September 2026

Selling in a slower market is not the problem most vendors think it is. Australian owners are not being forced to sell. Arrears remain low and distressed listings sit near historic lows, so almost nobody is dumping property at any price. What has changed is on the buyer side. Higher interest rates have cut how much people can borrow, cost of living pressure and global uncertainty have made them cautious,...

Before you ask what your budget buys, it is worth asking why you are buying at all. An investor chasing yield, a family wanting a holiday base, someone building toward residency and someone planning to retire are four different buyers, and they should be looking at three very different markets. Across Bali, Phuket and Bangkok, the same money buys wildly different things. Bangkok is the most affordable of...

Bali or Phuket is one of the most common questions I get from buyers looking at Southeast Asia, and there is a genuine answer rather than a diplomatic one. The single biggest difference is ownership. In Phuket, a foreign buyer can own a condominium unit outright, freehold, registered in their own name. In Bali, no foreigner can hold freehold title to anything, so every purchase runs through a lease or a...