Bank of Thailand holds rate at 1.00%, cuts tourist forecast by 1 million
The BOT kept its policy rate at 1.00% on 28 October 2026 and cut its foreign tourist forecast to 32.0 million for 2026 and 34.5 million for 2027.
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Explainers on how Thai property ownership, contracts, and rental income actually work, and where each carries risk.
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A "freehold townhouse" in Phuket: as a condominium unit, you own the unit and co-own the land
A Phuket townhouse registered as a condominium unit gives the buyer the unit and a co-owned share of the common property, land included, by floor area. Whether the garden, pool or parking is for that buyer's use alone is a separate question the registration must answer.
A Phuket developer on the resale tax, leasehold renewals, and whether the island is overheated
The 1% withholding tax everyone on Phuket quotes is the company rate; an individual selling a held property can pay about 8% of appraised value. A developer also walks through how leasehold renewals get registered and where the market turns next.
Origin's Phuket buyers are mostly Russian — national data shows the same shift
Origin Property's own disclosed Phuket buyer mix — Russia dominant, China rare — is one company's snapshot, not an island-wide count. REIC's separate national Q1 2026 data independently shows Chinese demand retreating and Russian demand growing. The same weeks, Thailand tightened registration checks for specified company filings involving foreign investment or signing authority.
Art House to Phuket agents: demand in Nai Harn and Rawai is underpriced
Art House Group founder Aleksandr Davydovsky told an open meeting for agents and brokers in Phuket on 14 August that buyers now arrive with a spreadsheet, new projects price into the premium tier, mid-budget demand moves to resale, and Nai Harn and Rawai are the most underpriced way into rising demand.
Phuket hotels are holding rates by giving up occupancy — and it varies by beach
C9 Hotelworks' Phuket Hotel & Tourism Market Update 2026 shows island ADR up 5% while occupancy fell 6% in 2025. The split is sharpest in Surin and Kamala, which matters if you are buying for rental income.
Thailand leads Asia's branded-residence supply — Vietnam leads by value
C9 Hotelworks puts Thailand's branded residences at ฿205.3bn across 13,124 launched units — more launched units than any other Asian market, 26% of Asia's launched supply. By aggregate market value, Vietnam leads the region. Phuket leads Asia's resort segment with 3,465 units.
Freehold condo, leasehold villa, operating company: how foreigners actually hold Phuket property
The three real ways a foreigner holds Phuket property — freehold condo, registered leasehold, and a genuine operating company — with what each gives you and where each carries risk.
You own a villa through a Thai company. What to ask independent counsel now
If you hold a Phuket villa through a Thai company, these are the concrete questions to take to your own lawyer after the 2026 nominee enforcement — not to the agent who sold you the structure.
Genuine shareholder or nominee? How Thai authorities tell the difference
A foreign name on a share register isn't the test. Here's what actually distinguishes a genuine Thai shareholder from a nominee under Thai law — capital, control, and economic interest.
Phuket property 2026–2030: where the market is heading
Our 2026–2030 outlook for Phuket property — condo oversupply, a shift south and to villas, and a premium repositioning — with the data rebuilt as charts and what it means for a buyer.
Three contract clauses that decide what happens when an off-plan build slips
Handover dates slip, and Thai off-plan contracts already say what you're owed when they do. The three clauses to read before you sign: the delay window, the termination remedy, and who pays the annual tax.
Why tiny Phuket condos are a path to losing money
The 25-square-metre 'capsule' unit is the cheapest way onto the Phuket market and the fastest way to a resale you can't make. Here's the size below which a condo stops being an investment.
The four ways to rent out a Phuket condo — and what each really pays
A developer will offer you two rental programs at purchase and quietly skip the other two. Guaranteed return, rental pool, third-party management, self-managed — what each pays, and the trade-off each hides.
Bank of Thailand holds its policy rate at 1.00% in June 2026
The central bank kept its benchmark unchanged; Phuket buyers still need current lender-specific mortgage terms.
Phuket–Andaman nominee raids: what the June 2026 records show
A source-by-source check of the 49 rai, THB 1 billion, 66-company, and 632-company claims from Thailand's June 2026 nominee operation.
The 'hotel license' condo myth — and the question that actually matters
No Phuket condominium has ever held a hotel license — it's a marketing term, not a legal one. Here's what actually decides whether a building can run short-term rentals like a hotel.
