Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Actor Jim Carrey has found a buyer for his Los Angeles mansion after knocking almost $10 million off the original asking price. The 10,954-square-foot home in Brentwood went into contract this week. It was most recently asking $19.75 million, down from $28.9 million when the property was first listed in early 2023. Carrey purchased the five-bedroom home in 1994, the same year he starred in three Hollywood hits, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Mask.” It’s located on a 2-acre property and includes a guest house, an Art Deco-style theater, a round sunroom surrounded by French doors, and a treetop yoga and meditation...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
These days, building up to our first property often takes years of saving – unless you’re buoyed by generational wealth or happen to win the lottery. If you’re looking for a unique opportunity to get on the property ladder, a one-bedroom flat has hit the market in Birmingham for just £1. But naturally, there’s a catch. The third-floor flat needs a considerable amount of modernising, so this is definitely a doer-upperproject (unless you want to keep the hot pink bathroom complete with what appears to be a mould-stricken bathtub in-tact). In the past, electricity, water and sewage have been supplied to the property, but the listing notes that the existing...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
A nuclear bunker buried under a hill has sold under the hammer for £36,000 – wacky, Renaissance-style interiors included. The property in a field in Derbyshire fetched more than double its £15,000 guide price, with dozens of bidders from across the UK battling it out on auction day. The previous owners certainly got creative with the decor, which includes wall-to-wall velvet curtains, fluffy rugs, and ornate gilded mirrors. A log burner next to the bed is on hand to provide heat if you’re hiding out from World War 3 during cold winter months. Wondering where the bathroom is? There isn’t one, so if you were hoping for a soothing nighttime bath (or even just a...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
PROPERTY buyers have been left in shock after spotting an entire street up for sale, including 24 houses at any eye-watering price. The mind blowing offering stretches over 1.77 acres with three garages and a workshop, 12 terrace houses, eight semi-detached properties, two detached houses and two mixed use lots. (The entire street has been put up for grabs with starting bids of just over £1.5 million at auction.Credit: mediadrumimages) (The lot on offer spans an area of over 1.77 acres and even includes three garages and a workshop.Credit: mediadrumimages) (The potential investment has been advertised on Rightmove and will go up for auction from...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
A billionaire has been forced to sell his mansion after falling into hundreds of millions of pounds in debt and claiming that he was made by bankrupt by a drug cartel. Entrepreneur Bob Bull, was last year estimated to be worth close to £2 billion when he opened the doors to his mansion to celebrate being number 88 on the UK rich list. Mr Bull spoke of how he made his fortune by transforming static caravan parks into bungalow villages with his business Royal Life. After going bankrupt in 2016, to the point where he was 'too poor to afford a KFC', the father-of-two built the business and is thought to have accumulated the huge wealth, including a range of supercars. But these have...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
He is the son of legendary actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to former Miss World and actress, Aishwarya Rai. Abhishek began his acting career with the movie, Refugee and gradually made a permanent place in the entertainment industry. Abhishek Bachchan's personal life has always been a topic of discussion, and recently, he made an impressive move on his professional front as he invested a lumpsum in a lavish property. Abhishek Bachchan invests in a luxurious property near JalsaIt seems like real estate are a new thing for Abhishek Bachchan as the actor bought yet another lavish property near her father's Jalsa. As per a report by Bombay Times, Abhishek Bachchan...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Aussie Melita Koulmandas never set out to buy a tropical islandBut it's now 20 years since she snapped up a small piece of paradise in south-east Asia. Melita, who is from Sydney, moved to Cambodia with her then husband when she was 30. They had been visiting the island, Song Saa, on an old fishing boat when it was offered to them by a villager - for just $15,000. The couple, who had been living in capital Phnom Penh, decided to jump on the opportunity. They planned to transform it into a hotel resort - despite having no prior experience. Melita's background was in design, not hospitality. (The island was overgrown and needed a lot of work to transform it into a luxury...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after the 31-year-old fell from his third-floor room balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentine police said on Wednesday. Police said in a statement that they were called to the CasaSur hotel in the capital's leafy Palermo neighborhood after being notified of an "aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol". The shock death of One Direction star Liam Payne in Buenos Aires sees the 31-year-old leave behind a mega fortune for his only child. (Liam Payne’s death has shocked the world. Picture: Marc Piasecki/GC Images) Payne shares his only child, a son born in 2017, Bear Gray Payne, with...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have taken their $25.5 million Pacific Palisades property off the market, just months after hacking more than $6 million off the price“Guardians of the Galaxy” star Pratt, 45, purchased the expansive property in 2018 for $15,601,500—and quickly set about demolishing almost the entirety of the structure, building an incredibly luxurious new home in its place. So extensive was the work done on the home that its listing states it was built in 2021, when work on theproperty was finally completed. However, in 2023, the duo put the megamansion on the market for the eye-watering sum of $32 million, more than double what Pratt paid for...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
HONG KONG – Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong’s biggest property developer, sold more than 200 apartments in one day after it offered the units at a discount to boost sales. All of the 204 homes available for purchase at the Cullinan Sky project – located in the Kai Tak area of the city’s former airport – were sold on Oct 5, according to a representative of the developer. The first batch of flats in the 906-unit development was priced 20 per cent lower than nearby new projects. While Hong Kong’s recent reduction in mortgage rates has lifted sentiment, property developers still face a challenging outlook marred by an oversupply of homes. This is...