World's Most Famous Real Estate Tycoons

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Real Estate industry has bestowed many with richness and wealth, but there are some who were fortunate enough, to enjoy lady luck smiling on them for an extended period, as their investments brought huge profits one after another. Real estate is one of those few investment types that can actually bring about overnight riches, as it happened in the case of following tycoons. They were not really switched into tycoons straight away, and they had their fair share of failures, but at the end of the day they managed to establish themselves as the moguls, in realty kingdom.
Donald Bren:
76 years old Donald Bren is presently the richest real estate tycoon in the world with a net worth of 12.0 billion, according to Forbes.com. Today Donald Bren owns round about 400 office buildings and 90 apartment communities, pretty impressive for a man who built his first home with a loan. Though the figures quoted by Donald himself are at variance, but there's little doubt about his success and brilliance in the realty business.
Donald Trump:
Donald Trump summed up his success in real estate business when he said Well, Real ...
... Estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned. Real estate industry has indeed been good to Donald Trump, who has constantly been moving up and down (but remains) on the lists of World's richest people. From Swifton Village Complex to The Trump Tower, Donald succeeded in hitting the bull's eye numerous times. He may be more popular as the host of The Apprentice or the owner of The Miss Universe Organization but it is real estate that has given him the celebrity status.
Sam Zell:
An entrepreneur by birth, Sam Zell was capable of perceiving the demand and then making the most out of that. In his own words I've always been called a professional opportunist, and in the future I m open to anything. Son of Polish parents, Sam Zell is now ranked at # 68th in the Forbes list of richest Americans. Sam Zell was the man behind the real estate companies like Equity Residential and Equity Office Properties. Sam Zell has assets reaching a net worth of more than 6 billions.
Lee Shau Kee:
Although, last year has been quite destructive for Henderson Land Development, its owner Lee Shau Kee is still considered a real estate magnate. Despite losing almost 8 billion of net worth in the last two years, Lee Shau Kee is still regarded as one of the richest persons in the whole Greater China Region.

William King is the director of UAE Dubai Property & Dubai Real Estate Properties Portal: http://www.bayut.com, Wholesale Suppliers Directory Manufacturers Distributors: http://www.dailytrader.com and England Wholesale Suppliers: http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk/ukwholesalers/country-England-1-0.html. He has 18 years of experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping retailers, entrepreneurs and startups with their product sourcing, promotion, marketing and supply chain requirements.

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