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Quote: "....what about the impact on Thai society, the money that is lost to pay for their children's school, rent, vehicle, general living expenses and who will shoulder that burden and expense?" If entrance is restricted to high-net-worth individuals, how could the above widely spoken negative reasoning be valid on a mass basis? This is a statement repeated again & again but my question goes unanswered.

If that's an actual photo .......... I was thinking just the opposite.

I thought "the average Joe" was not qualified financially to enter.

Quote: "Ask the 'right' question in any poll and you can get any result you want." I have no idea if these specific polls questions were biased /loaded. But there is a lot of truth to the above quote.

Perhaps Fellow US military retiree PIM could help you, send him a pm. He is quite knowledgeable about visa's as well as USG military websites incl TRICARE.

Problem solved as to why my ad wasn't loading /publishing: I didn't select "Location" from dropdown list only (I had typed in my own).

Admittedly, I seldom use Facebook, so I do need more experience navigating it to overcoming lack of understanding. But perhaps someone can help. I loaded an ad on marketplace with 15 pictures plus a lengthy description. So far so good, but a couple things I don't understand or know how to overcome. First of all the ad is labeled "Draft", which leads me to believe I must take further action to make it finally load for public view. But How? Secondly, on further review of "Draft" ad, over on the right at the top is the word "Unavailable". This further makes me believe it hasn't finally loaded. Anybody have helpful advice? Thanks

Property Transfer Tax Calculator | Hero Realtor I'm not sure if the above link is appropriate for land. I never asked.

I spoke with a real estate agent who has been at the Pattaya land office. Foreigners are NOT eligible for the discount. It's only for Thai's & I believe only for first time homeowners, to assist them to become homeowners. In any event, a named Thai property purchaser cannot collect a discount more than one time.

I spoke with a real estate agent today who has been at the Pattaya land office. Foreigners are NOT eligible for the discount. It's only for Thai's & I believe only for first time homeowners, to assist them to become homeowners. In any event, a named Thai property purchaser cannot collect a discount more than one time.

I believe it has restarted, extended thru June 2026. But the question concerns if foreigners are eligible this time. Foreigners were NOT eligible last time. Be careful about the date of which links or news that you read because they is still a lot of the old discount news on the net. Purposeful official lack of clarification until one arrives at the Land Office to be surprised?

Quotes from link: "Bangkok Post - Cabinet endorses property stimulus According to Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana, the cabinet endorsed a raft of measures to promote home ownership and stimulate the real estate sector and related businesses. The measures include reducing the transfer fee from 2% to 0.01% of the transaction value, and slashing the mortgage registration fee from 1% to 0.01% of the transaction value. According to Mr Krisada, the new measures are limited to Thai nationals. The measures come into force the date they are published in the Royal Gazette, ending on Dec 31, 2024." end quote Hmm, guess we need input from somebody who has been to or works at the Land Office.

...& if so, are foreigners eligible or is it just for Thai's?

For example:

MEGA HarborLand @One Bangkok - HarborLand Group It seems to me that perhaps this "One Bangkok" development might almost already fit the Thai Govt's multiple physical requirements for locating a casino. If so & casinos are finally approved - perhaps "One Bangkok" could be the first to have one. Perhaps I am way off base with the physical requirements &/or other Thai gov't criteria, as well as the desires of the "One Bangkok" developers. Am I way off base?