I'd certainly say that the Thai government are behaving in an bad manner towards prospective home buyers. It's not quite as bad - they aren't forcing Americans

I'd certainly say that the Thai government are behaving in an bad manner towards prospective home buyers. It's not quite as bad - they aren't forcing Americans into dire poverty - but its certainly not an ethical move on their part. I don't know the Thailand govt well, but India has similar laws and is explicitly racist about them.