Pattaya

Insights into Thai real estate, retirement properties and savvier consumers

With more than 40 years experience spearheading some of the biggest real estate developers in Thailand and Hong Kong, Chris Delaney is better placed than most to ponder on the current state of Thailand’s property market. Now leading the line at Sunplay Bangsaray, a high-end lifestyle community on Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard, he spoke to us about the benefits of being ahead of the game and targeting one of the region’s fastest-growing consumer markets: the over 50s. How have buyer expectations ...

Living in Pattaya – How to live comfortably in Pattaya

If you have ever been on holiday to Pattaya, surely somewhere within a corner of your subconscious you have considered moving to Pattaya to live. It’s a common occurrence for any serial Pattaya visitor, and why not? But as the old saying goes: “If it was that easy, everyone would be doing it!” If you are serious about making the big jump from your home country to Pattaya, here are a few key points that you need to seriously think ...

Pattaya Real Estate Appeals to International Property Investors

Pattaya is a beachfront city on the eastern coast of Thailand located a little over 160 km from the capital city of Bangkok. It has been for many years a popular tourist destination attracting numerous visitors from Russia, Europe, India, the U.S, and several other nations. It is also one of the more popular places for foreigners to retire in Thailand. But its popularity is shared by Thai people as well because it is only a 2-3 hour drive from ...

Phuket’s High-End Property Market Begins to Overcome Crisis

The latest reports from a Phuket-based property consultancy firm suggest that the high-end property market in Phuket has finally begun its comeback in recent months after the gloomy period of the economic crisis. “As the world slowly emerges from the global economic issues of the past years, market demand is beginning to rise, with the 16 sales in 2010 coming as proof of that. 35% of those sales were recorded in the price interval of 100 million to 200 million ...