South East Asia
No man is an island but plenty of people fancy the idea of owning one (Dec 08) 
International Herald Tribune article about buying a private piece of paradise in SE Asia
Asian Finance Bank (Dec 08)
A $500M USD fund to invest in real estate projects in South East Asia is launching in early 2009
Financial Times discusses the trend towards owning villas in remote locations(Mar 2008)
Private islands are especially interesting and the focus for this movement once again appears to be South East Asia you heard it here first.
Asia Cambodia
The New Cambodia (Oct 09)
A Squarefoot Magazine article about investing in Cambodia, featuring Claire
Cambodia has a sound and well-capitalized banking system (Jan 2009)
Newsflash with facts and figures re bank assets and international reserves
Cambodia's foreign investment (Dec 2008)
From 1994 to October 2008, Cambodia has attracted US$24,768 million investment projects
Cambodia and Japan agree on bilateral investment protection (July 2008)
Tthis agreement will come into force on July 31st 08
Freehold law change a possibility in Cambodia (Jan 08)
Lawmakers in Cambodia are considering allowing foreigners to buy property on a freehold basis
Cambodia
The Sky's The Limit (Aug 2007)
Scanned from SE Globe, (Cambodia's first English language magazine)
this report looks at the property boom happening in Cambodia right
now! Analysts forecast the boom to last for at least another 5 years
Cambodia
an attractive alternative for foreign funds (June 2007)
Tthis article in SE Globe (a Cambodian English magazine) gives an
overview of the investment drivers in Cambodia and the surrounding
region
Cambodia
ready to roar (July 2007)
Foreign direct investment up, real estate booming, GDP growth averaging
11.4% over the last 3 years .... investors are giving Cambodia a hard
look. Article taken from the International Herald Tribune
Cambodia's
first-ever Moody's ratings (May 2007)
From the Bangkok Post..... breaking news Cambodia receives its first
ever foreign currency and local currency government bond ratings from
Moody's. Moody's Investors Service is among the world’s most
respected and widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research
and risk analysis
$300m
invested into Sihanoukville tourism (Sept 2007)
$300m USD investment endorsed with the Cambodian government to improve
tourist resorts to international standardsa great plus for Cambodian
development
Foreign
investment up (Sept 2006)
Taken from the Cambodian Daily, this article looks at the increase of
foreign investment into Cambodia
New
airport for Sihanoukville (Oct 2006)
Airport management contract extended for 20 years to include the running
of the airport opening soon in Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville
the new Bali
A news brief outlining plans for Sihanoukville to become the official
'sister city' to Bali
Tourism
increase (Sept 2006)
A report on the impact of tourists flocking to Cambodiataken from the
Cambodia Daily
Asia Malaysia
RM1.1 billion investment in Kota Kinabalu (Nov 08)
Business Times article property market in Sabah is hot and active
Asia Property Report Malaysian real estate (Nov 08)
Malaysian property market remains attractive to foreign buyers
Mahkota Medica Group poised for growth (Mar 08)
Sabah eyed as new location for medical tourism investment
New Straight’s Times article about the major waterfront development in Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabalu
Property Boom in Malaysia (April 2007)
Read about some positives of property gains tax being abolished in Malaysia
Kudat Riviera
The Borneo Post (May 2008)
Kudat Riviera secures more awards for Sabah
New Sabah Times, Sunday (May 2008)
Kudat Riviera gains international tourism recognition for Sabah.
New Straits Times (May 2008)
More awards for Kudat Rivieria… also declared as ‘ finest development in the Asia Pacific Region’ by Tropical Homes Magazine
New Sabah Times (May 2008)
Kudat Riviera will position Sabah against its neighbours Bali and Thailand who avidly market luxury villas as a cornerstone of their tourism plans.
Daily Express (May 2008)
Awards for Kudat’s luxury tourism villas.
New Straits Times (Jan 2008)
The exclusive villas in Kudat Riviera are targeted at high end investors who are seeking a luxury getaway in tropical paradise.
Asia Philippines
2009 Philippine Property Outlook
A report by Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu
Foreign investment in the Philippines (Jan 2009)
Philippines Stock Exchange expects more foreign investment in 2009
Poster Perfect Palawan (Feb 08)
Department of Tourism Press ReleasePalawan’s eco efforts to boost tourism
Palawan new flight route and roads (June 08)
This article from Sun.Star Cebu highlights great signs for Palawan’s progress
Business World (June 08)
The Philippines largest homebuilder Vista Land and Lifescapes eyes the leisure market Palawan a possibility
Philippines Count Blessings (Nov 08)
Report by the Pinnacle Group: Lower growth and higher inflation highlight the advantages of the Philippines
SEAIR announces new flight route from Palawan to Kota Kinabalu
Manila Bulletin (June 2008)
Palawan set to be a popular destination in 3 years.
Philippines: The islands less travelled
Telegraph Online Report (Feb 08) the islands less traveled (including Palawan and Boracay) get a mention in this Telegraph Report
Palawan Banyon Tree $70m plans (Jan 2008)
Palawan is expecting some very classy neighbours, 2 Banyon Tree Resorts planned to be open by 2010
Boracay goes upmarket (Jan 2008)
Boutique accommodation available on Boracay Island
Philippines
Market Report Q1 2007
A
well researched report complied in Q1 07 by Colliers featuring Manila
and in particular the central business district, Makati, which is showing
signs of strong growth in all real estate sectors office, commercial
and residential. The peso is appreciating against both the US Dollar
and the Japanese Yen, suggesting that the Philippines should be firmly
back on the investors radar.
Philippines
Real Estate Data (Jan 2005)
An overview of recent market activity in the Philippines both commercial
and residential sectors.
Asia Indonesia
Bali is on a New High (Oct 2009)
A Sunday Times article featuring Sahaja & Sawah
Bali Airport Expansion (Jan 2009)
Bali’s airport to get $111.6m upgrade
Indonesian Tourism High in 2008 (Dec 2008)
Tourism in Indonesia up by 16.85% in 2008
Tourism Indonesia (Sept 2008)
2008 tourist arrival figures suggest a very strong start to the year
Bali in the Sunday Times (August 2008)
Tabanan is featured in this Sunday Times article
Bali Land in High Demand (Jul 2008)
Tabanan a very attractive investment location especially with the Sunset Road extension
The Jakarta Post (Jan 2008)
Indonesia's most widely read daily newspaper reports on rise of the Indonesian middle class
World Bank
Indonesian economic update
Asia Pulse
Indonesia to spend $16m on tourism
Asia Pulse
Indonesia tourism climbs 13.67%
Asia Thailand
Samui Property Online (April 2009)
Maenam Hills is ‘Hot Property!‘
Firefly Airlines Expands (Jan 2009)
Great news for Koh Samui as Firefly plans more direct routes from KL
Island Fever! Koh Samui has grown up (July 08)
Koh Samui has found favour with discerning traveler
Thailand 1% of ALL Brits visited in 2006!!!
Thailand Tourism (Dec 06) high tourist arrivals to Thailand, 1% of all Britons visited Thailand in 2006!!
Big returns in Phuket and Samui (Jan 2008)
Investors who bought pool villas and other property in residential resorts in Phuket and Koh Samui over the past two to four years have made a financial gain of 100% when selling them...
High-end
tourist accommodation (Aug 2007)
This
sector is proving a success on Koh Samui
Property
Millionaires Club Report (Nov 2005)
An overview of the region, and confirmation that the smart money has
truly started making it's way there...
Real
Estate Report (Aug 2004)
An
online news report quoting James Pitchon of Knight Frank, Thailand,
including healthy data on resort rental occupancy
Focus
Business Report : Koh Samui (June 2005)
An
overview of the Samui market, confirming my figures of an easy
20% per year cap growth please note Krabi will perform in the
same way growth-wise, only with better planning of infrastructure
and tighter building controls
Knight Frank Summary 2004
A wrap up of the year please note the price increases of villa and condos in Phuket. As with Samui, Krabi stock will deliver the same growth, but the baseline pricing in Krabi is even more competitive, so there is even more room on top for cap growth
November
2005 News
CBRE confident on Pattaya residential market
Pattaya's
land prices are on the move (Nov 2005)
By Clayton Wade, Managing Director of Premier Homes Real Estate
Co., Ltd
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