Historic Estate Auctions: Standen House, a Grade II-listed mansion near Blackwater, is set for auction Oct. 22 via Knight Frank Auctions and Spence Willard, with 19 acres, Jacobean-to-Georgian architecture, and a Shakespeare-linked legend. Celebrity Real Estate: Jon Bon Jovi sold his custom-built Palm Beach home for $19.85M (about double his $10M land buy) and immediately bought a $43M oceanfront estate nearby. Housing Supply vs Need: In Homer, Alaska, planners say affordability and availability still don’t match demand even after a construction surge, with starter single-family prices rising sharply. Municipal Tax Rules in Liquidation: India’s NCLT ruled auction buyers can’t dodge municipal property tax dues on “as is where is” liquidation sales, reinforcing statutory first-charge claims. Rental Pressure Watch: Nova Scotia is now Canada’s priciest province for average asking rents, with tenant protections and fixed-term lease vulnerability cited. Local Market Snapshots: Weekly top-sale lists highlight strong pricing in Illinois counties (Ogle, Bureau, Kankakee, DeKalb, Kane, Will, Kendall, Lee/Whiteside). Affordable Home Programs (UK): East Lothian Council and Taylor Wimpey set fixed-price £165,000 criteria-based purchases for Dunbar flats. Property Condition Alerts: Fenland District Council says damp and mould issues left a Wisbech flat uninhabitable, later refurbished and re-let.