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Crackdown on foreign nominee land sales

Kanana Katharangsiporn — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:08:48 +0000

The Excise Department will strictly inspect land transactions in highly popular tourist destinations in the South where tax evasion is said to be widespread. According to a senior official, property sales in Krabi, Koh Samui and Phuket have mushroomed in recent years, skyrocketing land prices in some areas 100-fold from...Continue reading

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Luxury view good on Phuket, Samui

Nina Suebsukcharoen — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:14:12 +0000

The Phuket and Koh Samui high-end property markets will enjoy continuous foreign investment in the coming years, says Warnes Associates Co, a local structural engineering design consultancy. Vanich Nopnirapath, the company’s director and a partner, said that even though the residential supply on both holiday islands was now abundant, foreign...Continue reading

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Increasing demand for luxury properties in Thailand

Property Wire — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:50:10 +0000

Demand for luxury real estate in popular far east tourist destinations such as Phuket and Koh Samui is increasing and experts are upbeat on the medium and long term outlook for the region. Property firms are reporting a recovery of purchasing power affecting the luxury residential markets in Bangkok as...Continue reading

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Foreigners ‘own 90% of Phuket beach land’

Penchan Charoensuthipan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:55:30 +0000

About 90% of beach land in Phuket is controlled by foreigners through Thai nominees, a leading research body has found. Continue reading →

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Foreign property demand could fall 50%

Kanana Katharangsiporn — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:40:56 +0000

Foreign demand for Thai property will collapse in the aftermath of the Songkran protests, property experts say. They say the government needs to implement measures to spur foreign demand, such as increasing maximum lease terms, having 100% foreign ownership zones for condominiums, providing financial support for foreign buyers, and issuing longer visas. Continue reading →

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Developers put luxury projects on hold

Asia Property Report — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:28:43 +0000

Residential projects that are worth more than Bt10 billion in resort destinations like Phuket, Krabi, Hua Hin, Pattaya and Koh Samui have been put on hold now that demand from foreign investors is showing a significant drop since last year. Continue reading →

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Samui luxury property market faces challenging times

Asia Property Report — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:44:38 +0000

Global and domestic crises are worsening and moving through the first quarter of 2009 the market outlook forecasts an extremely challenging property market in Samui and other key resort areas in Thailand, according to C9 Hotelworks´ latest Samui Luxury Villa Market Report Continue reading →

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Resort markets under pressure

Nina Suebsukcharoen — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:39:47 +0000

Thailand's resort markets are under severe pressure right now, with foreign buyers who have been negatively affected by the exchange rates opting to walk away from the deposits, says Phil Alexander, president of Martello Realty. Continue reading →

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Branded developments propel Samui upmarket

Nina Suebsukcharoen — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:05 +0000

Three branded developments and a successful condominium project have propelled Samui to the high-end realm of the market while still maintaining its boutique appeal, says David Simister, chairman of CB Richard Ellis Thailand. Continue reading →

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Thai real estate ‘insulated from crisis’

CB Richard Ellis — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:41:45 +0000

Thailand’s property market is well insulated from the global financial crisis as it is far less dependent on debt than most property markets, said real estate firm CB Richard Ellis Thailand. Chairman David Simister, as a longstanding player in Thai real estate and resort property, said Thai politics had been...Continue reading

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