As one of Asia’s premier tropical island locales for holiday villas, retirement and permanent homes, buying property in Phuket can be both a rewarding and pleasurable experience.
Offering a unique blend of ultra-modern, laid-back luxury and easy living, Phuket has evolved into the ultimate in island living and one of the world’s most famous dream home destinations.
The island is regularly rated as one of the region’s leading yachting, diving and golfing playgrounds. As well, there are plenty of picture-perfect beaches and sites of stunning natural beauty to enjoy. Add Phuket’s broad range of world-class medical facilities, international schools, fine dining, great shopping and vibrant nightlife, and it is easy to understand why Phuket is Asia’s top real estate market for luxury second homes and vacation homes.
Phuket is also highly attractive to the many part-time residents who utilize the island as a base and commute to destinations such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur to conduct business. The island is very accessible, too, as Phuket’s international airport enjoys direct air service to major Asian cities.
There is a large and thriving expat community that continues to expand, a true testament to the many attractions Phuket holds.
The weather is top-notch, with sunshine in abundance and temperatures normally hovering between 25°C and 33°C. With a high standard of living, Phuket is an enticing destination, and, with English widely spoken, it is easily conducive to business and leisure activities.
Amongst the infrastructure improvements now under way is the $180 million expansion of the international airport which will bring passenger capacity to 12.5 million annually by 2016. The airport welcomes daily flights from Hong Kong (3.5 hours), China (5.5 hours) and Singapore (1.5 hours), as well as farther afield centres in Australia, Russia, the Middle East, the UK and continental Europe.
Connections to the mainland Thai capital of Bangkok are excellent, with about 30 daily flights of an hour’s duration. From there, countless airlines serve every major city across the globe.
Phuket real estate delivers Thailand’s most mature resort property market. Luxury vacation properties in Phuket are popular with overseas buyers from Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Australia, Europe, Russia and, increasingly, North America and the Middle East.
Phuket offers an exceptional variety of properties for sale, including beacfront villas, ocean-view hillside villas and penthouses, marina apartments, frehold condos and plots of land in prime locations.
Phuket is not just a great place to visit, it is an amazing place to live, with a pleasing mix of West and East. The island’s well-established infrastructure, salubrious year-round climate and accessible location ensure that property in Phuket promises to deliver a very solid and exciting future.
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