Gaël Ovide-Etienne

Marketing and Selling Luxury Villas in Phuket

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

@krandiash I just switched but got to pay the full price 😢

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

@daedalium L’impression d’avoir été en first class et j’ai beaucoup de mal de retourner en eco (avec Opus 4.8!)

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

The rental-led structure is now the dominant shape of Phuket demand, backed by 272 billion baht in stated purchase budgets across the six-month window.

Full piece: https://t.co/Ujf0StBwGO

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

That's not a sentiment survey or a forecast. It's a count of people who clicked through to a listing and filled in the form with a stated budget.

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

For property investors tracking residential markets, this is a different layer of industrial demand. But it affects infrastructure planning and growth corridors over time.

Full piece: https://t.co/DGFC7NJIUR

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

Bangkok, Chon Buri and Rayong — the Eastern Economic Corridor — are seeing new data centre commitments. These projects need large land parcels and power infrastructure, not proximity to users.

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

@aryanXmahajan Recon

[The Boring Marketer @boringmarketer]

Interesting

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

@AlfieJCarter SKILLS

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

For Phuket, the question isn't whether arrivals will grow. It's whether sustained momentum translates to stable occupancy, or whether supply absorbs it first.

Full piece: https://t.co/AARBng6DjL

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

At the Thailand Travel Mart in June, China sent 85 buyers — the largest delegation. India sent 38, UK 21, Australia 14. First-time attendees made up 41% of the group.

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

@AnthropicAI And suddenly, Opus 4.8 felt like a lousy model when it felt like the best days ago

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

Road safety isn't policy theatre here anymore. It's infrastructure that shapes how families experience the island daily.

Full piece: https://t.co/leCTjRdaTd

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

The upgrade cost 6.2 million baht and is part of Phuket's 'Self-Explaining Road' programme—design that changes driver behaviour, not warning signs drivers ignore.

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

When government spending accelerates like this, property markets usually feel it second. Worth watching as the fiscal year closes.

Full piece: https://t.co/2IOnf2Cz06

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

Investment spending — the portion tied to infrastructure and construction — ran 9.65% higher than last year's rate during the same window.

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

Phuket's property market draws from domestic and foreign demand. When domestic intent retreats this clearly, the weight shifts.

Full piece: https://t.co/8jIuccBhSL

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

The shift is driven by three concerns: economic uncertainty (cited by 15%, up from 7%), housing prices viewed as too high (9%, up from 4%), and income constraints relative to costs (15%).

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

Markets that attract a broad, confident international base tend to show more stable demand and wider buyer interest. Worth noting if you're comparing resort markets.

Full piece: https://t.co/PMKnE4NBfh

[Gaël Ovide-Etienne @gaeloe]

Later this year, Phuket will host the InterPride General Meeting and World Conference — a major international gathering bringing LGBTQIA+ advocates and organisations from around the world to the island.