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Regional shares advance after Wall Street rally
Business, Published on 30/08/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, riding a tech-driven rally on Wall Street, while mounting expectations for a US interest rate cut next month prompted investors to rotate back into riskier regional assets.
Real estate price war on the horizon
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/08/2025
» The slowdown in the real estate sector is expected to trigger a price war in the property market and dampen the purchasing power of upper-income homebuyers.
Rayong records increase in housing transfers in Q1
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/08/2025
» Housing transfers in Rayong in the first quarter of 2025 rose year-on-year, bucking the overall decline across the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces, driven by demand from workers in the industrial sector and foreigners relocating from Pattaya.
Bangkok land prices decline in 2nd quarter
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/07/2025
» The price index for vacant land in Greater Bangkok fell in the second quarter of 2025 after two consecutive quarterly increases, mainly attributed to the economic slowdown and the postponement of Bangkok's new city plan implementation to 2027.
Developer confidence slumps in Q2
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 30/07/2025
» The sentiment index of Greater Bangkok housing developers dropped to its third-lowest level in the second quarter of 2025, behind the massive floods in 2011 and the global financial crisis in 2008, even sinking below sentiment during the pandemic.
Bangkok residential market slumps to a 20-year nadir
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 29/07/2025
» Competition for land purchases in Greater Bangkok has slowed as housing inventory rises, sales decline, and developers pivot to clearing unsold stock to generate cash amid the worst market conditions in two decades.
Eastern Economic Corridor land prices surge in Q1 amid strong foreign demand
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 17/07/2025
» The land price index in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces rose by 24.9% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly increase, led by Rayong, where the index surged 43.5% due to strong foreign investment in the industrial sector.
Residential index hits record low in Q1
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 15/07/2025
» The Thailand Overall Residential Market Index (TORMI) fell to its lowest level since the index was introduced in 2021 in the first quarter of 2025, even dropping below the levels recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).
Greater Bangkok property demand surges in Q1
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/07/2025
» Confidence among prospective homebuyers in Greater Bangkok surged in the first quarter of this year, reaching its highest level since tracking began in the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by interest rate cuts and the temporary easing of loan-to-value (LTV) rules.
Foreign demand dip seen persisting
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/06/2025
» The intensified crackdown on nominee ownership since late last year, coupled with the global economic downturn, is expected to weaken foreign purchasing power and dampen overseas property demand in 2025.