8th March 2010 | THAILAND: The Thai property market is bracing itself for price increases at the end of March after government officials decided that they would not be renewing tax breaks.
According to a report on Property Wire, the decision was made after news that the country's economy was in recovery and many developers are now running at a profit was released.
5th March 2010 | WORLDWIDE: As the fractional ownership property market enters an exciting stage of its development, Fractional Life profiles 21 of the industry's big hitters and asks them how they think the fractional sector will fare in 2010.
24th February 2010 | PHUKET: yooPhuket, a spectacular collection of 256 apartments and penthouses on the Thai island of Phuket, has won the Fractional Life Readers Choice Award.
20th February 2010 | PHUKET: This just in and good news for the island as yooPhuket have won the Fractional Life Reader's Choice Award beating 59 global properties.
13th February 2010 | PHUKET: One of last year's high profile launches the celebrity designed yooPhuket development in Kathu has been shortlisted for the globally recognized 2010 Fractional Life Awards.
10th February 2010 | PHUKET: Hotels in Phuket report that all rooms are fully booked this weekend for Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, Bang-orn Chinaprayoo, the tourism authority director in Phuket, said on Wednesday.
6th February 2010 | PHUKET: A RECORD number of passengers passed through Phuket airport in January, providing the first real evidence that the boom on the holiday island is back.
2nd February 2010 | THAILAND: Thailand investor confidence soars to a record high in the fourth quarter of 2009 with the biggest quarter-on-quarter increase among Pan-Asian Countries, according to the ING Investor Dashboard Survey.
25th January 2010 | THAILAND: Thailand has been awarded the title of 'Golf Destination of the Year, Asia and Australasia, 2009' by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators(IAGTO). The IAGTO awards, sponsored in association with Virgin Atlantic, are the official awards of the golf tourism industry and are voted for by over 1,300 members in 77 countries.
22nd January 2010 | THAILAND: The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects at least 100,000 Chinese tourists to spend the coming Chinese New Year in Thailand, up from 60,000 last year, with the easing of H1N1 flu fears and a perception in China of a calmer political situation in Thailand.
31st December 2009 | PHUKET: Fractional ownership property is causing a stir in the Phuket real estate market, following a year of new launches and enhanced awareness.
26th November 2009 | KRABI: One of Greater Phuket's modern day mysteries as to how Krabi was bypassed during the decade long property boom on this island looks to be coming on the radar of developers. Speaking to the longest serving expert across the bay Robert Reynold's of Krabi Consultants there has been a recent resurgence in new projects and a wave of optimism is now in the air.
10th November 2009 | PHUKET: Thailand's largest annual property awards were held on the weekend by the leading real estate publication Property Report Thailand with Raimon Land's The Heights and Allan Zeman's Andara scoring awards.
8th October 2009 | PHUKET: Shared ownership sales of Phuket properties reached US$ 61.2 million for 2008, validating the sector’s stability despite the economic downturn, according to a comprehensive research study into the industry.
By Alan Morison, Wednesday, October 7, 2009, Phuketwan Economic Analysis
''PHUKET is back!'' was the saying made famous after the 2004 tsunami. And now we can say: ''Phuket is back . . . to where it was in 2007.'' Great! But then, September 2008 was when Phuket suffered the aftermath of the three-day invasion of the airport by People's Alliance for Democracy supporters.
Sept 14, 2009, Business 24/7 | Even as the Indian property sector appears to have borne the brunt of the slump, there is a new niche in the leisure real estate space that offers exciting opportunities. There is considerable interest among industry players – both real estate and hospitality – in shared ownership, which has been...
11th August 2009, OPP Magazine | A number of funds and institutions have started to invest in residential property in Asia, as the region starts to emerge from the economic downturn.
11th August 2009, OPP Magazine | Wealthy buyers are returning to key markets in Asia, prompted by low interest rates and government stimulus, according to analysts. Domestic investors who have been waiting for prices to bottom are driving most of the demand, although there is also some expatriate and cross-border activity.
Consumers looking for a cost-effective alternative to hotels and vacation homes are discovering the benefits of owning a fraction only of a second home. While Canadians have long-embraced the idea of owing a vacation getaway, rising costs of a cottage by the lake or waterfront property makes it cost-prohibitive to all but the well-heeled.
With real estate seemingly stuck in a nosedive, some sectors continue to offer investment promise. The luxury fractional ownership market, still in its infancy, may be the perfect opportunity, offering relatively high returns and showing strong sales growth even in today's market.
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