{"id":29356,"date":"2020-11-28T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T23:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=29356"},"modified":"2020-11-28T12:59:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T23:59:16","slug":"rip-curl-founder-brian-singer-buys-geoff-morgans-22-million-byron-bay-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/rip-curl-founder-brian-singer-buys-geoff-morgans-22-million-byron-bay-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Rip Curl founder Brian Singer buys Geoff Morgan\u2019s $22 million Byron Bay house"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Brian Singer (left) and Doug Warbrick founded Rip Curl in 1969 and sold it last year after half a century.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rip Curl co-founder Brian Singer has emerged as the mystery buyer of Byron Bay<\/a>\u2019s record-breaking $22 million sale on Wategos Beach.<\/p>\n

The holiday home of recruitment industry boss Geoff Morgan and his wife Ros has sparked headlines across the eastern states since it sold after just a week on the market, with big-name Hollywood stars Zac Efron and Matt Damon<\/a> touted on some websites as the buyer.<\/p>\n

Settlement of the sale on Friday confirmed the Bells Beach-based surfer was behind the sale, lodging it in a company name and sharing ownership with his four children Samala, Naomi, Anthony and Jade.<\/p>\n

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The house had been redesigned by architect Timothy Moon since it last traded in 1994.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November has been a fruitful month for Singer. He is part of a syndicate of owners of Melbourne Cup-winning thoroughbred Twilight Payment, who took $4.4 million in prize money three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Singer founded Rip Curl in 1969 with fellow surfer Doug Warbrick, shaping boards and making wetsuits in Torquay, Victoria. The company remained privately owned for half a century until last year when it was\u00a0acquired by New Zealand specialist outdoor retailer Kathmandu in a $350 million deal.<\/p>\n

Singer\u2019s purchase through Mosman-based Michael Coombs, of LJ Hooker Avnu, not only set a record for Byron Bay, but a residential house record for the North Coast.<\/p>\n

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