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Condo rental rates in Bangkok expected to face continued pressure

By Asia Property Report on January 13, 2010

Rental rates in Bangkok´s condominium market are expected to face continued pressure during 2010 as more new units come onto the market.
Research from DTZ showed that during the final quarter of 2009, six projects with 1,408 units were launched within the Central Business District of the Thai capital. The total number of launches in 2009 [...]

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Thai property market lagging Asia

By Nina Suebsukcharoen on January 7, 2010

The property market should improve this year due to progress on new mass transit routes and greater capital flows, but mitigating political risk will remain a key factor in ensuring a smooth recovery, says the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).
The strength of East Asia’s economy in part buoyed the Thai economy last year, helping the [...]

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Nina Suebsukcharoen is a senior journalist with The Bangkok Post, Thailand's first English language newspaper and specialises in the property and real estate sector.
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Xenophobia may hurt market

By Nina Suebsukcharoen on November 29, 2009

The Thai property market will likely fluctuate until 2013, and the current oversupply will not be absorbed even then because new project launches will keep pace with fresh demand. So today’s overbuilt stock will not be completely reduced, says Jens Brochner Nielsen, CEO of D2 Real Estate Company.
He also said that as the outlook of [...]

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Posted in National | Tagged condominiums, foreign markets, foreign money, foreigners, land and houses, low interest rates | Leave a response

Property industry to show 5-10% growth in 2010

By Somluck Srimalee on November 26, 2009

The real estate market could pick up 5-10 per cent if the recovery momentum extends into next year, property experts said yesterday.
Thongma Vijitpongpun, president and CEO of Preuksa Real Estate, said the residential market has become more dynamic since the third quarter of this year because of the improvement in the overall economy and shift [...]

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Somluck Srimalee is a journalist with The Nation, Bangkok's independent English language newspaper and specialises in the property and real estate sectors.
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Posted in National | Tagged condo projects, condominiums, mortgage interest rates, national housing authority, residential market, residential projects, townhouses | Leave a response

Thailand´s property sector is showing signs of an early recovery

By Asia Property Report on August 18, 2009

Publicly-listed Thai condominium developer, Raimon Land PLC recently released their latest condominium research – Condominium Focus Thailand. Focusing primarily on Bangkok and Pattaya, there is no research on resorts markets such as Phuket as there has been in the past, presumably due to Raimon Land´s The Heights Phuket condominium development having been finished.

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Posted in National | Tagged condominium projects, condominiums, investors, lumpini, Raimon Land, resort, Silom, Sukhumvit | Leave a response

Ways sought to win back foreign buyers

By Kanana Katharangsiporn on June 15, 2009

Increased government scrutiny of land purchases by foreigners will hurt investment in all types of property, says Patima Jeerapaet, managing director of the property agency Colliers International Thailand.

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Kanana Katharangsiporn is a senior journalist with The Bangkok Post, Thailand's first English language newspaper and specialises in property and real estate areas.
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Sales recover after a slow second half last year

By Nina Suebsukcharoen on May 31, 2009

Political battles and gamesmanship have had a far-reaching impact on every economic sector, including large property developers such as Charn Issara Development (CI).

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Posted in National | Tagged Bangkok, BTS, condominiums, Eastern Seaboard, luxury development, Pattaya, Phuket, Skytrain, Sukhumvit | Leave a response

Market Hinges on Unknowns

By Nina Suebsukcharoen on April 12, 2009

Supalai Plc chairman and CEO Prateep Tangmatitham says there was clearly a negative influence on the property market from November last year to January 2009, when political confrontation reached boiling point, and he expects this year’s performance to hinge on political stability as well as economic recovery.

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Posted in National | Tagged Bangkok, condominiums, economic recovery, infrastructure projects, mass-transit, Pattaya, Phuket, political stability, property tax, tax incentives | Leave a response

Foreign demand for Thai condos to fall further

By Nigel Cornick on January 14, 2009

Foreign demand for condominiums in Thailand looks set to fall further this year, and that, along with unsold units carried over from last year, will put pressure on developers to delay existing and new plans, Raimon Land said on Wednesday.

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Nigel Cornick is the Executive Director and CEO of Raimon Land, a highly successful public company focused on developing premium residential property in Bangkok and Thai resort destinations.
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