Phuket push for DDproperty
By Andrew Batt:DDproperty.com, Thailand’s number one property website, welcomed more than 60 invited guests to its first event in Phuket last week.Real estate agents, developers and members of the press learned about DDproperty.com’s plans to extend its reach on the island, as well as...
Continue Reading • 4 Dec 2012
Pattaya "offers excellent opportunities"
By Andrew Batt:Thailand has been highlighted as “offering excellent opportunities” for emerging market property investments by one UK-based real estate investment consultant.The kingdom, alongside Brazil and the financially distressed American markets of Detroit, Atlanta and...
Continue Reading • 4 Dec 2012
DDproperty.com announces its presence in Phuket
DDproperty.com, Thailand’s number one property website and part of the PropertyGuru Group – Asia’s leading property portal group - has picked Phuket as its first stop to expand its services on a regional level. This move is part of the property portal’s expansion...
Continue Reading • 28 Nov 2012
Bangkok's prime condominium sector continues to grow
By Andrew Batt: Bangkok’s prime condominium market is continuing to grow, according to data from Knight Frank Thailand.Capitalising on Bangkok’s convenient mass transportation systems, as well as the city’s renowned tradition of service and warm hospitality, a number of...
Continue Reading • 27 Nov 2012
Treetops Pattaya tempts buyers
By Andrew Batt: The award-winning Boutique Group of Companies has launched a new condominium project in one of Pattaya’s most prestigious locations.Treetops Condominium, the stylish boutique mid-rise comprises 252 units split over 12 floors, and offers excellent investment potential to Thai...
Continue Reading • 27 Nov 2012
Colliers Thailand joins the fight against corruption
By Andrew Batt: Colliers International Thailand has become the first property consultancy in the country to join the Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption.Simon Landy, Executive Chairman of Colliers International Thailand, and Dr. Bandid Nijathaworn, President and Chief...
Continue Reading • 26 Nov 2012
New record set for Phuket condo
By Andrew Batt:Media reports suggest that a new record price for a Phuket condominium has been set.The sale of a condo at the exclusive Royal Phuket Marina on the island is reported to have taken place for THB98 million. The buyer of the four-bed property on the waterfront, which also boasts a...
Continue Reading • 26 Nov 2012
Knight Knox launches sales at The Maldives
By Andrew Batt: Overseas Thailand property sales specialist Knight Knox International has launched the final building in the ‘The Maldives’, the third project in the Laguna Beach Resort series in Pattaya which is being developed by Heights Holdings.Popular with visitors the world over...
Continue Reading • 26 Nov 2012
Mahanakhon takes to the skies
By Andrew Batt:Pace Development, the company behind the MahaNakhon project in Bangkok, has released a stunning video which shows on-going construction work of what will become Bangkok’s tallest building.The video uses time-lapse photography and was shot over a one-month period. The...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2012
Thailand scoops two top awards
By Andrew Batt: Thailand developers took home two top awards at last night’s South East Asia Property Awards event in Singapore.Raimon Land won Best Condo Development South East Asia for The River, it’s Bangkok condominium project, while Banyan Tree Residences Phuket won the Best...
Continue Reading • 22 Nov 2012
Raimon Land reveals Ekkamai plans
By Andrew Batt:Raimon Land has revealed plans to launch a THB 2.1 billion condominium project in the Ekkamai district of Bangkok early next year.The Lofts Ekkamai development will be situated on a two rai plot of land near Sukhumvit Soi 65 in the Thai capital. Prices at the 264-unit project are...
Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2012
Bangkok office rental rates hit new heights
By Andrew Batt:Bangkok office rents hit new record highs in October, underlining the rapid improvement in the Thai capital’s office market sector during the third quarter of this year.According to CBRE Thailand, one transaction for a fully-furnished office was conducted at more than THB...
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2012
Growing demand for Thailand luxury property
By Romesh Navaratnarajah:More buyers from Asia are snapping up luxury residences in Thailand, pointing to a vibrant property market in one of the region’s most popular holiday destinations.“Around 60 percent of our property purchases come from Asian buyers,” said James Knowles,...
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2012
Thailand: An emerging opportunity for UK developers
by Andrew Batt: EXCLUSIVE: Thailand has been labelled as an “emerging opportunity” for United Kingdom developers seeking to sell their projects to property buyers and investors in Southeast Asia.CBRE, in its October 2012 Residential Market Review report produced from the company's...
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2012
Pace plans more high-end projects
By Andrew Batt: Pace Development Corporation has revealed plans to launch two residential projects worth a combined THB6 billion next year as part of its plans to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.The developer is most famous for its MahaNakhon project (pictured) which, when completed, will...
Continue Reading • 16 Nov 2012
EIA approval for Southpoint Pattaya
By Andrew Batt:Kingdom Property has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval for its landmark Southpoint condominium project in Pattaya. "We are delighted to achieve the go ahead for the project having gone through the rigorous EIA procedure and we are now looking forward to...
Continue Reading • 14 Nov 2012
Singapore sales success for Thailand Property Showcase
By Andrew Batt:Property worth more than THB 88 million was sold during the recent Thailand Property Showcase, the first multi-developer Thailand property exhibition to take place in Singapore.The event, organised by PropertyGuru and its Thailand website DDproperty.com, saw 16 units transacted at...
Continue Reading • 14 Nov 2012
Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard sees 40% of sales to overseas buyers
By Andrew Batt:Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard revealed it has achieved 40 percent sales at the end of last month – with more than 40 percent of its sales to date coming from overseas buyers.The luxury development which will include the 5-star Waldorf Astoria Bangkok has done deals with...
Continue Reading • 12 Nov 2012
Pattaya overtakes Phuket in Top of the Props battle
By Andrew Batt:EXCLUSIVE: Pattaya has overtaken Phuket as the most-searched destination in Thailand for potential property buyers and investors on one leading overseas property website.Interest in Thailand also jumped last month in The Move Channel’s monthly ‘Top of the Props’...
Continue Reading • 12 Nov 2012
Confidence drops in Asia office leasing market
By Andrew Batt: Confidence in the Asia office leasing market declined in Q3 2012 according to a new research report from Colliers International.The Asia Office Leasing Market Confidence Index, published this week, registered a figure of 55.1 percent in 3Q 2012, edging down from 64.2 percent in...
Continue Reading • 9 Nov 2012