by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks, Guides
Cambodia, with its strong appreciation potential and high rental yields exceeding 6%, is arguably the best place to buy real estate in Southeast Asia right now. Property developers in Cambodia meet a truly global standard as well. Despite the country’s troubled past,...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
We’re finally beginning a new decade! At the same time, we’re also continuing the longest bull market in modern history. The global economy hasn’t had a recession since the previous crisis in 2008. For a comparison, the world’s second longest bull market happened in...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Rising consumer debt in Thailand is still a major source of risk for the Southeast Asian market, even with GDP growth at its lowest level in nearly a decade. Thai household debt accelerated rapidly between 2010 and 2013, largely because of tax breaks on car and...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
China usually comes to mind first when Asia’s economic growth is mentioned – and for a good reason. It’s both the world’s largest exporter and manufacturer by a wide margin. With that said, several factors point to a lack of competitiveness in Chinese...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Startups in Vietnam have access to all the conditions required to hatch multi-million dollar tech firms. Having attracted a rising large amount of foreign investment from global players, Vietnam and its startup scene deserves far more attention from investors than it...
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
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
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
Despite all of the gloom and doom about Japan’s aging population and China’s trade war with the US, Asia is still home to many of the world’s most promising emerging economies. You just have to know where to look. Multinational companies have now turned their...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Ranking as the world’s most expensive real estate market for over a decade, Hong Kong and its future doesn’t look bright. Property prices in Hong Kong are already facing downward pressure. For the first time in many years, home values registered a decline...
