'Better than robbing a bank': billionaire gives $156m dowry for daughter's wedding
A Chinese kitchen and bathroom tile magnate has sent his daughter up the aisle with a dowry of more than one billion yuan ($156.37 million).
Property
Any one can island hop ... at a price
Marlon Brando had one, Ted Turner has one, and so does Microsoft's Paul Allen. Virgin founder Richard Branson has two.
Urban jungle
When the sky is not the limit
Is it possible to combine the convenience of apartment city-living with the benefits of a house in the 'burbs: greenery at your doorstep, a pool out the back?
Manhattan
New York's hottest new residence
A 306-metre tower under construction in Midtown Manhattan is cementing a new title: the global billionaires' club.
Sales revival
Snapped up by Asian buyers
Offshore buyers are the trailblazers of a Sydney property revival, say agents, snapping up apartments in Bondi, the central business district and the North Shore and houses in Mosman and Killara.
Private Sydney
Altona can be yours for just $54.5 million
For the first time since it went back on the market two years ago, the asking price for the Point Piper mansion has been revealed.
Holiday splurge
Tinkler spends big on Maui pad
Agent says coal baron's $15 million splurge may be double the typical price for a similar investment.
Property value
Rich parts of Sydney get richer
Census analysis of incomes has revealed that Sydney's wealth is concentrating in smaller areas while low income districts are expanding.
Real estate
Paradise found in Singapore for Gina Rinehart?
Gina Rinehart and Nathan Tinkler put down roots, writes Toby Johnstone.
Posh pools
Splashing around sky-high
The sky's the limit for the latest jaw-dropping swimming pools perched dizzily atop high-rise balconies or cantilevering vertiginously off rooftops.
USA
Billionaire buys huge Hawaiian island
Island bought for $615 million with beautiful beaches, luxury hotels ... and 3200 residents.
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