Abode Abroad

While state authorities intend to strictly police price growth within social and rental housing to safeguard low-income affordability, the luxury residential tier catering to affluent domestic and international buyers will operate under open, market-driven mechanisms.

Formentera has been ranked Spain’s most expensive municipality for buying a home, and in September it was the only municipality in the country where average property prices exceeded €10,000 per square metre.

Serendipitously, enhancements recently made to an already sophisticated and well-regulated business arena also position Barbados nicely to quietly outshine all its former glories.

Affluent buyers abroad are acquiring multi-million-dollar residences in blue-chip enclaves as long-term stores of value, private seasonal retreats, and generational wealth hedges.

Growing demand from British buyers, strengthened long-haul connectivity, and the continued evolution of Laguna Phuket are reinforcing the appeal of Thailand’s largest island as a secure and globally connected place to live and invest.