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In our celebration of city life, we follow in the footsteps of Ian Nairn on a tour of London’s Modernist masterpieces; get an FT reporter’s take on the real profits of an urban allotment; meet the homebuyers who chose the authentic Parisian vibes of Le Marais; look past Oxford’s dreaming spires to its eastern areas; and ask, can a city ever really die?
From a Park Avenue penthouse with an infinity pool on its rooftop terrace to an Upper West Side apartment in a tower designed by Emery Roth in 1927
From an 18th-century converted barn to an island home that comes with its own fishing boat
Relocation of Ken Griffin’s hedge fund from Chicago is driving demand in salubrious suburbs
The ability to pay upfront earns preference and price cuts, while those with mortgages go to the back of the queue
From California’s Napa Valley to Spain’s Sherry Triangle, these properties offer plenty of reasons to raise a glass
A new class of visionary is attempting to use technology to build a perfect society in microcosm
The Upper East Side neighbourhood has always attracted wealthy buyers but sales have been hit by interest rate rises
From lakeside charmers to comfortable retreats in the mountains
South Beach development comes as the frenzied growth in the city’s property prices has slowed
The California region where you can have views of the Pacific Ocean on one side, and Santa Ynez mountains on the other
As the pandemic-era buying boom abates, the old seasonal pattern may be returning to New York’s favourite getaway
Rentiers, look away now
From a waterfront house with its own private dock to one with views of the city skyline and Space Needle
“We are at or past peak demand for urban apartments”
From an oceanfront property with an infinity pool and spa to a house with its own mango tree farm
Mortgage costs are leading to falling sales and astonishing rates for rentals in an already tight, undersupplied market
From a stately Palm Beach home with a private putting green to a Miami Beach penthouse with panoramic views
Favoured for decades by Hollywood royalty, homes in the Trousdale Estates are now among the most expensive in the US
With interest rates high, buyers are making lowball offers on the Californian side of this affluent rural getaway
The housing market has been hit hard by higher interest rates, but the appeal of the city’s northern suburbs remains
Low taxes and a growing cultural scene lure workers and businesses from other cities, while locals are priced out
From a New York house with views across Central Park to a Paris apartment close to the Bois de Boulogne
Homebuyers hold off and locals are priced out as mortgage rates and rents rise
Affordability is bad, but a bust is unlikely
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