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 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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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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Posted in Phuket | Tagged jones lang lasalle, luxury market, luxury villa, Phuket, 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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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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Posted in National | Tagged foreign investors, jones lang lasalle, political turmoil, property developers, residential projects |
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 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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Posted in National | Tagged Bangkok, beachfront, Colliers International, foreign buyers, foreign ownership, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, leasehold, Pattaya, Phuket, political turmoil, scandinavians |
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 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 detached houses, global economic crisis, luxury market, political turmoil, residential projects, tax incentives |
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 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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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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Posted in National | Tagged detached houses, Land & Houses, political turmoil, political uncertainty, residential projects |
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 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 global financial crisis, land and houses, political turmoil, tax allowance, tax incentives |
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 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 political turmoil, residential projects |
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