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A Bump in the Road for the Phuket Housing Market

A Bump in the Road for the Phuket Housing Market

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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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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Website: http://www.bangkokpost.com/

Posted in Phuket | Tagged bangtao beach, casuarina, foreign investors, john gold, political turmoil, regional investors | Leave a response

Expectations of an upturn in Phuket have been pushed back to 2010

Expectations of an upturn in Phuket have been pushed back to 2010

By Nina Suebsukcharoen on May 10, 2009

Property players in Phuket are acknowledging the impact of fresh political turmoil in Thailand and the global recession and downgrading their expectations of a recovery from the third and fourth quarters of this year to 2010.

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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.
Other posts by Nina Suebsukcharoen ( 37 )
Website: http://www.bangkokpost.com/

Posted in Phuket | Tagged investors, jones lang lasalle, luxury market, luxury villa, Phuket, political turmoil, property launches | Leave a response

Foreigners shun new property

Foreigners shun new property

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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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.
Other posts by Nina Suebsukcharoen ( 37 )
Website: http://www.bangkokpost.com/

Posted in National | Tagged downsizing, foreign investors, investments, jones lang lasalle, political turmoil, property developers, residential projects | Leave a response

Foreign property demand could fall 50%

Foreign property demand could fall 50%

By Kanana Katharangsiporn on April 17, 2009

Foreign demand for Thai property will collapse in the aftermath of the Songkran protests, property experts say. They say the government needs to implement measures to spur foreign demand, such as increasing maximum lease terms, having 100% foreign ownership zones for condominiums, providing financial support for foreign buyers, and issuing longer visas.

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Kanana Katharangsiporn Kanana Katharangsiporn
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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Website: http://www.bangkokpost.com/

Posted in National | Tagged Bangkok, beachfront, Colliers International, foreign buyers, foreign ownership, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, lease terms, leasehold, Pattaya, Phuket, political turmoil, scandinavians | Leave a response

Middle-income group will keep buying

Middle-income group will keep buying

By Somluck Srimalee on January 13, 2009

Property firm Supalai is confident of continued growth in demand for houses from middle-income earners, despite the global economic malaise.

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Somluck Srimalee Somluck Srimalee
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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Website: http://www.nationmultimedia.com

Posted in National | Tagged condominiums, detached houses, global economic crisis, home buyers, luxury market, political turmoil, residential projects, tax incentives, tourist sector | Leave a response

Small firms may not complete

Small firms may not complete

By Somluck Srimalee on January 8, 2009

Some of Thailand’s leading property firms are voicing concern about small and medium-sized property developers who may no longer be financially capable of delivering new homes to their customers from projects begun last year.

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Somluck Srimalee Somluck Srimalee
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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Website: http://www.nationmultimedia.com

Posted in National | Tagged economic crisis, financial crisis, negative impact, political turmoil, property developers, residential projects | Leave a response

It's all a question of cash flow

It’s all a question of cash flow

By Somluck Srimalee on January 4, 2009

Senior executives from nine property companies have been sharing their views on how to survive in today’s twin crises – the global economic downturn and the country’s political turmoil. Today, we start with the views of Naporn Soonthornchitcharoen, senior executive vice president of Thailand’s leading property firm, Land & Houses

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Somluck Srimalee Somluck Srimalee
Somluck Srimalee is a journalist with The Nation, Bangkok's independent English language newspaper and specialises in the property and real estate sectors.
Other posts by Somluck Srimalee ( 66 )
Website: http://www.nationmultimedia.com

Posted in National | Tagged detached houses, economic downturn, international airports, investors, Land & Houses, political turmoil, political uncertainty, residential projects | Leave a response

Property market likely to fall despite stimulus

Property market likely to fall despite stimulus

By Somluck Srimalee on December 26, 2008

The property market is expected to experience a drop of 5-10 per cent in value next year as Thailand becomes caught up in the global financial crisis, say experts.

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Somluck Srimalee Somluck Srimalee
Somluck Srimalee is a journalist with The Nation, Bangkok's independent English language newspaper and specialises in the property and real estate sectors.
Other posts by Somluck Srimalee ( 66 )
Website: http://www.nationmultimedia.com

Posted in National | Tagged global financial crisis, land and houses, political turmoil, purchasing power, tax allowance, tax incentives | Leave a response

Property market could shrivel 10-20 per cent next year

Property market could shrivel 10-20 per cent next year

By Somluck Srimalee on December 16, 2008

The property market could shrivel 10-20 per cent next year due to the twin crises of global recession and domestic political turmoil, experts told a seminar yesterday.

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Somluck Srimalee Somluck Srimalee
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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Website: http://www.nationmultimedia.com

Posted in National | Tagged condominiums, economic decline, financial crisis, political turmoil, residential projects | Leave a response

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