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Retiring in Bali?

johnny333

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Never thought about retiring in Bali, but read the following article. It is expected that foreigners will able to buy free hold properties that are US$185,000 or higher. About the same as Malaysia


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...property-market-to-heat-up-on-indonesia-rules

World’s Top Island Property Market to Heat Up on New Investment Rules

The world’s hottest island property market is about to get even hotter.

Prime residential prices on Bali, known for its surf and rice-paddy landscapes, surged 15 percent last year, the most among comparable destinations tracked by broker Knight Frank LLP. The cost of villas on the Spanish island of Ibiza climbed 5 percent and villas in Italy’s autonomous region of Sardinia, the slid 8 percent, the report said.

Bali’s gains are set to continue as the Indonesian government begins to discuss this week revising rules to allow foreigners to directly own luxury apartments in the archipelago, with hopes of implementing changes within two to three months. Nathan Ryan, owner of property brokerage Bali Realty, expects interest from China and Singapore once the revisions are made.

“Asian buyers are no doubt a sleeping giant for Indonesia,” Ryan said from Kerobokan, an area north of Kuta, known for its surf and nightlife. “These buyers have plenty of money, but they are turned away by the leasehold property options, as they would prefer to be able to buy freehold.”

Currently, foreigners can get around the ban on owning real estate in Indonesia by using local citizens as proxies or by structuring the purchase as a long-term lease.


Singapore Interest


The government will coordinate with the immigration and tax offices to draft the revisions, Sofyan Djalil, coordinating minister for economic affairs, said July 23. He cites Malaysia as an example, where foreigners can directly own landed property with approval from the state authority.

“If you look at how close Jakarta is to Singapore and given that a lot of Singaporeans also work in Indonesia, there will be interest from Singaporeans,” said Christine Li, director of research for Singapore at property broker Cushman & Wakefield. “Indonesia is still one of the biggest Asean markets in terms of population, in terms of land size, so there’s definitely a lot of room to grow.”

Property prices in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, about an hour’s flight from Singapore, increased 11 percent in March from a year earlier, Knight Frank data show. That’s the biggest gain in Asia after Bengaluru in India, where real estate costs rose 13.6 percent.

The Indonesian government’s meeting this week will discuss conditions governing real estate purchases by non-Indonesians, including size restrictions, Djalil said.

Under the proposed amendments, foreigners will only be allowed to buy luxury apartments and no landed property.

Previously, Setyo Maharso, a member of President Joko Widodo’s campaign team, said the government will allow foreigners to buy property of at least 200 square meters (2,153 square feet) and worth a minimum of 2.5 billion rupiah ($185,000).

The revision “will lend support and perhaps counterbalance the slowdown in economic conditions,” said Chua Yang Liang, head of research for Southeast Asia at real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. “Providing clarity, real estate transparency and clarity of policies is important in any transaction, so this will probably lift demand if it makes it clearer.”
 

lifeafter41

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Never thought about retiring in Bali, but read the following article. It is expected that foreigners will able to buy free hold properties that are US$185,000 or higher. About the same as Malaysia


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...property-market-to-heat-up-on-indonesia-rules

World’s Top Island Property Market to Heat Up on New Investment Rules

The world’s hottest island property market is about to get even hotter.

Prime residential prices on Bali, known for its surf and rice-paddy landscapes, surged 15 percent last year, the most among comparable destinations tracked by broker Knight Frank LLP. The cost of villas on the Spanish island of Ibiza climbed 5 percent and villas in Italy’s autonomous region of Sardinia, the slid 8 percent, the report said.

Bali’s gains are set to continue as the Indonesian government begins to discuss this week revising rules to allow foreigners to directly own luxury apartments in the archipelago, with hopes of implementing changes within two to three months. Nathan Ryan, owner of property brokerage Bali Realty, expects interest from China and Singapore once the revisions are made.

“Asian buyers are no doubt a sleeping giant for Indonesia,” Ryan said from Kerobokan, an area north of Kuta, known for its surf and nightlife. “These buyers have plenty of money, but they are turned away by the leasehold property options, as they would prefer to be able to buy freehold.”

Currently, foreigners can get around the ban on owning real estate in Indonesia by using local citizens as proxies or by structuring the purchase as a long-term lease.


Singapore Interest


The government will coordinate with the immigration and tax offices to draft the revisions, Sofyan Djalil, coordinating minister for economic affairs, said July 23. He cites Malaysia as an example, where foreigners can directly own landed property with approval from the state authority.

“If you look at how close Jakarta is to Singapore and given that a lot of Singaporeans also work in Indonesia, there will be interest from Singaporeans,” said Christine Li, director of research for Singapore at property broker Cushman & Wakefield. “Indonesia is still one of the biggest Asean markets in terms of population, in terms of land size, so there’s definitely a lot of room to grow.”

Property prices in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, about an hour’s flight from Singapore, increased 11 percent in March from a year earlier, Knight Frank data show. That’s the biggest gain in Asia after Bengaluru in India, where real estate costs rose 13.6 percent.

The Indonesian government’s meeting this week will discuss conditions governing real estate purchases by non-Indonesians, including size restrictions, Djalil said.

Under the proposed amendments, foreigners will only be allowed to buy luxury apartments and no landed property.

Previously, Setyo Maharso, a member of President Joko Widodo’s campaign team, said the government will allow foreigners to buy property of at least 200 square meters (2,153 square feet) and worth a minimum of 2.5 billion rupiah ($185,000).

The revision “will lend support and perhaps counterbalance the slowdown in economic conditions,” said Chua Yang Liang, head of research for Southeast Asia at real estate broker Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. “Providing clarity, real estate transparency and clarity of policies is important in any transaction, so this will probably lift demand if it makes it clearer.”

Thought that there is volcanoes rumbling nearby, Good to go in at this point?.
 

Narong Wongwan

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I doubt retiring in Bali would be cheap.
Bali used to be super ex until after the terrorists attack then seemed it never really recovered from that.
 

BuiKia

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Bali is indeed a cheap retiring option.

Not only that, the surrounding is nice and relaxing. It is one of my possible retirement place too.
 

johnny333

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I doubt retiring in Bali would be cheap.
Bali used to be super ex until after the terrorists attack then seemed it never really recovered from that.


Never been there but I notice that there are plenty of resorts & upscale hotels. That is why I have never visited Bali because not interested in expensive touristy places.

Will have to visit Bali to find out the truth:confused:
 

johnny333

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Thought that there is volcanoes rumbling nearby, Good to go in at this point?.

Haven't heard of violent eruptions in Bali. They might have active volcanoes but haven't heard of people fleeing for their lives.

Will have to visit to see for myself.
 
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