Multi-millionaire French heirs to Hermès fortune own stake in Tampa rental houses Their investment in the Hillsborough homes was recently revealed by a new disclosure law in Luxembourg.   Fred Akers, 63, in front of his Tampa rental home. His home is one of many rental homes in the area that is owned by a real estate investment company that counts several heirs to the French luxury goods company Hermès among its investors. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ] Published Feb. 19 Updated Feb. 19 TAMPA â The 1961 concrete-block house isnât fancy, but renter Fred Akers, a 63-year-old mailman who lives there, said itâs got the âbare necessitiesâ and he likes his neighborhood.