Hong Kong buyers focus on Phuket
By Andrew Batt:Hong Kong buyers will get the chance to see some of Phuket’s most prestigious properties at an event this weekend.Laguna Property, Phuket’s largest developer of high quality resort residences, will debut its new Laguna Shores affordable holiday apartments at Hong...
Continue Reading • 6 Mar 2013
Thailand, Malaysia named as new real estate investment haven
By Shabnam Muzammil:Property in Southeast Asia is becoming popular with investors from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to Arno Maierbrugger, Editor-in-Chief of news portal Investvine. He noted that GCC countries are facing too much liquidity and a property supply glut...
Continue Reading • 6 Mar 2013
Singapore success for Thailand show
By Andrew Batt: Deals for more than S$4.5 million worth of property were signed at the Thailand Property Show which took place in Singapore last weekend – produced by DDproperty.com and PropertyGuru.The property exhibition at Orchard Hotel attracted more than 370 visitors who were keen to...
Continue Reading • 6 Mar 2013
Boom on a par with neighbours
By Andrew Batt:The Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has said Thailand’s property boom is on a par with neighbouring countries, and this is organisation will continue to monitor the market closely.Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul, speaking earlier this week, said Thailand’s...
Continue Reading • 28 Feb 2013
Easier, faster and simple property search from Thailand's number one
By Andrew Batt: Searching for your perfect property to buy or rent in Bangkok has just got a whole lot easier, thanks to a new innovation from DDproperty.com, Thailand’s number one property website.The new initiative allows users to conduct a swift and simple search for properties to buy or...
Continue Reading • 28 Feb 2013
Looking at Bangkok? Look at Ladprao
The Ladprao area of Bangkok is one that deserves serious consideration for anyone looking at buying property in Thailand. Located in the city fringes to the north of the city, it enjoys easy access to and from the well-known areas of Silom, Sathorn, Sukhumvit and Rama 4 road. Ladprao also enjoys...
Continue Reading • 28 Feb 2013
Investment prospects on the rise
By Andrew Batt:Real estate investment prospects in Thailand have improved substantially during the last year according to a new report which gathered opinions from more than 400 property investment professionals from around the world.The 2013 Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific report,...
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2013
Foreign buyers dominate in Phuket
By Romesh Navaratnarajah:Overseas buyers accounted for 100 percent of investors in Phuket’s luxury property market last year, according to research published by Knight Frank Thailand. Over in the Thai capital Bangkok, condominium launches in the Sukhumvit area and the central business...
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2013
Vita Student partners with Savills
By Andrew Batt: UK property developer Vita Student which specialises in hotel-standard accommodation for students has partnered with Savills to help market its 158-unit Crosshall development in Liverpool.Julian Sedgwick, Head of Business Development at Savills, said: “The attractive yields...
Continue Reading • 26 Feb 2013
Thai property in Singapore spotlight
By Andrew Batt:Property investment opportunities in Thailand will be in the spotlight again this weekend at PropertyGuru’s Thailand Property Show in Singapore. Three projects from Bangkok and Hua Hin will be showcased at the event, which will take place at Orchard Hotel on Saturday,...
Continue Reading • 26 Feb 2013
Alleged real estate scammers arrested in Phuket
By The Phuket News: Phuket police have arrested two members of a gang of con artists who are believed to have cheated people in Phuket and other parts of Thailand out of as much as THB20 million.The pair were tracked down and arrested on Bangla Rd in Patong at about 11 pm on Sunday morning. The...
Continue Reading • 21 Feb 2013
Luxury condo launch for Asian Property
By Andrew Batt:Asian Property Development has released details of what will be its first super-luxury condominium development, and also one of the most expensive in Bangkok.The Galerie Rue De 39 freehold project will be a 28-storey condominium on a 600 sqm plot just 100 metres from the Phrom...
Continue Reading • 21 Feb 2013
Tulip buys three land plots
By Andrew Batt: Pattaya property developer Tulip Group is set to release new condominium and hotel projects after it announced that is has purchased three new land plots in the Gulf of Thailand city.Tulip Group Vice President Jason Payne said: “We are delighted to have found these plots of...
Continue Reading • 21 Feb 2013
Asia Pacific property professionals head to KL
By Andrew Batt: Asia’s leading property professionals and hoteliers will converge in Kuala Lumpur in May to celebrate the Asia Pacific region’s finest developments, architecture and interior design from 23 countries. The 2013 Asia Pacific Property & Hospitality Show, which...
Continue Reading • 21 Feb 2013
New categories for Property Awards
By Andrew Batt:The eighth annual Thailand Property Awards were officially launched in Bangkok yesterday.The launch event at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit featured a presentation and detailed explanation of this year's property awards schedule, with information on the judging process provided by...
Continue Reading • 20 Feb 2013
THB13 billion sales for Sansiri
By Andrew Batt: Sales of more than THB13 billion were recorded at Sansiri’s three-day sales event which took place at Siam Paragon in Bangkok last weekend – smashing pre-event predictions of THB8 billion worth of sales.Hundreds of people queued before doors opened last Friday, and by...
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2013
Go ahead soon for Makkasan complex
By Andrew Batt:The much-anticipated Makkasan mega project looks set to be finally given the go ahead by the Governor of the State Railway of Thailand.The project, adjacent to the airport link, was first touted seven years ago. Governor Prapat Chongsanguan said this week that the terms of...
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2013
Topping off at Hyde Sukhumvit
By Andrew Batt: Hyde Sukhumvit celebrated its latest milestone when it held a topping-off ceremony 155 metres above the Bangkok skyline recently.Pheeraphon Nonthasoot, Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing and Business Development for the developer Grande Asset Hotels and Property, said:...
Continue Reading • 18 Feb 2013
Bangkok luxury prices up 3.5% in 2012
By Andrew Batt:Bangkok luxury residential real estate prices rose by 3.5 percent last year according to new research from Jones Lang LaSalle.A flat fourth quarter closed a relatively stable year in luxury residential real estate across Asia. The outlook for 2013 remains similarly neutral as...
Continue Reading • 15 Feb 2013
Sansiri targets THB8 billion sales
By Andrew Batt:Listed property developer Sansiri is aiming for THB8 billion worth of sales during a three-day exhibition which starts today at Siam Paragon in Bangkok.The ‘Life Comes Home’ event takes place across 4,700 sqm of space at Royal Paragon Hall in the central Bangkok...
Continue Reading • 15 Feb 2013