Villa sales in Phuket cratered during the pandemic, with sales dropping by 50{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9}. But luxury real estate on the island is making a rebound as Thailand opens up to international travelers. In an inversion from pre-pandemic days, the middle and top of the market is booming, while entry-level purchases are lagging. Loading Something is loading. In the past decade, Phuket — Thailand’s beach-paradise island — has become a breeding grounds for villas. The island sits off the southwestern coast of Thailand and had, before the pandemic, attracted millions of international tourists every year. The island’s villa supply has more than quadrupled in the past decade, from roughly 1,000 to 4,000…