Coastal Real Estate to Visit Taipei

There is much talk around Pattaya that the market is slow because the Russian buyers are not here. I previously mentioned in one of my other articles here that the market is shifting to Chinese.

We have seen a steady increase in this field and we are very pleased to have native Chinese staff in place to deal with the influx of buyers coming to Pattaya.

One recent report from the major Thai developers, Sansiri, found that in 2014 Chinese buyers account for 30% of all units with them, with Singaporeans buyers attributing to 24% and just 11% from the Russian market.

Coastal Real Estate has recognised that the market has changed and we have adapted to it. So much so that we will be heading off to a major property exhibition that is being in held in Taipei in June. Kevin Mattson, the managing director, will attend the presentation along with some of the key members of the team.

The main goal of this exciting event is to address the market there and reach out to investors who are seeking to buy property in Thailand. We want to show them what Pattaya has to offer in terms of property investment. We will be working solely with Global Top Group to present their project at the exhibition. Watch this space for the outcome of this trip and we will also introduce you to some of the Chinese members of the company.

Now, I would like to introduce you to the next lady who joined Coastal Real Estate is Tipayasuda Budsarakham, but you can just call her Khun Thip as it is easier to remember. She is from Sakeao province and she graduated in English and the hotel business. She got her diploma after two years in Sukhothai Commercial College and then her General Management bachelor degree after two years in VRU University. After waiting for her application for a degree, she got a job at a hotel in Pattaya that was ascertained from her job training. However, that was some time ago and later, she got a new job at another hotel, which turned out to be the front office manager. Yet this job posed a problem for her sleeping habits. She found that when she was on the night shift, she couldn’t sleep during the day. It was not so good for her health and she lost weight. She got new employment working for a condo in Jomtien but it was not suited to her so she began looking for a different challenge. She soon met Khun Tarm from Coastal Real Estate as she brought a customer to the condo where she was working. Khun Tarm gave Khun Thip a brief outline about our company and what the company was involved in. This was exactly what Khun Thip was looking for, a new direction in the real estate businesses. It wasn’t long before she went to our office in Soi Diana to have an interview with Mr. Kevin Mattson. The interview was very friendly, but Kevin’s American accent made Khun Thip a little nervous. However, she started to work for Coastal Real Estate on the 1st of April in 2013. She met all the staff in the office and realised that they were very friendly and helpful. Her job is an administration assistant and her main role is to update and upload property listings to the website. Sometimes she assists the sales team with rentals and she also takes photos of properties to upload on our website.

During the last two years that she has worked with Coastal Real Estate, she has learnt many things from Kevin, he has shown her how to speak to and deal with customers and how to process different cases. She enjoys working with the company and gets up early as she looks forward to coming to the office, which is a positive sign. Thip says, “You can do everything, if you just open your mind to learn how to do it and be happy in what you do.”