An independent Pattaya agency for overseas buyers. We place you in new-build, foreign-freehold condos that you own outright in your name, chosen for value and reserved without flying over.
14 years' local expertise · 400+ sales · Rated 5.0 on Google
Pattaya sits about two hours from Bangkok by road, with the U-Tapao airport expansion and a planned high-speed rail link set to pull it closer still. That access matters. Demand here is not only international and seasonal, it is topped up every weekend by Thai visitors from the capital, right through the year.
The city has one of Thailand's largest, most settled foreign communities, retirees and long-stay expats from Europe, Australia and North America, alongside remote workers and a steady flow of holidaymakers. That mix is what gives a well-chosen unit a broad pool of tenants and future buyers.
Thailand's only seaside metropolis, two hours from Bangkok, with a large, diverse expat community and a true resort atmosphere. Islands, dining, golf and nightlife sit beside calm beach neighbourhoods, and heavy EEC investment keeps adding infrastructure that supports long-term demand.
Thailand's best-known resort island, beautiful and international, but further from Bangkok and reached mainly by air. Prices sit higher, and the island setting, lovely as it is, can begin to feel small for full-time living.
Calm and lifestyle-led, and popular with retirees. It moves at one gentle pace, which suits many buyers, though the rental market is thinner than Pattaya's.
A beautiful southern island, but harder to reach, with stock that is mostly higher-priced villas and daily life that leans on flights to get most places.
A rental only works if people want to be here, and they do, all year round. That steady desirability is what fills a rental calendar and holds resale value.
Koh Larn is about 15 minutes by speedboat, with Koh Samet and Koh Chang further along the Eastern Seaboard.
More than 20 courses within easy reach, a year-round draw for visitors and residents.
Music, food and sport festivals through the year, plus beach clubs and family attractions, keep short-stay demand topped up.
From Wongamat and Jomtien to the marina, the everyday lifestyle that keeps people here.
Chonburi, the province Pattaya sits in, was the country's number-one destination for foreign condo buyers in 2023, ahead of Bangkok, and has held second place since. Figures are from the Real Estate Information Center, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Board of Investment.
The EEC is Thailand's flagship investment zone, and Chonburi, the province Pattaya sits in, is one of its three. Two projects matter most for property here, and both are real proof that money is going in, not just talk.
U-Tapao, Pattaya's international airport, is being expanded now toward up to 60 million passengers a year.
The planned high-speed rail aiming to bring Bangkok within about an hour. Delayed, so upside, not a promise.
Around US$24 billion pledged across the EEC in 2025, up from US$18 billion in 2024.
Thailand lets foreign buyers own a condominium outright, on a freehold basis, up to 49% of a building's floor area. The unit is yours, on the title, in your name. It is not a lease and not a company structure. On the new-build projects we focus on, that foreign quota comes straight from the developer, so a freehold unit in your name is available from launch.
Your money is remitted from abroad in your own currency and recorded on the official Foreign Exchange Transaction form, the document the Land Office needs to register foreign ownership. It is a clean, well-trodden process, and can be handled remotely with ease.
Rental income. Pattaya draws year-round tourism and a deep pool of long-stay expats and retirees. A well-located, well-managed unit stays in demand.
Capital growth. Buying off-plan below completion pricing, in an area pulled closer by the U-Tapao airport expansion and the planned Bangkok high-speed rail link, leaves room for value to build between launch and handover.
An honest note. Returns are never guaranteed. Performance depends on the building, the unit, how it is managed and the wider market. For any project you are weighing up, we give you a realistic view, not a sales pitch.
You buy at launch pricing, before the developer's later increases, with first pick of layouts and views, and you pay in stages as the building goes up rather than all at once. A typical plan looks like this; exact terms vary by developer.
A modest booking deposit secures your chosen unit and locks today's price. Paid securely to the developer.
Staged instalments as the building goes up, spread across the build rather than paid in one lump. This suits most buyers, since mortgages are rarely available to foreigners.
The balance on handover, when foreign freehold is registered in your name at the Land Office. You own the unit outright, with the same rights you would expect back home.
We are an independent agency, not a developer's sales office. We specialise in new-build sales and work across Pattaya's developers, so we point you to the units that genuinely fit your goals, not whatever one builder needs to move this month.
That means honest, independent advice. We tell you what we actually think, not what you want to hear, drawn from over a decade in Pattaya and hundreds of completed transactions. Our reviews say the same thing again and again: people felt looked after, replies were fast, and the whole process was easy. You are not a number to us. We are here before the sale and long after it, and we aim to build a relationship that lasts.
Owning from abroad is easier with someone you trust on the ground. For the buyers we place, we stay your point of contact in Pattaya long after the sale. We help find and place tenants, and we are here for the things that come up, so you are never sorting it out alone from another country.
We help with marketing your unit, finding and vetting tenants, and getting the lease in place.
The building's juristic office handles the day-to-day maintenance and common areas. When something inside your unit needs attention, we are on hand to liaise and help get it sorted.
You always have a real person in Pattaya to reach, not a call centre. We stay close to the tenants we place and step in wherever we can help.
A mix, and that is the point. Long-stay expats, retirees, remote workers, and professionals relocating to the Eastern Seaboard. A well-located, well-managed unit appeals to long-term tenants, so you are not relying on any one kind of tenant.
Your return depends on the building, the unit, occupancy, fees and the market at the time, so we will not put a brochure number on it. As a rule, rental yields in Pattaya tend to sit ahead of Bangkok, and we give you a realistic, project-specific view before you commit rather than a headline. We would always rather under-promise.
In Thailand, the payments you make during construction go toward funding the build, so the real protection is the developer you choose. We only work with developers that have solid, proven track records, many with fifteen to twenty years behind them and, in some cases, more than twenty completed projects. Every agreement sets a clear completion date, your funds are remitted and documented properly on the Foreign Exchange Transaction form, and the title and foreign quota are checked before you commit.
Price and choice. You buy at launch pricing, before the developer's later increases, and pay in stages across the build rather than all at once. You also get first pick of layouts, floors and views. It is why the vast majority of foreign buyers here choose off-plan, and why choosing the right developer matters as much as choosing the right unit.
Rarely, and it is not something to count on. Ordinary Thai banks seldom lend to foreigners, a handful of international schemes exist but rates can be very high, sometimes over 10%, and approval is very limited, especially for non-resident foreigners. That is why the vast majority of overseas buyers here purchase off-plan and pay in stages across construction, spreading the cost without a bank. We will talk you through what fits your situation.
Owned outright in your name, never leased.
Secure your unit and pay in stages without flying over.
We respond fast and act for you here on the ground, backed by long-standing developer relationships.
Working with Royce on my luxury condo in Thailand was incredibly smooth from start to finish. Despite being thousands of miles away, I was impressed by their thoroughness and how they advocated for me with the developers.
Ben from Royce Real Estate has been amazing to deal with whilst transacting two condos in Pattaya, one for myself and another for our company. His knowledge, professionalism and communication is second to none.
Best in the business, very professional and punctual, highly recommended for local and foreign buyers!
That's what an agent is for. Tell us what you're after and we'll come back with the two or three projects that actually fit, compared side by side.
Tell us your budget and how you will use the place, a residence, a holiday base or an investment, and we will come back with the two or three Pattaya projects that fit, their live availability and current pricing.
It can all be arranged from overseas. We support and guide you through the whole process, so there is no need to fly over to secure a unit.
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Royce Real Estate helps overseas investors buy foreign-freehold, off-plan and pre-sale condos in Pattaya, owned outright in your name and reservable from abroad. Independent guidance across Wongamat, Naklua, Pratumnak, Jomtien Beach and the city centre. Fourteen years on the ground, rated 5.0 on Google.
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