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What $30m can buy

With local property still cocooned in its bubble, we find out what you can get overseas for the price of a village house.

It’s the Sai Kung dream: a 2,100 sq ft village house in a good location with a nice garden, a decent view and maybe a pool. But with property prices soaring, how much can you expect to pay?

“$30 million might get you two of the three,” says Catherine Giblin, director of boutique real-estate company The Property Shop. “But for the ‘dream’ nowadays you’re looking at the mid-to-high 30s.” Throw in a private pool or a good view, she adds, and it’s a solid $40 million.

That’s a lot of cash. Elsewhere, that amount of money could buy so much more. We went shopping around to find out what.

Where: Clearwater Bay Price: $32,000,000 Size: 2,100 sq ft Features: renovated, open-plan detached house with four bedrooms in a popular village. Lawned garden, sea views. Parking for two cars. Contact: www.thepropertyshop.com.hk Where: South Bay, Hong Kong Island Price: $29,800,000 Size: 1,698 sq ft Features: three bedrooms, two bathrooms and one of the most prestigious address in Hong Kong, with sea views to match. Maid's quarters, one car park. Contact: www.executivehomeshk.com

Where: Beaconsfield, near London, Britain Price: $31,431,600 Size: 4,533 sq ft, 0.5 acres Features: a glass and timber German-designed Huf House in a prestigious area. Five/six bedrooms, five bathrooms, media room, large garden. Contact: www.fine.co.uk Where: Trocadero, Paris, France Price: $30,116,000 Size: 2,583 sq ft Features: an apartment in an elegant central Paris townhouse, with five bedrooms, one bathroom, two half-bathrooms and two wine cellars. Web: coldwellbankerpreviews.com Where: Loma Bonita, Dominican Republic Price: $29,471,000 Size: 21,527 sq ft Features: a four-storey home with seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, dance studio, massage room, private infinity pool and unobstructed sea views. Web: coldwellbankerpreviews.com Where: Casa Barana, Thompson Cove, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Price: $30,759,045 Size: 4,354 sq ft, 1.63 acres Features: six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, courtyard with private pool and 155ft private beach. Contact: Grace Bay Realty, USA +1 (602) 324-9400

dream homes

Where: Teardrop Island, Palawan, Philippines Price: $27,133,000 Size: 74 acres Features: regarded as the most beautiful island in Palawan, Teardrop has white sand beaches, clear waters, coral reefs, rolling hills and forest-clad mountains. Half the island may be developed. Contact: www.privateislandsonline.com

Where: Villa Santa Chiara, nr Asolo, Veneto, Italy Price: $35,537,000 Size: 17,800 sq ft, five acres Features: a 46-room, 16th-century manor house with 15 bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a porticoed barchessa (rural villa) and outbuildings in an architect-designed 19th-century garden. Needs some renovation. Contact: www.casait.it

Where: Nai Thon, Phuket, Thailand Price: $28,720,000 Size: 17,300 sq ft (plot: 26,199 sq ft) Features: a split-level villa in a five-star resort with three bedrooms (including two master suites separated by terrace), four bathrooms, sea views, garden, private pool. Contact: www.sothebysrealty.com Where: Florence, Italy Price: $29,036,000 Size: 8,608 sq ft Features: former convent built in 1200, near the Duomo in central Florence. Four bedrooms, three baths, sunroof loft, quiet terrace, approval for pool, sauna and Turkish bath. Contact: www.coldwellbankerpreviews.com

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