Lucy Macken

Little is known about Hoang Trang Do, apart from his impressive real estate portfolio, but if any house says, “you’ve made it”, then this does.

The Central Coast used to be considered the poor cousin to Palm Beach, but it now has holidaying billionaires and corporate heavy hitters galore.

In a patchy market in the top end of town, even the well-heeled are asking the big question: sell now or wait and try our luck next year?

The home has more than tripled in value since it last traded in 2009 for $8 million, even with an architect-designed makeover.

The Animal Logic co-founder has taken to real estate in a big way in recent years, and his $12 million Byron Bay cash buy is just his latest acquisition.

Australian investment legend David Paradice showed form when he bought into North Bondi’s oceanfront in 2007. Values have come a long way since.

As investment strategies go, you could do a lot worse than to buy next door to the tech entrepreneur.

The head of the developer behind Sirius, Jean-Dominique Huynh, isn’t just hatching plans for The Rocks building, but also for his Vaucluse house.

A scion of the newspaper media dynasty sure got the attention of his Manly neighbours recently, care of a few jackhammers and a great big hole in the ground.

Interested buyers have to sign gag orders before they can even be shown the Sydney home of Alan Jones.