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" I would consider selling the whole company; I wouldn't like to sell just part of it, but on the other hand, I have a grandson intent on following my footsteps and another grandson in another couple of years. "

Harry Triguboff

Company

Selling

Hand

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Always

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Businessman

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" We looked into and tested the Airbnb website and found the inquiries generated were at price points substantially lower than the market is prepared to pay us directly. It was clear that there were no real synergies between the level of our offering and what Airbnb clientele is looking for. "

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Website

Looking

" The market is good when the local people are in it and believe in it and support it. That's what I want. "

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" I deal in volume. To sell volume, it must be affordable. So that's my whole life, is to make it affordable. "

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" I don't think I have to combat Airbnb. It is like comparing Tiffany to a shop that sells things for one dollar. "

Harry Triguboff

Combat

Dollar

" I tried all my life to make housing affordable. The more affordable the house, the more money I make. "

" The newspapers were against me. They were telling me that the Australian dream was a home. But that dream became worse and worse as they had to live further away from the city. My dream became better as we could build higher and higher. "

Harry Triguboff

City

Dream

" Land values are going up a lot in Sydney, but it's feasible to build because prices are going up, too. "

Harry Triguboff

Sydney

Going

" If the banks become unreliable lenders, apartment prices will drop dramatically. "

" I realized that we have to do everything we can to preserve the Jewish race. I'm very proud of it, and I think it's wonderful. "

" Local councils are hostile to large developers and think that, by doing this, they are standing up for the community. But they're wrong. "

" This is a lifetime job. You don't look at it, you know, now and then. It doesn't really matter. When the market comes down, then I buy my land very cheaply, so I make my money on that. "

" If we allow more development, it will bring housing affordability. "

Harry Triguboff

Development

Housing

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" I employ thousands of people, maybe 5,000 or 6,000. In my mind, they are all doing well. Because if they are not doing well in their minds, I'm not as strong as I could be. "

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" There's always room for an operator like Airbnb, but it's quite a different thing to my serviced apartments. Airbnb is a different market - it has nothing to do with me. "

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Always

Different

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" A developer who is not optimistic shouldn't be a developer. "