Australian retirees are being lured to Phuket Island in southern Thailand with special visas for foreigners who can prove they have retired with adequate monthly income. The Thai government also offers tax incentives to developers of retirement accommodation. A South Korean development is building a 150 condominium plus Marina project in Phuket specifically for the Australian retirement market, citing that living costs are a fraction of those back home.
Retirement living for the “well-heeled”: Residents begin to move into Retirement by Moran’s second venture: Sage in Cronulla
Shane Moran, the Founder and Chief Executive of Retirement by Moran, concedes admission to his residences is “not inexpensive”. Sage is an eight-storey development of 37 two- and three-bedroom apartments. The art-deco- meets-coastal-chic...