Thailand property and real estate returned to the top five countries in a monthly ranking of most-searched investment destinations last month according to data released by a leading British-based overseas property website.
After sounding a warning last month that Thailand’s real estate and property developers need to be doing more in the face of increasing global competition, the Kingdom rocketed seven places last month to return to the top five most-searched locations on TheMoveChannel.Com’s ‘Top of the Props’ report.
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December was the first month since September 2015 that Thailand made in into the Top Ten list of popular locations, and claimed 4.08 percent of all searches during the month which is widely considered to be in the middle of the high season for both tourism and property purchases.
Elsewhere France flew up the international portal’s chart in December to become the second most popular country in the world. U.S. real estate remained the number one country on investors’ wish lists at Christmas, receiving the most enquiries from overseas buyers for the third month in a row. Its share of enquiries rose from 9.5 percent during November to 13.21 percent, as interest continued to grow bolstered by the improving economic picture.
Brazil also enjoyed rising interest among investors. As the country prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, it rose two places to become the third most popular property destinatinon, knocking Portugal down one place into fourth and Spain and Turkey out of the top five altogether.
Dan Johnson, Director of TheMoveChannel, said: “Last year was the year in which buyers returned to Europe in force, with Spain dominating activity in the first half of the year and France wooing buyers in the second half.
“On a quarterly basis, the Top of the Props data paints a more accurate picture of the global market, highlighting the extent of European property’s appeal even during the quieter Christmas period.”
The full Top 40 most popular destinations on TheMoveChannel.com in December 2015 are below.
