Kanana Katharangsiporn is a senior journalist with The Bangkok Post, Thailand's first English language newspaper and specialises in property and real estate areas.
Kanana Katharangsiporn
Office market’s appeal undimmed
Many multinationals looking to expand.
Despite political uncertainty, Thailand remains an attractive destination for regional offices in Asia Pacific as international companies continue expanding business, according to Patima Jeerapaet, managing director of the property consultant Colliers International (Thailand).
He said international businesses that continued investing and expanding included financial services, insurance, IT and electronics and industrial estates.
Colliers [...]
Trump in venture with Gaysorn
Narai Phand site to be redeveloped.
The American property billionaire Donald Trump will join in the investment and development of a new luxury retail plaza with Gaysorn Group on the four-rai plot that used to house the Narai Phand handicraft centre in central Bangkok.
An industry source said Mr Trump flew to Bangkok last month to talk [...]
Law firm devises developer test
Scoring system can protect buyers
The law firm Rene Philippe & Partners Ltd suggests property buyers check developers’ credibility before signing deals that cause losses and legal troubles. Managing partner Rene-Philippe Dubout said the developer test compiled by the company [see chart] was 90% accurate when tested on developers ranging from strong, listed firms to small, [...]
Phuket development shifts to private islands
Phuket’s property development boom is expanding to four small nearby islands with total project investments of around 20 billion baht
Patong Land Hits Up to 200mill. Per Rai
Land prices on Patong Beach in Phuket now reach 100 to 200 million baht per rai (250,000 to 500,000 per square wah), showing strong demand from high-end buyers
Prime Nature grows in Hua Hin market
Prime Nature Group Co Ltd plans to develop a low-rise condominium and 23 pool villas worth a combined 800 million baht to tap strong demand in Hua Hin
Sukhumvit 6 plot fetches record B1m a square wah
A land sale on Sukhumvit Soi 6 has set a record at one million baht per square wah, according to the property agency CB Richard Ellis Thailand (CBRE).
TCC puts brakes on investment
TCC Land Co Ltd, the property business of liquor billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is slowing new investment in two hotels worth about four billion baht
MJD cashing in on Pattaya property
Major Development Plc (MJD) is riding the growth wave of the Pattaya property market with a plan for a
Regulators crack down on property ads
The Consumer Protection Board (CPB) will start cracking down on misleading property advertisements on July 1.
