Peterw42

Thailand in general, is not a year on year capital gain market. its a buy to live in or rental investment market, there are even specific taxes to stop flipping properties for profit. Thailand has one of the highest home ownership rates in the world, around 70-80%, and new stock is always being built so there is never a supply problem to push prices up. Actual prices can often be the same as 10 years later. There are always stupid listed prices that are never achieved so foreigners see that as the market going up. Foreigners often think the Thai market is just like home with percentage gains every year, and they often pay way over what a property is worth, only to find out years later they paid to much and have no chance of selling.

Its leasehold or company set up, just not disclosed when they are trying to sell it.

Maybe contact a builder for up to date pricing. A little hard to give prices without knowing what materials, design etc. https://pattayahousebuilder.com/

A quick google search give lots of information about Sor Kor 1 document, the land is not owned, the document is a record of who occupies the land. While Sor Kor 1 (ส.ค. 1), a land claim document, is not a title deed and doesn't signify ownership, it can be transferred, but only in a limited way. Specifically, it can be transferred by inheritance or by the current holder physically handing over the document and possession of the land to another person. However, it cannot be legally sold, mortgaged, or transferred in a formal way like a title deed.

Not sure what you mean by "expat mortgage"? For a UK mortgage on a UK property, you are probably better off asking in banking forums back in UK.

As others have said, its usually best to check the requirements of the office you will be attending. Its not usually the drama people make it out to be. I do a marriage extension in Pattaya every year, they require all the usual documents, passport, tm30 etc, Bank letter stating 400k funds for 60 days, also want a kor ror 2 (proof still married) from the local ampher . Photographs showing you and wife at your house (standing in front of the letterbox showing house number, sitting on the lounge etc, i submit the same photos every year). After submitting the documents immigration visits your house in the next couple of days, just to check you haven't hired a local bargirl to pretend to be your wife. a couple of weeks later go back to immigration and get 1 year stamp. I literally do it all in one day, start at ampher when it opens, then to the bank, then to immi office.

No such thing as a Condo tax. There is land/property Tax, usually only a couple of hundred baht.

The absolute irony is, all the maga 2nd amendment fanboys don't realize this is the very reason they have "the right to bear arms". Its for if/when the government uses the army against its own citizens, you can fight back.

So nothing has changed for retire visa's, and no plans to change anything. The sad thing is, this will be quoted and referenced in future posts, "they don't want us here"," why expats are leaving" etc. In the unlikely events that retire visa's do have some new requirements, you can always just switch to a DTV. They appear to be handing them out in cereal boxes, nothing more than a foreign bank statement and a photo of your amazon drop shipping page required.

Join the forum for the great information and discussion about Thailand. Stay for the conspiracy nut job misinformation. I can see the Aseannow management having a meeting in 6 months, trying to work out why people left.

So not content with having your own misinformation conspiracy nutjob sub forum, you are now steering people away from the legitimate forums.

There is no "other side to the story" ! Once something has been debunked, proven false etc, there is no decision to be made. All of this antivax rubbish has been debunked a hundred times. There is no opinion, only true or false. Calling a falsehood an opinion doesn't make it true.

Yes, a forum is to exchange ideas and opinions, not post absolute bullsh*t and say its true.

What's with all the conspiracy nut job posts nowadays ????? This used to be a great forum, the leading forum for anything to do with Thailand, visiting, living, , and of course Thai visas. It appears it has now turned into conspiracy nut job central. The whole idea of a forum, and what makes it work, is solid, reliable and "TRUE" information. After 10 years, I don't think I will be part of this forum for much longer, if this absolute rubbish is allowed.

What proof of a company and employment did you show when you got the initial DTV ? Wouldn't the criteria be the same to get an extention ?

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None of this would apply if you are buying a "house" via a company route.

Thailand has temporarily reduced property transfer and mortgage fees to 0.01% for certain residential properties, effective until June 2026. This applies to properties valued at up to 7 million Thai baht (approximately $201,729). The original fees were 2% for transfer and 1% for mortgage registration. This measure aims to stimulate the real estate sector and ease financial burdens on homebuyers.

I don't see the point, put up some posters to remind us that a small minority of illegal immigrants committed some crimes. If fearless leader can be believed, he has deported them, and stopped them coming. It was hardly the mass epidemic fox news would have you believe. Any demographic , a small amount of people will commit crime. Lets put some posters up to justify my racism.

Hard to judge really, as it turns out any of the core promises like ending Ukraine war (on day one), lowering grocery prices etc, were all said in jest (his exact words in TIME magazine interview). Lucky nobody took him seriously and voted him in on those core promises.

Hepa/2.5 filters are very dense and the standard airconn motor and fan isn't powerful enough to push the air through .

No such thing as a pension visa. Any of the taxation is currently theoretical, not being enforced. Even if/when it does get enforced, your home country most likely has a tax treaty with Thailand and tax already paid, pensions etc will not be taxable. Agents are in the places expats mostly live, Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket etc., I doubt you would find any agents in Surat Thani (maybe Koh Samui), but you could certainly do the visa yourself at any of the local immigration offices. Local banks will usually open an account to do with retire visa's. There is no need to consult a tax accountant, leave after 180 days, arrive at a certain time of year etc.

A condo has to be sold to be acquired, The number sold equals the number acquired. How else do you acquire or dispose of a condo ?

from the article "In 2024, foreigners acquired 14,573 condo units across Thailand"

As above, the land office says what a property is worth. So you will be taxed at that figure, even if you put a lower figure in a contract. it would make no sense to put a higher figure in a contract that's going to the land office. The laws for taxes and fees are the same all over Thailand.