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What the World’s Richest Man Under 30 Owns in Australia

March 11, 2017

Property Investor Stories

Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor – the 7th Duke of Westminster became the richest man on Earth under the age of 30 after his father Gerald died last year of a heart attack at the age of 64. The inheritance of 53,863 hectares of the British Isles, including properties in London’s Mayfair and Belgravia, have been […]

Former Silverchair Frontman Daniel Johns Gets Share of $12 Million Sale

July 24, 2016

Australian Luxury Estate News Property Investor Stories

The other owners had bounded together with Johns, who owns the top two floors, to sell the seven units at Campbell Parade as one. And it seems their strategy worked, with the four level block selling for what The Daily Telegraph understands was $12m on Monday night.   Selling agent Seaton Jones, of Ray White […]

Eight Ways J.P. Morgan Defined the Good Life

July 10, 2016

Property Investor Stories

Still gleaming from the Gilded Age well into the early 1900s, a handful of capitalists came to symbolize success in the United States—branded both as benevolent philanthropists by admirers and robber barons by critics.  But among the financial titans at the turn of the 20th century, one person sat at the pinnacle of power, prominence, […]

Chinese Investments in Australian Property Doubles as FIRB Real Estate Approvals Overall Jump 75 Per Cent

May 22, 2016

International Real Estate Property Investor Stories

Chinese investment in Australian real estate has doubled. Foreign appetite for Aussie homes, from all corners of the globe, has surged in the past financial year, with the value of proposed investment rocketing by more than 75 per cent. The Foreign Investment Review Board annual report shows China remains by far the biggest foreign buyer of property, splashing $24.3 billion in 2014-15 – more […]

‘A cricket tournament launched my 10-property portfolio’

May 1, 2016

Property Investor Stories

Australian cricketer Stephen O’Keefe found himself pocketing $100,000 in winnings at a young age.  But a combination of factors stopped him from blowing it all on flashy cars and holidays, and turned his focus to property investment instead. “I’ve been fortunate enough to play cricket as a contracted member of NSW from about the age […]