Real estate is a tried and true investing method, containing some of the world's richest people as a result.
Globally, the United States is home to several of the heavy hitters in real estate.
Stephen Ross is CEO and chairman of Related Ross and owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, with Forbes reporting he has a total net worth of US$18.4 billion.
Related Ross' real estate portfolio is focused on Florida, boasting hotels, luxury apartments, office spaces and more.
Over on the West Coast is Donald Bren, chairman of Irvine Company, which reportedly has over 120 million square feet of office space, apartments and malls across California.
Bren also owns the MetLife Building in New York, and has a net worth of US$18.9 billion.
Closer to home, Harry Triguboff is the GOAT of Australian real estate.
Owner of Meriton and with a net worth of over US$19 billion, Triguboff has reportedly built over 79,000 apartments and was one of the earliest developers who invested in apartments rather than just single-family homes.
While Gina Rinehart is primarily known for her mining empire, she also has an expansive real estate portfolio, including the control of nearly 1.5 million hectares in Queensland under S Kidman & Co.
She also has a record-setting $21.5 million home and $9.75 million beach house, both in the Sunshine State, 21 cattle stations, and a recently purchased 51 hectare farm in Victoria, Chroma Park.
Rounding out the notable Australians is Frank Lowy, a shopping centre mogul.
Lowy sold his Westfield Corp in 2018 in a US$16 billion deal, marking Australia's largest takeover, but it began when he opened his first shopping centre in Sydney in 1959.
He still holds a net worth of US$7.9 billion at the time of reporting.
