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  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    FT Series
    Waterside living special

    From flood-risk design solutions to the future of Venice, FT writers look at the lure of homes on beaches, rivers and canals

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    FT SeriesWaterside living special
    Mexico’s Tulum is a buyer’s market

    The Riviera Maya is popular with visitors from North America, but the rapid development of new condos is helping property buyers negotiate discounts

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Sales go uphill as skiers weather the pandemic at Whistler

    Affluent buyers created growing demand at the Canadian resort while local renters face rising prices

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Will luxury property lead a recovery in San Francisco?

    The pandemic sparked an exodus and a sharp drop in rental prices, but recently sales have increased

  • Saturday, 23 January, 2021
    Chicago residents push up property prices in search of space

    The pandemic motivated buyers to move away from downtown areas into the outskirts — but price growth still lags other US cities

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    How Covid-19 caused Vancouver’s condo conundrum

    As homebuyers reject high-density city life in favour of suburbia, apartment prices drop

  • Saturday, 2 January, 2021
    New York exodus created a ‘suburban dream on steroids’— but will it last?

    With the prospect of a coronavirus vaccine, many may consider a return to the city

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    Shopping for a bargain on NYC’s Billionaires’ Row

    The pandemic has hit New York’s luxury market hard. While that means pain for developers, there may be an opportunity for buyers

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Ski property special
    Rocky Mountain high: sales surge in Colorado’s premier ski resorts

    Wealthy Americans looking to escape big cities are buying in Aspen, Vail and Telluride

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  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Hot property: New York commuter land

    From a Long Island farmhouse to a colonial home in Connecticut

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Sun, space and lower taxes: why New Yorkers are moving to Miami

    Many do not want to repeat the experience of living in small apartments in any future lockdown

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Leaving San Francisco: will Covid-19 spark an exodus?

    Locals fed up with lockdown life and sky-high property prices are swapping the Bay Area for rural locations in California — and beyond

  • Friday, 8 May, 2020
    Property sector
    A ray of light in global property

    How markets are beginning to stir from their coronavirus-induced slumber

  • Friday, 17 April, 2020
    FT Magazine
    Michael Stern: the highs and lows of a New York skyscraper king

    He changed the city’s skyline. Can he weather the impact of coronavirus on luxury property?

  • Friday, 20 March, 2020
    Chicago’s cheaper property prices trump New York

    The ‘windy city’ may lack cachet but affluent buyers are seduced by its well-priced homes

  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    How the Upper West Side escaped Manhattan’s falling property prices

    Values for the area’s co-op buildings are rising — but there can be an arduous vetting process to get one

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Residential
    Hawaii house price surge fuelled by influx of second-home owners

    High-end properties are a big draw for Silicon Valley millionaires but affordability is an issue for locals

  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Luxury property downturn in New York hits Hudson Yards

    The number of homes sold in Manhattan for more than $10m has fallen 28 per cent in three years

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Residential
    Prime property predictions for 2020: the Americas

    US cities face slowdown as Canada recovers; politics play on Latin markets and sunny times come to Caribbean

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    New York’s second-home buyers head for the Catskills

    They are finding rural idylls close to home — and some decide to stay year round

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Property sector
    Manhattan property decline worsened as Wall Street boomed

    Average sale prices for co-ops and condos dropped 7.5% in the fourth quarter

  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Belize’s low property prices lure US buyers

    The Central American country boasts pristine cayes, coral reefs and Mayan ruins

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    Tenants are winners in Manhattan’s oversupplied luxury home market

    Developers offer ‘rent-to-buy’ deals with cash-back terms

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    A chill wind blows through Aspen’s property market

    Colorado town suffers from cooling sentiment as unsold homes pile up and prices are slashed

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    The landmark US skyscrapers refurbished for luxury living

    The Woolworth and Tribune were once commercial landmarks — now they are full of penthouses

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