After nearly 30 years in Thailand, people still sometimes ask me why I decided to move here.
When buyers ask me which area of Pattaya they should live in, I never start by naming a district. I first want to understand the people. Lifestyle matters, family routine matters and budget matters. If somebody works in one part of town and their children go to school in another, that will affect daily life far more than a glossy brochure ever will.
Thailand already has a legal route to foreign condominium ownership. Maybe we have simply been building the wrong product.
At this very moment, I would describe the Pattaya property market with one word: cautious. People still have money and people still want to buy, but they think a little longer before spending it.
For years I have believed that Bangsaray has something Pattaya can no longer easily offer: space, calm, attractive surroundings and room to grow without already being priced through the roof.
I can’t read tomorrow’s newspaper. But I can read the headlines.
After nearly 25 years in Pattaya real estate, I have learned that finding the right property is about considerably more than bedrooms, bathrooms and price per square metre.
A calm look at what the recent DSI action may really mean for Pattaya, foreign homeowners and the future of a more transparent property market.
After nearly 25 years in Pattaya real estate, I have learned that “expensive”, “cheap” and “good value” are three very different things.
Most building problems start with the land, not the house. Title deeds, access, drainage, permits, and realistic budgets — what to check before your first baht disappears into the ground.
Thailand’s nominee crackdown has created plenty of fear. But nobody seems to be answering the most obvious question for existing foreign homeowners.
เมื่อฉันย้ายจากฮอลแลนด์มาที่พัทยาในปี 1997 ผู้คนคิดว่าฉันบ้า “ประเทศไทยปลอดภัยไหม? คุณไม่กังวลเหรอ?” พวกเขาจะถาม พูดตามตรง ฉันรู้สึกปลอดภัยที่นี่ตั้งแต่วันแรกมากกว่าที่เคยรู้สึก...