By Property Wire on January 6, 2011
Real estate sales to foreigners in Phuket are expected to grow 25 per cent this year to 5 billion baht, according to property development firm Seacon. Nevertheless, sales are likely to remain at least 50 per cent lower than during the boom years of 2006 and 2007, when foreign sales came in at 10 to [...]
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By Nina Suebsukcharoen on November 26, 2010
The Phuket and Koh Samui high-end property markets will enjoy continuous foreign investment in the coming years, says Warnes Associates Co, a local structural engineering design consultancy. Vanich Nopnirapath, the company’s director and a partner, said that even though the residential supply on both holiday islands was now abundant, foreign demand would continue to push [...]
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Posted in Phuket | Tagged foreign investors, Koh Samui, long term investment, luxury segment, Phuket, project developments |
By John on July 14, 2010
Investments in Bangkok’s property sector were robust in the first half of 2010 despite protests that paralyzed parts of the capital and ended in a looting and arson rampage, a leading property broker said Tuesday. “For the past six months, investment activity in the Bangkok property market was buoyant,” said Umpon Thepnumsommanus, director of investment [...]
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By Kanana Katharangsiporn on May 25, 2010
Weak currencies add to impact of bloodshed Foreign demand for Thai property will likely plummet due to the tragic ending of anti-government rallies in Bangkok last week which cost scores of lives and led to widespread rioting throughout the capital, real estate consultants say. Patima Jeerapaet, managing director of property consultant Colliers International Thailand, said [...]
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Posted in National | Tagged CB Richard Ellis, foreign investors, residential market |
By Asia Property Report on January 21, 2010
The entire property market except the industrial sector and serviced apartments is showing signs of recovery as the political situation, the government’s stability and policies to promote foreign investment are helping revive foreign demand. Aliwassa Pathnadabutr, managing director of the property consultant CB Richard Ellis Thailand, said 2010 had begun with better market sentiment. The [...]
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By Penchan Charoensuthipan on August 25, 2009
About 90% of beach land in Phuket is controlled by foreigners through Thai nominees, a leading research body has found.
Posted in Phuket | Tagged foreign investors, Hua Hin, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Phuket |
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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Posted in National | Tagged Colliers International Thailand, foreign investors, leasehold |
By Nina Suebsukcharoen on May 10, 2009
Phuket has come to be known as the island of million-dollar homes in light of heavy investments by wealthy foreigners in recent years. The growth is at the high-end property market at the moment, though pockets of activity remain.
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Posted in Phuket | Tagged bangtao beach, foreign investors, political turmoil |
By Nina Suebsukcharoen on April 30, 2009
New investment in Thailand this year will come mainly from local investors as foreigners might focus on their current holdings and on their home countries, according to the international real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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By Asia Property Report on April 9, 2009
Residential projects that are worth more than Bt10 billion in resort destinations like Phuket, Krabi, Hua Hin, Pattaya and Koh Samui have been put on hold now that demand from foreign investors is showing a significant drop since last year.
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