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  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    North American prime property
    Downhill racers and uphill prices at Canada’s Whistler

    Homebuyers hold off and locals are priced out as mortgage rates and rents rise

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    European prime property
    ‘It felt like there were no places to live’: Copenhagen’s rental jam

    Rising mortgage rates are driving up house prices and increasing demand for rentals in the Danish city

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    UK prime property
    Amid a housing market slowdown, has Battersea still got the power?

    Sales have halved in the south London area but for the affluent, new homes at the power station and Nine Elms have clear appeal

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    North American prime property
    High and dry in Manhattan: buyers and sellers in housing market stand-off

    Rising mortgage rates deter buyers while even homes in New York’s most glamorous neighbourhoods struggle to sell

  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    UK property
    OK commuter? Sales slow in Beaconsfield

    Buyers in market towns near London hesitate amid high mortgage rates and fears of a falling market

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    European prime property
    The allure of Courmayeur: ski-home buyers find lower costs in Italy

    Demand grows as rising prices push France and Switzerland off-limits for many, with the cuisine and quiet pistes adding to the appeal

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
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    Winter chill settles over Edinburgh as homebuyers hold off

    Rising mortgage rates and costs of living are to blame and, as asking prices drop, the only winners are cash buyers

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Special ReportFT Wealth: December 2022
    Talk of the town: why prime property buyers are sticking to central London

    Sterling’s weakness against the dollar — in which many hold their wealth — is an important factor

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    House & Home Ski Property Special
    How to build a net-zero chalet

    As ski resorts try to lower their emissions, demand is increasing across North America for resource-efficient mountain homes

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    North American prime property
    Rents spiral worldwide but not in San Francisco — why?

    Tech workers left during the pandemic and are staying away; meanwhile, crime and homelessness are growing concerns

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    Currencies
    Beware the foreign exchange transfers maze

    The money changers’ charges are crippling — and there are plenty of pitfalls along the way

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    UK prime property
    Stand-off in Chiswick as homebuyers and sellers hold back

    Recent mortgage rate rises have created an impasse in the affluent west London area

  • Monday, 17 October, 2022
    FT Wealth
    Wealthy buyers turn cautious on luxury home loans

    Rising interest rates and economic turmoil have led to a climate of uncertainty, even for the super-rich

  • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
    UK property
    Stunned into inaction: rising mortgage rates halt Hackney market

    Homebuyers in the recently buoyant London borough have put purchases on hold

  • Friday, 23 September, 2022
    Prime property
    How long can the super-prime property boom continue?

    The super-rich seem to have been largely unaffected by rising mortgage rates, spiralling inflation and the threat of recession — so far

  • Friday, 16 September, 2022
    House & Home
    The hobbyist foresters buying ‘their little bit of England’

    Their prime motivation for owning ancient woodland is conservation but it’s also about enjoyment

  • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
    Asian prime property
    Renting in Tokyo: the perks and the pitfalls

    International tenants may find lower rents and less competition than in other global cities, but also hidden costs and obstacles

  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    House & Home
    Pandemic relocations deepen Hawaii’s housing crisis

    As key workers abandon hopes of home ownership and desert the archipelago, its economy and laid-back lifestyle are under threat

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Prime property
    New Zealand’s dreamland: property sales rise in Queenstown

    Higher building costs have done little to deter land purchases and second-home building in this haven for sporting activities

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    Australasian prime property
    Sales slow down in Sydney’s suburbia-on-sea

    After a period of rising prices, homebuyers are starting to get more for their money, while some sellers lose out

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    Southern Europe Special
    Club Alt-Med: buyers choose lesser-known locations over hotspots

    Put off by the crowds and sky-high prices of southern Europe’s resorts, many seek a more authentic lifestyle elsewhere

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    House & Home
    What’s causing the global rental squeeze?

    As pandemic restrictions ease, a frenzied scramble for rented property is leading to spiralling prices, bidding wars — and despair

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    UK property
    For homebuyers, the Brecon Beacons beckon

    Since the start of the pandemic, locals have struggled to afford homes as outsiders drive demand and push up prices

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    FT SeriesThe best (seriously) remote retreats
    Life on the edge of the world: making a home remote from society

    Sparked by the pandemic, more people are opting for an alternative existence far from pollution, crime — and people

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Why I’ll never buy an active investment fund again

    I began to doubt whether there was any such thing as skill when it came to picking stocks

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