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Montserrat
Montserrat, the original heart of Buenos Aires, blends architectural elegance with a small-town bustle. Close to the centre but far from the tourist crush, it’s ideal for a pied-à-terre in the capital.
Green light
The upside to rising fuel prices and a depressed property market is more willingness to embrace Kandiyohi Development Partners’ mantra: find a better way. Plus, overleaf, the view from New York
Casuo Antiguo
Cádiz is an unspoilt destination where you can experience authentic Spain. Its historic quarter, Casco Antiguo, is undergoing a regeneration project, making the city an ideal place to own a home.
Americas
Puerto Rico's role in the elections, and the Jehovah's Witnesses who put their faith in property deals.
Business
Japan's biggest used-car dealer conquers the US, self-help books on Indian mobile phones, plus growing profits in Russia.
Kings of the hill
Beirut’s Christian quarter of Ashrafieh has weathered civil war and conflict. Today, the neighbourhood is under threat from developers destroying old palaces to build high-rises for the country’s internationally mobile elite.
Asia
The empty schools of Japan, bridging Hong Kong and searching for a new Seoul in Yongsan.
Business
The coffee shop favoured by US troops, Dubai's building bottleneck, and mobile firms reveal their new organic deli.
Prime mover
Mitsubishi built Tokyo’s first office block in Marunouchi 114 years ago and is now behind the area’s redevelopment into a major financial centre. Overleaf, we dissect a building site.
El Centro
In the 1980s, the only deals done in Cartagena were for cocaine. Now drug barons are out and property kings are moving into one of Latin America’s most promising cities.
