Japan showcased to Thai buyers
Thailand-based property buyers and investors will be able to learn more about the Japanese ski resort of Niseko at an event in Bangkok on August 6th – August 9th.The event, hosted by real estate firm Colliers International Thailand, will feature Eddie Guillemette, the Chief Executive...
Continue Reading • 5 Aug 2014
Record month for English news
Last month saw a record number of unique visitors to the English news pages of DDproperty.com – Thailand’s number one property website.Many industry observers and analysts had predicted a decline in interest from overseas in the wake of the military intervention in May however both...
Continue Reading • 4 Aug 2014
Best and worst buys in Bangkok
Srinakarin has been identified as the best area for property price appreciation during the last six months, according to a survey by the Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA).The firm looked at more than 1,600 projects in Bangkok and its vicinity, and as of the end of June it spotlighted...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2014
Prices released for IconSiam
Prices and unit sizes for The Magnolias Waterfront Residences at IconSiam have been released.The developers have confirmed there will be no studio units, with unit prices at the iconic waterfront project starting at THB12 million, rising to THB125 million. This equates to between THB230,000 per...
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2014
Bharaj Tower attracting occupancy
Bangkok’s Bhiraj Tower at EmQuartier, when completed later this year, is expected to be on of the city’s most significant and important properties, surrounded by some of the city's most established residential and commercial buildings.The developer has confirmed that 80 percent of...
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2014
CBRE's view on the luxury sector
EXCLUSIVE: CBRE Thailand held what it titled an ‘Elite Living’ showcase in Bangkok last weekend, shining the spotlight on around 12 of its sole agency projects in the plush surroundings of the Four Seasons hotel in the heart of Bangkok.DDproperty.com caught up with Khun Aliwassa...
Continue Reading • 29 Jul 2014
Phuket draws interest from S'pore
Phuket property attracted significant attention at the PropertyGuru and DDproperty.com Thailand Property Show in Singapore earlier this month.Sawit Ketroj, Managing Director of Emerald Phuket Development Co (pictured), and his team took park in the event which took place at the Orchard Hotel in...
Continue Reading • 28 Jul 2014
Demand for office space rebounds
Bangkok office demand rebounded in Q2 after a subdued start in Q1 as corporate firms continued to take on office space for expansion and consolidation. Research from DTZ published in its Property Times report noted the easing of the political conditions in late Q2 helped improve overall business...
Continue Reading • 28 Jul 2014
Most complaints about real estate
Thailand’s Office of Consumer Protection Board has revealed that one if four complaints it received during the first six months of this year related to property and real estate.It reported how home buyers have very high expectations, yet 697 of the 2,843 (or 24.5 percent) of complaints it...
Continue Reading • 28 Jul 2014
Elite Living showcase this weekend
CBRE Thailand is hosting an ‘Elite Living’ event in Bangkok this weekend, shining the spotlight on some of its most popular projects.The event takes place at Four Seasons Hotel, Ballroom, on G Floor, and will include a luxury market update presentation at 2pm on Saturday from Khun...
Continue Reading • 25 Jul 2014
Search is on for best Thailand villas
Villa owners in Thailand are being urged to enter their properties in the inaugural Asia Villa Awards 2014 – which will celebrate the best the kingdom has to offer.Asia is renowned throughout the world for the high quality, fine architecture, amazing design and breath-taking locations of...
Continue Reading • 25 Jul 2014
Land prices up, launches down
Greater Bangkok’s property market will grow 10 percent in 2015 after suffering a predicted 24 percent decline in new launches this year, according to the Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA).The prediction for 2014 is improved following a recent resurgence in interest in the sector since...
Continue Reading • 24 Jul 2014
Significant interest in Thailand property from Singapore and China
Property investment opportunities in Thailand were attracting significant interest in both Singapore and Beijing last weekend.In Singapore Sansiri’s The Base Park East at Sukhumvit 77 achieved an impressive 25 sales in partnership with real estate agency PropNex.Benjamin Tan WL, District...
Continue Reading • 23 Jul 2014
Better prospects for H2: report
Bangkok’s real estate and property sector can look forward to a bright second half of the year, according to a new research report from DTZ.In its quarterly Property Times report, the agency noted how launch activity picked up in the fringe and suburbs. Q2 saw a slow pick-up in condominium...
Continue Reading • 23 Jul 2014
Strong interest in IconSiam, with 150 units sold in just three weeks
The super-luxury Magnolia Waterfront Residences at Bangkok's IconSiam has already been attracting significant interest from buyers since details were revealed just three weeks ago, with more than 150 units having been the subject of registrations with intent to purchase, according to the...
Continue Reading • 22 Jul 2014
Russians most active below THB3.5m
Thailand has been ranked in the top twenty countries for Russian overseas property buyers in a survey of more than 400 local and overseas Russian real estate agencies by the overseas Russian language property portal Tranio.ru.Whilst it is clear that Thailand’s ranking from Russians has...
Continue Reading • 22 Jul 2014
IconSiam to have 379 luxury homes
More details have been revealed about the residential aspect of the IconSiam development, the project that at THB50 billion will be Thailand’s biggest private property project.The Iconsiam development is a joint-venture between developers Siam Piwat, Magnolia Quality Development, and...
Continue Reading • 21 Jul 2014
More developers venturing overseas
Two more Thailand projects will attempt to tempt Singapore property buyers and investors this weekend, underlining a marked resurgence in confidence since the coup of late May which initially forced investors to adopt a wait-and-see stance.Bangkok will be represented by Sansiri’s The Base...
Continue Reading • 18 Jul 2014
Thailand ranked 2nd for transparency in emerging Asia-Pacific
Indonesia has been ranked as the most efficient and transparent emerging real estate market in the Asia-Pacific region, and the fifth most efficient and transparent emerging real estate market in the world.Following Indonesia is Thailand which placed 11th overall and second in the region courtesy...
Continue Reading • 18 Jul 2014
Sansiri remains confident it will hit 2014 revenue targets
Listed Thailand property developer Sansiri has unveiled The Base Rama 9 - Ramkhamhaeng (pictured), a new ready-to-move-in condominium projects in one of Bangkok’s highly desirable business and residential areas.The company also revealed that another 14 new condominium projects are scheduled...
Continue Reading • 17 Jul 2014