<div id="readability-page-1"><p>The 181.36-hectare (1.81-million-square-meter) site, located in Elimbah, part of the City of Moreton Bay, is earmarked for the development of about 1,400 residential and 64 mixed business and industrial lots, The Business Times reported, citing a company statement on Monday.</p><p>The deal was carried out through Ho Bee Land’s fully owned subsidiary, Elimbah Land, which paid A$10 million upon the execution of the sale contract. The outstanding sum is to be paid in stages based on agreed settlement milestones.</p><p>Ho Bee Land said the purchase aligns with its plans to shore up its long-term land bank in major Australian markets.</p><p>It bought five properties in the country for A$96.6 million last November, including three sites in Queensland and another two in the southeastern state of Victoria, according to <em>The Edge Singapore</em>.</p><p>The acquisitions come as the national median home price in Australia climbed to a new peak of A$1.3 million last year, driven by strong population growth amid rising migration, as per property portal Domain Australia.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://vcdn1-english.vnecdn.net/2026/01/27/800px-Chua-Tian-Poh-Ho-Bee-jpe-6313-9946-1769482698.jpg/query-ZHByPTEmZml0PWNyb3AmaD0wJnE9MTAwJnM9U0l6UzNyQmlKUF9qR0hSRDRZdmtMQSZ3PTY4MA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="680" height="453" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://vcdn1-english.vnecdn.net/2026/01/27/800px-Chua-Tian-Poh-Ho-Bee-jpe-6313-9946-1769482698.jpg/query-ZHByPTEmZml0PWNyb3AmaD0wJnE9MTAwJnM9U0l6UzNyQmlKUF9qR0hSRDRZdmtMQSZ3PTY4MA"/></td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Chua Thian Poh, founder of Ho Bee Land. Photo from NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Center's website</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p>Chua founded Ho Bee Land in 1987, initially gaining prominence for developing luxury condominiums on Singapore’s Sentosa resort island.</p><p>Ho Bee Land’s website says the group has assets valued at about S$7 billion (US$5.52 billion) and a portfolio comprising 35 developments across four countries, including nine prime office properties.</p><p>Its properties in the city-state include The Metropolis, a pair of office towers completed in November 2013 with a combined gross floor area of 1.2 million square feet (111,480 square meters).</p><p><em>Forbes</em> previously ranked Chua 40th on its list of the richest people in Singapore. His net worth is estimated at US$1.5 billion as of Jan. 27, 2026.</p></div>

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<p>和美置地由新加坡亿万富翁蔡天宝领导，正在以 3.185 亿澳元（2.203 亿美金）收购澳大利亚昆士兰州一块 181.36 公顷的土地。该地块将开发约 1400 个住宅用地和 64 个混合用途用地。这项收购是和美置地在澳大利亚扩展土地储备战略的一部分，此前该公司已进行总计 9660 万澳元的收购。由于移民增加，澳大利亚房地产市场正在增长，中位房价已达到 130 万澳元</p>

新加坡亿万富翁蔡天宝的和美置地以 2.2 亿美元收购澳大利亚房地产