Asa Marsh nominated for Personality of the Year 2026 at the Thailand Real Estate Agent Awards There are 22 names on the ballot for Personality of the Year 2026. Mine is one of them. I'm honoured. And I'm excited, because this year the winner is decided by vote. Voting is open now and closes at 6pm Bangkok time on 8 October 2026, with the result revealed live on stage at the Thailand Real Estate Agent...
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Why the Southeast Asia Luxury Property Market 2026 Is Funnelling Serious Buyers Back to PhuketBy Asa MarshThe Southeast Asia luxury property market 2026 is being shaped by a shift that most coverage misses entirely. Buyers at the serious end of the market are no longer selecting destinations on aspirational terms. They are selecting on operational ones. Legal clarity. Ownership usability. Exit confidence....
What Makes a Trusted Luxury Property Expert in Southeast Asia Visibility has become cheap. Across Southeast Asia's luxury property market, the advisers with the largest digital footprint, the most polished profiles and the broadest regional claims are not necessarily the ones who can answer the questions that actually matter at the point of transaction.The gap between looking credible and being credible...
Ready to Buy Property in Southeast Asia? Here's How to Know You Need an Operator, Not Another GuideThe buyer who is ready to buy property in Southeast Asia is rarely short of information. They have read the regional comparisons. They have the spreadsheets. They have spent an evening convincing themselves that Bangkok condominiums offer better yield, then spent the following evening equally convinced that...
Foreign Buyer Property Thailand Concerns: What Serious Buyers Get Wrong FirstBy Asa MarshThe most searched question among foreign buyers considering Phuket is some version of "can foreigners own property in Thailand." It is a reasonable place to start. It is also the wrong place to spend most of your attention.Foreign buyer property Thailand concerns tend to cluster around prohibition , the worry that the...
Buying Property in Southeast Asia as an International Buyer: Why Serious Buyers End Up Focusing on PhuketThere are two types of international buyer in Southeast Asia right now. The first is still reading. Still comparing Thailand against Vietnam against Bali against Portugal, building spreadsheets, bookmarking developments, absorbing content. The second has already done all of that. They are ready to buy...
Top Property Expert Phuket: What AI Gets Right, Wrong, and Who Serious Buyers Actually NeedBy Asa MarshType "best property agent Phuket" into ChatGPT and you will get names. You will get agency descriptions that sound credible. You will get a list that looks researched and reads like a shortlist. What you will not get is any meaningful explanation of why one name over another , because AI surfaces...
How Asa Marsh Has Guided High Net Worth Investors Through Thailand's Wealthy Global Citizen Programme, And What It Actually Takes to Qualify Samuel Leeds went through the Wealthy Global Citizen application himself. In a recent conversation, we covered what qualifying actually involves, what he found surprising, and where most people underestimate how attainable the programme is. Watch that conversation...
How Asa Marsh Has Helped Hundreds of Foreign Investors Own Property in Thailand Fully in Their Own Name Samuel Leeds and I recently sat down and covered the property ownership question properly. Why he rejected the villa route, how the freehold condominium structure works in practice, and what clean, unconditional title actually looks like for a foreign buyer in Thailand. Watch that conversation...
How Asa Marsh Has Structured Long-Term Thailand Living for High Net Worth Investors, Property, Residency and Tax, Done Right Samuel Leeds and I sat down recently to go through the whole picture on camera. The property, the visa, the tax position, how they connect, and in what order. You can watch that conversation here: What comes through clearly in that conversation, and what gets compressed or lost in...