Tax & Transfers: The Philippines’ BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 75-2026 to speed up real estate transfer tax clearances, standardizing paperwork and timelines for eCAR and One-Time Transaction Computation Sheets. Local Economy: Northeast Louisiana’s new sales-tax dashboard is quantifying the ripple effects of the Hyperion construction project, with Richland Parish sales tax collections jumping year over year. Condo/HOA Disputes: A tenant was found storing illegal items in a locker tied to the wrong unit, reigniting questions about how limited common property is assigned and enforced. Affordability Pressure: Realtor.com analysis says starter-home affordability is still strained: even as the entry-level shortage eases, high mortgage rates and prices keep many first-time buyers priced out. Market Pricing Discipline: Rightmove warns that overpricing is costing sellers—homes needing a price cut can sit far longer than those that sell at the first asking price. Global Luxury Signals: Dubai’s off-plan luxury market stayed active in June, with AED3.72B in transactions above AED5M. Big Deal: Black Equities bought Culver City’s Access Culver City mixed-use complex for $106M, underscoring continued multifamily appetite. Property Rights Tech: Punjab (Pakistan) launched a compliance alert for housing societies in Lahore to upload transaction records to HSMS by Aug. 31, tying property certificates to digital verification systems.