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.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Three years after $1B+ valuation, RetireAustralia faces $850M sale
Infratil and NZ Super put its jointly owned business RetireAustralia on the market in March 2022 with a reported price tag of over $1 billion. With its profits soring, the joint owners announced it was off the market in December 2023. In April last...