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Karina Babenok

Eight-Year-Old Australian Girl Shatters Records By Buying $440k Home

An 8-year-old girl from Melbourne, Australia, has become one of the world’s youngest homeowners after being listed as a property owner at the age of six.

In December 2021, Ruby McLellan became the owner of a four-bedroom property valued at US $440,000 and located on the outskirts of the second-most populous city in Australia. Ruby purchased her first home alongside her siblings, Angus, 14, and Lucy, 13.

According to Australian Law, anyone under 18 years of age can own and purchase a property with their name on the house title.

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