With the rise of Koh Samui as a global tourist destination, the housing market on the island has seen a remarkable boom. In the first years of Koh Samui’s ascendancy, there was a major burst of development, with new projects popping up all over the island’s beaches and mountains. This led to major speculative buying, and an initially unstable market subject to major price swings. However, over time the market has stabilized considerably, and is now a quite appealing and safe investment location.

Unlike other resort areas in which major development has resulted in many eyesores, development on Koh Samui has blended in quite well with the existing buildings and the island’s natural beauty. In what can be a rather unforgiving tropical climate, the need for quality developments is extremely important. Although many early projects looked to capitalize on the boom as fast as possible and resulted in sloppy construction practices, thankfully this trend is a thing of the past. Nowadays, state of the art construction practices like RS Built emphasise quality and green design to ensure the best in island real estate.

With the attraction of international customers, firms like RS Built have emerged to meet the increasingly sophisticated demand. Skilled and diligent builders have been drawn to Samui and the firms’ knowledge of the island’s unique topography makes them excellent and necessary partners. The turbulent economy of recent years has pushed many of the fly by night firms out of business, and overall the firms that have thrived on Koh Samui are extremely professional and reliable. The local government has also played a part in this, with the introduction and strict enforcement of tougher building codes. The competition between firms has forced them to adhere to strict deadlines and generally be very reliable, to the benefit of buyers.

Although local regulations have improved, the best firms like RS Built in fact go above and beyond the minimum, and buyers will have no trouble making sure their projects are built to the highest international standards. With rampant speculation mostly over, these firms are well aware that most buyers are looking at a longer term investment, and now develop projects with this in mind, offering localized expertise to the determine benefits and drawbacks of whatever features the buyer might have in mind.

As the market continues to mature and develop, new customers for island homes can find partners that can match their exacting demands. The state-of-the-art developments that continue to pop up around the island are a strong testament to this fact. The island’s reputation for quality is continuing to grow, and with good reason. Whatever kind of project a buyer would like to undertake on Koh Samui, reliable, professional firms like RS Built that can help create the house of their dreams.