Handbags were the best performing luxury asset class in 2024.

Uber accessory:Hermes Birkin bag is top choice of world’s ultra-rich

But even the super-rich are cutting back on purchases as they tighten their Chanel belts.

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Nicola and Andrew Forrest bought the future hotel in February 2023 through Fiveight,a property company that is part of their private investment arm,Tattarang.

Billionaires mark Sydney’s skyline with Waldorf Astoria hotel

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and former partner Nicola Forrest have claimed a place in Sydney’s skyline.

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Luna Park features 17 rides,carnival games,the state heritage-listed Coney Island funfair,the Big Top and Crystal Palace.

Luna Park owners raise cash for revamp;Crossroads Hotel to get some love

Orange is the new black for owners of Luna Park,while a venerable pub empire injects cash for major upgrades in Sydney’s west.

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Jerry Schwartz:We need to give people a reason to come to Sydney.

Hotel billionaire flies high,buying out Sydney Seaplanes

Jerry Schwartz is purchasing a majority share in the business from former owners Aaron Shaw and Ken Gaunt.

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Adrian Taylor,Charter Hall

Telstra wants to hang up on Redfern exchange for $20m

Telco giant Telstra is rolling on with its property sales program seeking to offload a prime site in Sydney’s Redfern.

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Rich Lister and Aures Holdings founder Tony Denny.

Sydney rich-lister sells prized Canberra vineyard

Rich-lister Tony Denny is selling his prized vineyard in Canberra to focus on projects on NSW’s Central Coast.

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Render of One Sydney Harbour by Lendlease

The Manhattanisation of Sydney

Sydney’s city skyline is being transformed into a mini Manhattan with luxury residential towers soaring out of the ground to replace the increasingly embattled office skyscrapers.

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Retailers are returning to prime CBD locations,according to leasing managers.

Australia’s cities no longer ghost towns as workers,travellers and students return

City retailers are popping the champagne corks as workers return to the office,international tourists and students fly in and shoppers come back for weekend visits.

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The Tea Gardens pub has sold for more than $70 million.

Sydney pub sold for $70 million-plus in biggest sale of the year

Pub veteran John Ryan has splashed out more than $70 million for the Tea Gardens pub in Sydney’s east in what is the largest deal this year in the booming hotel sector.

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Sebastian Newman allegedly planned a terrorist attack at Westfield Miranda in Sydney’s south.

Westfield centres ramp up security as shoppers return

The retail landlord says it has “materially” increased security and is refreshing its tenants to lure back shoppers battling the cost-of-living crisis.

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