House Chiang Mai

Nestling in the rolling hills in Northern Thailand is Chiang Mai or Chiangmai often misspelled Chaingmai the ancient capital of the Lanna Kingdom. Lanna means a million rice fields and it is an indication of the horticulture to be found here. With plenty of water from the hills and flat open valleys it is ideal rice growing country and the rice paddies are a beautiful sight as the rice displays every hue of green imaginable during the different stages in its growth. With its cooler climate and verdant forests it is becoming a favorite destination for Thailand holidays as well as more permanent residents including those wishing to retire in Chiang Mai.

If you are looking for a house for sale chiang mai there are many styles available. There are three ring roads that surround the city and modern Moo Baan developments are to be found following the path of these highways. They provide secure gated accommodation and positioned as they are along the ring roads they are never more than a few minutes drive from the city centre. These Moo Baans can vary both in style and price. The main thing to be aware of is that the Thais place huge value on land and are often then driven to build on every square meter of it so for the westerner the houses are frustratingly close together. The more distance between the houses the higher will be the price.

Despite this you will find that Chiang Mai real estate offers fantastic value and you can find properties built to the highest standards and in fabulous grounds with winding driveways, open grassland, large ponds and lakes teeming with fish and more structured gardens and orchards. Many owners employ several staff to maintain the house and grounds and many houses will come with staff accommodation ranging from a private room attached to the main house to a substantial separate dwelling. Swimming pools are common and there are established pool companies that can arrange building and maintaining them.

Many search for a Chiang Mai Thai house and there are many of these to be found. Made from tough everlasting teak raised up from the ground on wooden posts these traditional Thai houses are often bought and dismantled just for the building materials. The traditional Thai house will have shutters rather than windows to let the air travel through the buildings efficiently. Being raised off the ground there is also ample circulation below the structures as well as protection from the localized flooding that can occur in the rainy season. Real estate Chiang Mai is populated with many examples of more modern designs using these recycled materials and incorporating these cooling techniques.

When searching for a house for sale in Chiang Mai it can be quite frustrating as many of the locals just hang a for sale sign on their gate hand written in fading Thai. There are few efficient Chiang Mai real estate agents and so AsiaPropertyWorld is a rapidly expanding resource for those advertising or searching for a property for sale in Chiang Mai. If you use the search facility to be found on the home page you will be able to narrow your search down to the specifics of your requirements. When you have selected properties that you are interested in you can then contact the advertisers direct and will more often than not find that there is an English speaker able to deal with your inquiry.

We wish you success searching for property Chiang Mai. The lifestyle here benefits from modern shopping malls, fine restaurants and excellent hospitals and dentists. Whether you are looking for a compact, modern, easily managed holiday home or you dream of a Chiang Mai villa complete with guesthouse and swimming pool you will find plenty of choice here. Living amongst the Lanna people with their generous relaxed attitudes to life in a land that supports rivers, forests, a rich diversity of flora and fauna and continuous harvests of every kind of fruit and vegetable is a dream come true for an ever increasing number of farangs (foreigners) and there is a vibrant and divers expat community to join.

By the way if you wondered what Chiang Mai means, mai means new and a chiang is a walled town often built as a defense from attackers so we live in a new chiang. Thailand has many such walled towns and the new walled city was built here well away from the river banks which are prone to flooding and this was the fate of the older settlement here at Wiang Khum Khan which was eventually abandoned after being submerged once too often for the inhabitants to cope with. Modern water management systems are now in place to ensure that inconvenience from annual flood waters is kept to a minimum. Nevertheless you may be advised to include information of potential flooding in your house purchase criteria.