Jay Chou paid ~A$50M for a 100-year-old Toorak mansion. First move: tear it down.
Not reckless — textbook land-first thinking.
What he really bought:
• Two frontages → subdivision option
• Zero heritage overlay (rare on St Georges Rd)
• Pure land at the market-anchor price
Full 3:41 breakdown: https://t.co/uhGSK7M07F
Your own land-first report: https://t.co/ubq4FleZEc
#Toorak #LandFirst
A $19M Malibu villa burned down. The bare lot just sold for $6.5M.
Same dirt, no house — Palisades-fire aftermath at 3903 Carbon Canyon Rd, the former Hadid/Foster estate.
Land-first thesis, stress-tested by nature:
🏚️ Building premium → $0
🌊 Oceanfront land → still $6.5M
📈 Post-fire Malibu lots +62%
Full breakdown: https://t.co/ubq4FleZEc
A$400K → A$57.5M. 17 years. No demolition, no rebuild.
1992: Catholic Sisters sold Swan River land in Perth.
2009: sold to Chris Ellison for A$57.5M — Australia's national record.
Full story: https://t.co/eafhXNtpCJ
Ben Affleck just gave away $30M. For $0.
He and JLo bought a $60.85M Beverly Crest mansion in 2023. Couldn't sell at $68M. Last month he signed his half over for free.
Why can't a $60M house find a buyer? Full LandFirst breakdown 👇
🎥 https://t.co/HiD8Le6QCA
📊 https://t.co/MHuuDrH564
Two superstars. One lot. Both lost money.
Harry Styles: −$830K
Lizzo: −$3.9M
But the architects who rebuilt it made $7.8M, and the flipper made $4M.
Same dirt. Different outcomes. Full LandFirst breakdown 👇
🎥 https://t.co/byoMuzQvjM
📊 https://t.co/fpYvW4NCCU