Well known luxury property sales stalwart Charlie Filluel will be leaving Malaiwana for a new post at Six Senses Private Residences group later this month.
As Six Senses gear up their hospitality led residential offerings which currently includes Soneva Kiri and Yao Noi, new properties are set to come on line in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Charlie who led resort sales at CBRE prior to Malaiwana will be working out of the Bangkok office in the near future.
Phuket continues to be the leader in upscale resort real estate in Asia, hence the tapping of some of the island's human resources from the outside world shows how competition is growing on our doorstep.
Leading Thai publisher Ensign Media have merged their two leading real estate focused magazines into a single entity – Property Report Asia.
At the same time a revamp of the online site property-report.com has been completed with a fresh new look.
Good news for Phuket is that the pioneering Thailand Property Awards will continue.
Looking at the most recent issue of the magazine Editor Andrew Batt and team are putting together a very informative and readable publication and we look forward to their new wider focus as it gives perhaps some needed perspective on the broader trends here in this part of the world.
Back of the current high profile sales push of the Amari hotel branded residences in Hua Hin, head of the groups newly christened hospitality platform Yuthachai Charanachitta has been reported in the national press that expansion plans are underway for an oceanfront project on 90 rai.
While the group has no comment on its plans, perhaps one likely scenario could see the site is currently co-owns adjacent to the Ao Po Grand Marina on the east coast which is a similar size.
For now it's all speculation but the group is swiftly moving forward on strategic expansion plans so stay tuned.
Phuket's key Asian destination competitor is surging forward with its hospitality led residential projects with the launch of the W Residences in Bali.
Adjacent to the 158 key W Retreat and Spa in Seminyak, the residences offering 79 villas in configurations of 1, 2 and three bedroom units.
Late last year the upscale chic Bvlgari Resort went to market with 5 luxury residential villas with pricing in the USD6 million range.
With mounting worries back of the overheated domestic property market the Vietnamese Government is taking steps to maintain a strict monetary policy until 2011 as it plans to tighten up bank financing and consumer credit.
While many experts saw 2007 as a boom period, currency devaluation and hyperinflation hit the local property market in 2008-2009.
This year the real estate sector has been ramping up, stricter controls are being implemented by the State Bank on Vietnam to ensure sustainable growth.
Daily services have been set for Eric Tomlin in Phuket at Wat Wichit Sangkaram Temple(opposite the Provincial Land Office in Phuket town, Suthat Road, Talad Yai. These will be held each evening from today June 22nd through Friday June 25th. Prayers will be at 2000.
Those wishing to pay their respects are invited to attend.
A cremation will be on Saturday June 26th at Wat Khosit Wihan, Highway 402, Ratsada, Phuket town at approximatley noon.
Longtime Phuket businessman and founder of Lynx Real Estate Eric Tomlin passed away in hospital yesterday in Bangkok. Hailing from Leicestershire in the UK, he worked for 25 years piloting commercial airplanes with Hong Kong as his last stop before moving to Phuket in the mid 90s.
Always known for working long hours, and leading a dedicated and hardworking lifestyle he grew the Lynx Management Group over a number of years into a leading island property business.
He is survived by his wife Suchana Chaloemtoem (Koong) and two daughters.
Growing hospitality group Absolute and global firm Jones Lang LaSalle have announced a tie-up for condominium management of two properties in Phuket.
JLL has been appointed to manage the condo juristic person entities (CJP) of Absolute's Bangla Suites and Nakalay Beach Resort. Hotel services will still be provided directly by Absolute.
With the continued downturn in resort grade property sales a growing number of globally affiliated property firms including JLL, CBRE, Savills and Knight Frank have focused on the expanding market of estate management.
As part of the leading Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Hotel Industry Conference (ANZPHIC) set for July 7-9 in Sydney the organizations will be having a pre conference shared ownership full day session.
A Fractional Real Estate Essentials pre-conference to be held on July 7 with a number of industry leaders giving advice and insight into the emerging property trend.
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