Boat International

A slice of the Big Apple

After a stellar couple of years, the froth is starting to come off the property markets of global cities around the world.

In Manhattan, for example, the median sale price of both condos and co-ops dropped 4.7 per cent in the final quarter of 2022 (and was down 5.5 per cent over the course of the year) to just over $1.1 million (£905,000), research by Douglas Elliman estate agents found.

Behind this alarming statistic, a more complex property picture is emerging. Rising

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