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What $8 Million Gets You in Luxury Real-Estate in Phuket, Thailand
I got an inside look at two villas on the Thai island of Phuket. While they were listed at similar price points, they offered very different takes on island living. The $7.9 million villa had a gleaming, ultra-modern feel to it, while the $8.6 million villa was timeless and sanctuary-like. Loading Something is loading. Phuket, Thailand’s biggest island, is flush with villas: In the past decade, the Southeast Asian island’s villa stock has more than quadrupled to a total of 4,000 luxury homes. On a recent reporting trip to Phuket, I followed real-estate agent Norbert Witthinrich around for a morning to get a sense of the island’s luxury real-estate offerings.…