech (Canada/US): Toronto Realtor Sam Kamra is expanding Listing.ca and RealEstateBay.ca to publish MLS updates more frequently, while Zillow faces a third amended RESPA complaint tied to its agent referral program. Market Signals (US): US pending home sales fell 2.3% in July as mortgage rates stayed high, while some local reports show inventory rising and prices leveling. Affordability Strategy (Colorado): Aspen residents are pushing resident-owned mobile home parks as a practical path to keep housing affordable. Land & Development (US): San Juan County Conservation Land Bank is under contract for 122 acres and is now taking proposals for a concurrent sale of 40 acres. Policy & Taxes (US): Valley Center, Kansas is floating a 1% sales tax to keep its fire department growing, and Kewaunee County, Wisconsin made its half-cent sales tax permanent.