Luxury Home Sales: A Richmond, Virginia mansion at 5103 Cary Street Road sold for $9.125M, setting a city record and edging out a $9M neighbor sale. Real Estate Tech: Tokenization is getting serious attention as a way to make property interests easier to split and transfer, with Deloitte projecting major growth for tokenized real estate. Housing Market Watch: New Zealand home prices fell to a three-year low in August, with the Reserve Bank raising rates again and analysts warning the market is stuck in a “holding pattern.” Utilities & Housing Costs: In Faridabad, India, residents of Achievers Society say they’ve lacked municipal water since 2005 and are now relying on tankers, prompting a human rights commission order for free government supply until a permanent fix. Local Reuse & Community Planning: Worcester, Massachusetts is weighing future uses for the former RMV building, with residents pushing back on any plan to use it as a temporary homeless shelter this winter. Development Finance: New Zealand’s Squirrel Mortgages and Master Builders launched a 100% turnkey funding model to ease builders’ capital constraints. Market Pulse: Phoenix’s housing slowdown is becoming less seasonal as structural supply and affordability pressures keep demand steady. Brokerage Expansion: Rodeo Realty is expanding its Beverly Hills office into an 18,000-square-foot flagship, betting on in-person support as the industry shifts online. Homebuyer Guidance: A new set of curb-appeal tips focuses on quick wins like power washing, landscaping refreshes, and front-door paint.