| There are several factors that attract real estate | | | | Scandinavian property buyers. Other nationalities |
| investors to Hua Hin. | | | | include Germans, English, Dutch who are looking to |
| The climate, long sandy beaches, good shopping | | | | purchase retirement and holiday homes. |
| options, the local & international restaurants as | | | | There is also a large market for Thai purchasers who |
| well as visiting the night markets and its relatively | | | | see Hua Hin as a close weekend getaway from |
| competitive prices on houses and condos compared | | | | Bangkok and an excellent opportunity for the purchase |
| to Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui or Pattaya. | | | | of a second home. |
| Distance wise, it is also only 2 to 2.5 hours drive from | | | | One of the current trends is the emergence of luxury |
| Bangkok on the mostly multi lane highways. | | | | villas here. Hua Hin used to focus on low to mid range |
| The town's atmosphere - being royal and kind of "low | | | | properties between 2 -7 million baht, however, we now |
| key" so people who don't like active nightlife such as in | | | | see many more new launches of luxurious villas and |
| Phuket and Pattaya will find Hua Hin a refreshing | | | | condominiums selling for over 15 million recently. |
| alternative. Its close proximity to national parks, such as | | | | We are also witnessing some new types of properties |
| Sam Roy Yod and Kaeng Krachang is also a major | | | | such as serviced apartments, condos with full rental |
| plus. | | | | management, resort ownership with rental income |
| Hua Hin is also becoming more "international" with | | | | guarantee, fractional ownership, etc. Many of the |
| English speaking hospitals, and supermarkets which sell | | | | clients are in their 40s and 50s and still working, thus |
| a variety of local/foreign foods and goods. To further | | | | they can only spend a few weeks of the year staying |
| absorb new housing developments in town, there is | | | | in their properties, but require some kind of rental |
| also a requirement for improvements in areas such as | | | | income to absorb the ongoing maintenance costs and |
| water supplies, sewage system, flood prevention | | | | hopefully make a bit of additional income to pay for |
| system etc. The good news is that these projects are | | | | the airfare and out of pocket expenses. Thus, the |
| all part of the election platform of the newly elected | | | | concept of renting out their holiday home is a very |
| mayor of Hua Hin. Therefore, we can expect some | | | | attractive choice for them and one that is becoming an |
| improvements in the near future to this rapidly | | | | increasing motivation for foreign buyers to look to Hua |
| growning beach town. | | | | Hin when investing in Thailand real estate. |
| Hua Hin has always been very popular amongst | | | | |