Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Real Estate in Phuket

Monday, April 13, 2009

Five year boom in Phuket property markets comes to halt

The popular Thai resort of Phuket experienced a marked decrease in the number of overseas property investors buying on the island with the forced closure of its airports due to public disorder last year playing its part.

An analysis of the situation by CB Richard Ellis has uncovered a significant drop in real estate transactions, fewer property launches and an increase in the number of projects being cancelled.

In its latest report it confirms that five years of a rising property market came to a halt in the last quarter of 2008. But Phuket is unlikely to suffer a property crisis like that seen in Spain, which also relies heavily on foreign property investors, analysts say.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Thailand popular with expats and investors looking for the best property Thailand has to offer

With more than 14 million vacationers arriving in Thailand each year, tourism continues to be the main driving force behind the continued growth of the Thai property market.

The resort locations of Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui and Hua Hin are the locations of 30% of the country’s luxury apartment inventory, and have as a whole experienced annual growth of 9.5% in international arrivals since 2003.

Currently Russians top the list of nationalities buying property in Thailand, followed by Thais, British and Australians. Property in Thailand offers investors the opportunity to achieve good annual appreciation, rental yields of 6-10% and the ability to buy off plan projects with financing. In this article we take a look at the best places to buy property in Thailand at the moment…

With it’s proximity to Bangkok and the new Suvarnabhumi airport, Pattaya is the most popular area to buy property in Thailand outside of Bangkok, with 66% of all new development launches for the nation in 2007.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Nakheel to develop island resort in Thailand

Bangkok: Nakheel, Dubai's master developer, has joined Thailand's Amburaya Hotels & Resorts to transform Thailand's idyllic Koh Samui Island with the launch of a stunning integrated resort development comprising 17 luxurious private residences and a 75-key all-villa hotel.

The joint-venture project is positioned on an exclusive 27-acre headland site with 900 metres of private beachfront, approximately 15 minutes' drive from Samui International Airport.

The W Koh Samui Retreat & Residences will be among the first W-branded residential projects in Asia when the 17 residential villas are completed in 2010 and will boast some of the most prestigious real estate in Thailand right on the shores of the Gulf of Siam.

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