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    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      North American prime property
      ‘People move to Harlem and stay in Harlem’

      The vibrant neighbourhood has lower prices than the rest of Manhattan but high interest rates have caused a sales downturn

      People walking past brownstone town houses in a Harlem streetscape
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      North American prime property
      Park life and quiet luxury in New York’s Carnegie Hill

      The Upper East Side neighbourhood has always attracted wealthy buyers but sales have been hit by interest rate rises

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Property sector
      ‘All round us prices have climbed up’: Brooklyn’s record-breaking luxury rentals

      Mortgage costs are leading to falling sales and astonishing rates for rentals in an already tight, undersupplied market

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      North American prime property
      Sale of the mid-century: high prices in LA’s Modernist enclave

      Favoured for decades by Hollywood royalty, homes in the Trousdale Estates are now among the most expensive in the US

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      FT SeriesThe HTSI Property issue 2022
      Inside one of East Hampton’s most mysterious mansions

      The Gardiner Estate has fascinated locals for centuries. Now its owner has opened up its doors

      The rose garden and fountain in front of the house
    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      North American prime property
      After a pandemic-era buying spree, Boston’s boom times are over

      Rising mortgage rates and inflation are taking a toll — but ultra-luxury developments continue apace

      Chic dining and shopping in Newbury Street, in the Back Bay area
    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      North American prime property
      The Hudson Valley lures wealthy New York homebuyers

      Cheaper than the Hamptons, the area experienced a boom in sales during the pandemic

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      North American prime property
      Southern Bronx’s luxury property influx threatens a tight-knit community

      Locals fear that the 5,000 new units aimed at high earners will disrupt the area’s character and demographics

      A trackside view of a local train on a summer’s day, with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background
    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      Prime property
      Down Mérida way: homebuyers flock to Mexico’s safest city

      The capital of Yucatán state has preserved its colonial-era architecture and boasts proximity to beaches and Mayan ruins

    • Friday, 27 September, 2013
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      Foreign buyers help spark property boom in Ecuador’s Cuenca
      Ecuador, Cuenca, view of women chatting in front of the door of a urban scene in front of an iron objects shop, many street sign
    • Friday, 27 September, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Briton who traded City career for life in Porto’s port industry
      Adrian Bridge, managing director of the company which makes Taylor’s, Croft and Fonseca port, in his garden near Porto
    • Friday, 13 September, 2013
      FT Magazine
      Five of the best: Miami restaurants

      South Beach is enjoying a revival as a foodie haven, complete with sun-drenched scenery

      Food with a view: Juvia
    • Friday, 6 April, 2012
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      Expat lives: Tequila and trumpets

      French businesswoman Sandra Chollet feels she was destined to live in Mexico

    • Tuesday, 27 March, 2012
      World
      Internment was a reasonable action
    • Saturday, 10 March, 2012
      Life & Arts
      Shore things

      From Bali to Jersey, residents enjoy security, freedom and real estate that holds its value

    • Saturday, 10 March, 2012
      Life & Arts
      Expat lives: For the record

      The authenticity of Port Antonio is what first charmed British music executive Jon Baker, who has set up a hotel and studio in Jamaica

    • Friday, 17 February, 2012
      Life & Arts
      Towering Toronto

      The city’s buoyant market is being boosted by a new wave of hotel-residence developments

    • Friday, 20 January, 2012
      Life & Arts
      Surreal El Salvador

      Ken Baker is the founder of an NGO for economic empowerment in Central America

    • Friday, 13 January, 2012
      Life & Arts
      Northern exposure

      A new wave of Canadian fashion brands is looking to build a worldwide presence

    • Friday, 6 January, 2012
      Life & Arts
      California in the Caribbean

      Ambitious beachfront developments and economic incentives lure rich buyers to Puerto Rico

    • Friday, 9 December, 2011
      Life & Arts
      Take the Fifth

      Will Manhattan buyers be lured north of 96th Street?

    • Friday, 18 November, 2011
      World
      Art district: Park life

      David Kaufman reports on the steady transformation of Johannesburg from crime capital into capital of culture

    • Friday, 7 October, 2011
      Life & Arts
      The Bible via the Bauhaus

      Jerusalem’s modern-on-ancient fabric is irresistible for museum curator James Snyder

    • Friday, 23 September, 2011
      Life & Arts
      Why downtown Miami’s on the up

      The neighbourhood has recovered due to foreign investment and has grown into a true cultural destination

    • Friday, 8 July, 2011
      FT Magazine
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