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Thai property market lagging Asia

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 [...]

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Nina Suebsukcharoen Nina Suebsukcharoen

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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There are understandable concerns that easing regulations would enable foreign multinationals to snap up agricultural land, drive up rents and force farmers from their land.

Keeping foreigners out serves whose interests?

By Greg Lowe on December 1, 2009

Preventing foreigners from owning land and property in Thailand does many things: it protects powerful Thai landlords and agricultural monopolies, forces overseas investors to consider setting up shop in other regional markets, drives Thai capital from the country and provides a pool of nationalist bile for tub-thumping politicians to draw on and whip up a [...]

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Samui luxury property market faces challenging times

By Asia Property Report on March 2, 2009

Global and domestic crises are worsening and moving through the first quarter of 2009 the market outlook forecasts an extremely challenging property market in Samui and other key resort areas in Thailand, according to C9 Hotelworks´ latest Samui Luxury Villa Market Report

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Dark is the night as the local industry struggles to cope with a double blow that has kept potential buyers and investors on the sidelines

Clouds form on the SKYLINE

By Kanana Katharangsiporn on November 23, 2008

Unstable politics and tighter credit have hit the local market hard in the latter half and no end to the gloom is in sight. But this acid test will leave the industry in better shape than ever, with only truly tested warriors the last men standing

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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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Branded residences lead new upscale property trend

By Nigel Cornick on June 29, 2008

Branded residences are finally finding their way into Thailand’s real estate portfolio, and they are quickly attracting the attention of overseas investors

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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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