Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong’s second richest billionaire, once shared in his biography that extreme wealth had brought him many troubles. Lee, who passed away on Monday at age 97, said in his biography published years ago that being rich is generally a good thing, according to Hong Kong-based magazine Ming Pao Weekly. "Poverty is truly worrisome and difficult. Imagine not having enough food, no warm clothes, and not knowing when you should sleep. How could you feel comfortable? How could you achieve your goals? On top of that, occasional illness is like having a leaking roof on a rainy night, truly miserable," he said. However, he noted that simply being rich is different from having...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Vice President JD Vance’s Alexandria, Virginia home is now on the market. Vance has little use for the DC-area dwelling. Following January’s inauguration, he and his family have relocated to the traditional abode of the Vice President — the US Naval Observatory on Embassy Row. The “Hillbilly Elegy” author bought this 5,750-square-foot property in the neighborhood of Del Ray for $1.64 million in 2023, before he was tapped to be President Donald Trump’s running mate. Now, the 100-year-old home can be yours, for $1.69 million.Realtor.com first reported the listing, which is held by Sotheby’s International Realty. (Newly minted Vice...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Renée Zellweger’s former Los Angeles estate is back on the market. The sprawling 10-acre property in Topanga Hills, once owned by the two-time Oscar winner, is now listed for $7.995 million. Zellweger, 55, originally purchased the Spanish-style retreat in 2015 for $3.35 million. (A nearly 10-acre ranch in Topanga Hills, once owned by two-time Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger, is on the market for $7.995 million.Jam Press/Anthony Barcelo) (The 55-year-old actress originally purchased the Spanish-style estate in 2015 for $3.35 million and sold it in 2021 for $6.4 million to be closer to her boyfriend, British TV host Ant Anstead.Jam Press/Anthony...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Taylor Swift, 34, has made history as the world’s richest female music star, amassing a staggering $1 billion in just eight months, solidifying her status as the first musician to achieve billionaire status solely based on the value of her songs and performances. According to Forbes, Swift’s music catalog alone is worth an estimated $600 million, with an additional $600 million coming from her tours and royalties. Her extensive real estate portfolio, valued at approximately $125 million, further adds to her impressive fortune. Reason behind Swift’s rocketing financial rise The driving force behind Swift’s meteoric financial rise is her record-breaking...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
တောင်ကိုရီးယား လူငယ်ပေါ့ပ်အဖွဲ့ဖြစ်သော BTS မှ ကင်တေးယောင် (အနုပညာအမည် V) သည် ကမ္ဘာ့အချောမောဆုံးလူငယ်အဖြစ် မကြာခဏရွေးချယ်ခံရပြီး တောင်ကိုရီးယားတွင်လည်း အချောဆုံးဟု သတ်မှတ်ခံထားရသူ ဖြစ်သည်။ K-pop အကျော်အမော် V သည် ယခုအခါတွင်လည်း...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
The serene Swiss estate where Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn resided for her final three decades is now up for sale asking $20.8 million. Located near Geneva and the French border in the small Francophone town of Tolochenaz, “La Paisible” — which fittingly translates to “peaceful place” — was Hepburn’s retreat from the spotlight from 1963 until her passing in 1993. The legendary actress, whose charm and elegance captivated audiences worldwide, is buried in the town’s cemetery just minutes away. After her death, Hepburn’s sons sold the 18th-century farmhouse to Katharina and Jean-Marc Beaujolin in 2001. (The estate looks...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Speculation has been rife about turbulence in the marriage of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who have been together since 2007. Amid the ongoing buzz, many old interviews and clips of the Bachchan family have gone viral on the internet. One such clip featured Amitabh’s statement from an interview in 2011.In the conversation, Big B spoke about his decision to distribute his assets equally between his two children—Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan Nanda. As a result, Abhishek’s wife, Aishwarya, would also hold equal rights over his inheritance. Amitabh’s 2024 net worth was reportedly Rs 1,600 crore. During the 2011 interview with Rediff, the veteran...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
DeepSeek founder and chief executive Liang Wenfeng received a hero’s welcome during his hometown visit for the Lunar New Year holiday, according to local media and social-media posts, as the Chinese start-up remains under the spotlight for its impact on the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Liang, 40, on Tuesday returned to Mililing village in Zhanjiang, a port city in southern Guangdong province, where a red banner was raised hailing the low-profile tech entrepreneur as “hometown pride” for bringing honour to the local community, according to social-media posts. His visit on Lunar New Year’s Eve marks the day when Chinese families traditionally hold reunions...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
A sprawling $7.4 million countryside estate in West Sussex, England has been languishing on the market for more than a decade, and the owner says it’s all thanks to one famous former resident: Adele. The Grammy-winning singer lived in the luxurious mansion for just six months in 2012, but her comments about the property being “haunted” have reportedly torpedoed any chance of selling it. The 10-bedroom Lock House — a converted convent with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a tennis court and a helicopter pad — he thinks should be an easy sell. (The home occupies nearly 20,000 square feet.Strutt&Parker/BNPS) (Adele gave a tour of Lock...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Kevin Costner has fiercely denied romance rumors with Jennifer Lopez, insisting that he is not “looking for anything,” so where is the Hollywood star hunkering down amid fling whispers? The “Yellowstone” actor, 70, has been embracing single life and has been linked to several A-listers since his divorce from Christine Baumgartner, 50, last year. The last Hollywood heavyweight rumored to have caught his eye is the “Jenny From the Block” hitmaker, who is 15 years his junior. Romance rumors swirled after Lopez and Costner were spotted spending some quality time together on a Christmas getaway in Aspen, CO. However, a spokesperson for Costner has...