In Phuket there is a certain allure to buying a new home as opposed to what’s called in the industry a “resale” home. There are several different ways to buy new. You can buy new construction in a planned community, choose a pre-built home, buy a new, already completed, home or choose a custom home builder and begin with your own blueprints. Your choice of how to buy new home will depend...
Purchasing the condominium is the easiest and simplest and well known that transaction. A Condominium is formed by a group of apartments and common areas which have obtained a condominium license. A Condominium (first established under the condominium act of 1979) is a title to a part of a building or buildings with multiple owners and a fractional interest in the land and other common assets (such...
Reserve a table for the best restaurants in Phuket and get ready for a foodie experience! I am an expat living in Phuket and along the years I visited a lot of restaurants, with a sincere curiosity to understand the taste of Thai food, the recipes and their culinary traditions. So, here is a list of my fav places (and please keep in mind that this is not a list based on tripadvisor categories, Michelin...
Highlight your home’s strengths, downplay its weaknesses and appeal to the greatest possible pool of prospective buyers with these home-staging tips. Neutral and Appealing Painting a living room a fresh neutral color helps tone down any dated finishes in the space. Even if you were weaned on off-white walls, take a chance and test a quart of paint in a warm, neutral hue. These days, the definition of...
Is your first time in Phuket? When arriving in Phuket at the new International Airport, you will be impressed with the bright and well organized systems in place to move you through to the baggage area and then out the door to a wide variety of transport available to take you to your hotel; from metered taxi, fixed rate taxi, Limousine (actually, just a fancy name for “bigger car”), minivan and even...
Real estate investing is not everyone’s cup of tea. It can be risky and rewarding at the same time. Since real estate involves huge sums of money, people often decide they are better off staying away from it. On the other hand, we see people piling wealth by rationally investing in real estate. Over the past decade, the Thai real estate industry has climbed up the ladder of trust, profit, and...
Thanks to the booming tourism industry of Phuket, investors from all around the world are taking interest in grabbing a piece of the pie for themselves. Similarly, tourism-based economies guarantee a safe ROI because of good occupancy rates and rental income. Over the past few years, most of the property investments in Phuket are being made by Chinese investors. High-end tourists come to visit this city...