Luxury Listings & Local Planning: A Georgian country estate near Ross-on-Wye is on the market for £2.35m, with annexes that could support holiday letting, while Hampshire’s Meadowbrook Gardens adds nine new homes on the edge of the New Forest National Park. Historic Conversions: Preston’s former Carmelite convent could become a 72-child nursery after nuns moved out in 2023. Community & Housing Affordability: Honolulu’s City Council approved a homebuyers’ loan fund aimed at middle-income “gap” households shut out of other programs as local home prices outpace wages. Market Mood: In the UK, buyers are pushing back on inflated asking prices as many sellers still price homes “like it’s 2021 and 2022,” and Lloyds data shows only modest price growth. Disputes & Rules: Haryana’s tribunal ordered DLF to produce approved carpet-area drawings in a case challenging how a Panchkula flat was priced under RERA. Global Signals: Budapest’s premium districts are seeing a calmer, more selective 2026 phase after strong 2025 gains. Tech Meets Real Estate: DeepSeek is reportedly designing its own AI chip for inference, a reminder that compute control is becoming a business priority as AI moves into mass deployment.