Our homes are central to our existence and our sense of self. They’re where we binge on Fleabag and rant about politics while unloading the dishwasher, where we teach our children their multiplication tables and slowly kill our houseplants. They’re often a refuge from work. For homeowners, they’re a relatively stable store of wealth.

And they’re also a window into capitalism.

The Financial Times recently announced six trends — identified by realtors, developers, investors, and market experts — shaping the future of residential property markets. In highlighting the power of the profit motive to decide how we live, their expert predictions are mostly depressing. But the prognostications are remarkably clarifying, too. Capital’s vision of the future of homeownership provides a useful foil to formulate our own conception of how we want to live in the coming decades.