What PHRI found
PHRI Bali and the tourism office gathered spot data in the field and found many villas and hotels listed for sale. The article does not give an exact number.
PHRI Bali vice chair I Gusti Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya said the properties they checked run at 60 to 75% occupancy. In his view, that means they are operating normally.
Why owners are selling
PHRI lists several reasons. Shareholders may decide to exit, or owners want to test the market value of the asset.
Another group has permit problems. Some villas were built on jalur hijau, or green zone land, where building is not allowed. In some cases foreigners lease land from local owners and build in protected areas. Tighter enforcement on properties sold through Airbnb and other online platforms is also a factor.
What the industry wants
According to detikBali, PHRI is asking the government to help owners of villas that are already built to obtain permits. They would need to update their designs, align documents with the RDTR (detailed zoning plan) and register for an NPWPD (regional taxpayer number).
The association also wants a study of the island's carrying capacity and a possible 3 to 5 year moratorium on new construction. PHRI argues that unchecked growth leads to price wars and hurts revenue, wages and tax income. These are proposals only, not government decisions.
For buyers, this means strong occupancy in a seller's report says nothing about whether the property is legal. The first questions are why the villa is being sold and whether it holds a full set of permits.