{
  "id": 13003324,
  "title": "Branson bought $6m island for $100k to impress girl, now worth millions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/branson-bought-6m-island-for-100k-to-impress-girl-now-worth-millions",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T19:56:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/richard-branson-was-29-when-he-bought-an-island-to-impress-a-girl-offered-100000-for-a-6-million-property-in-2007-he-bought-125-acre-moskito-island-for-15-million-now-divided-among-nine-families/articleshow/134800186.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Richard Branson was 29 when he pursued an island to impress Joan Templeman, offering $100,000 for a property priced at $6 million before eventually buying it for $180,000. In 2007, he purchased 125-acre Moskito Island for $15 million. Today, the island has been divided among nine private families who own estates there.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}