by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks, Property
I’ve mentioned many times before that buying property in Asia can be complicated as a foreign investor. When buying your first condo in Bangkok or a villa in Bali, you’ll have to overcome more than just linguistic and cultural barriers. You must also contend...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks
Last updated May 25th, 2020. With its booming economy, natural resources, and growing population, Asia has captured the business world’s attention. As such, the continent is now a magnet for global investors and entrepreneurs seeking higher returns and lower...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
The western world fears for the safety of physical malls since e-commerce and online stores now sell anything you could ever want. Countless cities across the globe are already having e-commerce overtake the physical means of shopping. However, research into the...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Recent
Over the past decade, Southeast Asia’s economy grew at an unprecedented rate. Investors in turn have poured billions of dollars into the region’s businesses, real estate, and infrastructure. High speed rail lines, which are cropping up throughout the region, are one...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Recent
In 2018, a Singaporean rideshare company called Grab stunned the world by effectively giving tech giant Uber the boot in Southeast Asia. Grab’s remarkable rise, however, is one of many success stories in the Southeast Asian startup world. Regional startups like...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Property
Real estate prices in Singapore have already skyrocketed. For that reason and several others Kuala Lumpur has become a top alternative. KL’s status as a regional transit hub, its modern infrastructure, along with numerous business opportunities have thus attracted...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Property
As a rapidly developing city with a rising real estate market, Bangkok is becoming a popular place to invest in foreign real estate. Buying a condo in Bangkok, however, isn’t always easy. Bangkok is a huge city with numerous areas to live in. Choosing realtors and...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Shortly after World War 2 ended, Japan went through an economic boom phase which lasted almost half a century. This multi-generational age of prosperity stopped abruptly in the early 1990s. You might as well call the 1990s “the good old days” though, because Japan’s...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Property
The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur were once the world’s tallest buildings. Others since surpassed them. Yet merely taking a quick glance at these impressive structures makes Malaysia’s aptitude for property development clear to anyone....
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
India will soon become the most populous nation on the entire planet. By 2035, India will take their eastern neighbor’s #1 spot as the negative effects from China’s one-child policy become clear. A cursory glance would tell you that India has lots of positive things...
