Why Most Foreign Buyers Choose the Riskiest Property Deal in Bali
There is a moment, early in every foreigner’s Bali property search, when someone leans across a table and says: “Just take the lease. It’s easier.” It usually is. And that single piece of advice—repeated in villa lobbies, in agent WhatsApp groups, and in the comment sections of expat Facebook pages—is, I think, where it all […]
The Numbers Behind the Headlines: What Bali’s Crime Data Actually Shows
A follow-up to yesterday’s piece on data-led regulation and the FDI reporting gap Yesterday’s piece argued that Bali’s investment problem is a data problem – that blanket enforcement against foreign investors is being applied where targeted, evidence-based regulation would do better. The same argument holds, arguably even more starkly, when it comes to the parallel […]