Kingdom support for yacht race
Thailand property developer Kingdom Property has strengthened its bond with one of Southeast Asia's most exciting lifestyle destinations with the staging of the Kingdom Property Matchrace Thailand Championship at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya. The Kingdom Property Matchrace Thailand...
Continue Reading • 2 Apr 2014
Student investments in the spotlight
Student property investments in the United Kingdom will once again be in the spotlight at a two-day property exhibition in Bangkok this weekend (April 5-6).British property developer Pinnacle MC Global Network together with local agency Sincere Real Estate will be holding the showcase at Sofitel...
Continue Reading • 1 Apr 2014
Last chance to nominate for this year's Thailand Property Awards
Nominations close today for the Thailand Property Awards 2014 – widely recognised as the ‘Oscars’ of the kingdom’s property and real estate industry.Anyone is able to nominate their favourites in any of the 26 categories that will form part of the ninth annual event. The...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
What Europe's billionaires are buying
London has been revealed as the preferred property destination for European billionaires in the Ultra Prime Barometer survey from super-prime property specialists Beauchamp Estates and Dataloft, the market intelligence group.The research, which looks across Western Europe at ultra-prime property...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
Pace donates computers to school
Leading luxury property company Pace Development recently made a donation of computers to a school in Thailand.The company, developer of the MahaNakhon project which will be Thailand’s tallest tower when completed and home to the Ritz-Carlton Residences, made the donation to its ‘Pace...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
AIA Capital Center set for launch
Construction of the THB6 billion AIA Capital Center on Ratchapisek Road in Bangkok remains on track, and developers AIA Group have appointed acclaimed architectural firm the Beaumont Partnership to create the newest landmark in the heart of Bangkok’s upcoming financial district. Anucha...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
New date for London seminar
London property investments will be in the spotlight at an event being organised by CBRE Thailand in central Bangkok in May.The London Residential Property Investment Seminar, which will take place on Saturday, May 31, at The Four Seasons Hotel on Rajdamri Road, will provide attendees with...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
Nirvana, Colliers sign partnership
Nirvana Development has appointed Colliers International Thailand as a strategic business partner with the aim of achieving 100 percent sales of its existing stock at seven projects, and to act as sole agent on its first project launch in Pattaya - Nirvana Beyond@Beach Pattaya.The...
Continue Reading • 28 Mar 2014
Why parts of Bangkok's condo market are at saturation point
EXCLUSIVE: CBRE Thailand has elaborated on its warning earlier this week that condominium markets in midtown and suburban Bangkok are reaching saturation levels.In its Bangkok Residential Marketview Q4 2013 report, the real estate firm expressed concerns about saturation in a number of midtown...
Continue Reading • 28 Mar 2014
World's first $1m virtual property
Singapore-based game developer Planet Arkadia is offering investments in what is believed to be the world’s first million dollar virtual property.The company is offering players of the Entropia Universe game the chance to invest in 200,000 deeds priced a US$5.00 each – or PED 50 which...
Continue Reading • 27 Mar 2014
Big drop in new home launches
Bangkok will see up to a 35 percent decline in new residential projects this year, an audience at a seminar in the Thai capital heard yesterday.Many property developers have already opted to delay their new project launches in the face of an economic slowdown that is forecast to expand by as...
Continue Reading • 27 Mar 2014
Savills in the saddle for charity
Real estate firm Savills has raised more than US$15,000 for charity by taking part in a 500 kilometre cycle ride in Vietnam.Four Savills’ staff undertook the three-day bike ride from Thanh My to Dong Ha to Da Nang to raise funds for Vietnam’s first international specialist neonatal...
Continue Reading • 26 Mar 2014
850 property lots up for auction
More than 850 properties valued in excess of THB1.2 billion will come under the hammer at a property auction in Bangkok this weekend.Sukhumvit Asset Management (SAM) is holding the auction under its campaign ‘Go AEC with SAM’ on Saturday, March 28, at its headquarters on 29th floor of...
Continue Reading • 26 Mar 2014
Saturation worries in suburban Bkk
Asking prices for property in downtown Bangkok rose by 3 percent in the final three months of 2013, however concerns have been raised about saturation levels in some parts of the Thai capital’s suburban districts.In its Bangkok Residential Marketview Q4 2013 report, published yesterday,...
Continue Reading • 26 Mar 2014
Phuket tourists driving up prices
The significant increase of tourists to Phuket, some of whom become expats, has led to an increase in real estate prices according to statistics unveiled at a recent real estate conference led by financial and property experts.Dozens of Phuket investors attended the discussion, dubbed the...
Continue Reading • 26 Mar 2014
Asoke hotels in the spotlight
The Asoke-Ratchadapisek area of central Bangkok has been highlighted as an emerging location for residential property investments as well as for tourism-related activities.New research from Knight Frank Thailand noted the area boasts some 6,854 rooms in 36 hotels that fall into the 3-star...
Continue Reading • 25 Mar 2014
Thailand 4th for manufacturing
Thailand has been ranked fourth in a new research report of the world’s top manufacturing locations.Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield’s Manufacturing Index 2014 looked at factors that are likely to affect the successful operations of production facilities in the...
Continue Reading • 25 Mar 2014
Thailand top for Russian buyers
EXCLUSIVE: Thailand was the top Asian destination for Russian property buyers and investors last year according to data from Idinaidi.ru, Russia’s fastest growing property portal. Data from Knight Frank Phuket recently confirmed that 100 percent of the high-end market transactions on the...
Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2014
Asia dominates world's priciest high-rise office space
Tall towers throughout Asia dominate Knight Frank’s Skyscraper Index of the most expensive high-rise office space in the world.Asia dominates the top 10 list, with Hong Kong boasting the most expensive skyscraper space in the world. Singapore is ranked fourth in the global list of most...
Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2014
HICAP buys AOCAP
The Alternative Ownership Conference Asia Pacific business – known as AOCAP – has been purchased by the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) brand for an undisclosed sum.Launched in Phuket in 2009 by the Absolute World Group, AOCAP has quickly become Asia Pacific’s...
Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2014