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Call for longer leases to boost home ownership
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/10/2025
» Three real estate associations have asked the next government to extend the lease period for residential properties from 30 years to 60 years, as a new generation of potential homebuyers can no longer afford to purchase them.
Mortgage rejection rates expected to remain high
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/04/2025
» Mortgage rejection rates are anticipated to remain elevated due to persistent global economic headwinds, though eased loan-to-value (LTV) limits and lower fees may help support a recovery in the housing market, according to banks and developers.
Developers want urgent support
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 14/03/2025
» Residential developers want swift implementation of property measures, including cuts to transfer and mortgage fees and eased lending curbs, while calling on banks to reduce interest rates by 0.25%, the level of the policy rate reduction, instead of 0.05% to 0.10%.
House prices having less impact than mortgage woes
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 08/10/2024
» The increase in house prices, driven by rising construction costs, has had a significantly lower impact on prospective homebuyers compared to the difficulty people face in securing mortgage loans, according to property associations.
Sena adopts cautious investment strategy
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/07/2024
» Developers need to be more cautious with investments in the second half, as the financial market is concerned about corporate debenture repayments, due to the economic slowdown that affected demand in the first half.
Developing property for the new breed
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/07/2022
» C.P. Land Plc, the 39-year-old property arm owned by the Chearavanont family, is making a big revamp to fight post-pandemic threats, including a rapid change of people's lifestyles and a new generation of consumers.
C.P. Land halts offices, condos
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 30/11/2020
» C.P. Land Plc, a property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, plans to freeze new office and condo projects next year and focus on hotel development targeting local travellers.
Sathaporn treads carefully with foray into condo market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/02/2020
» Property developer Sathaporn Estate Co has vowed a careful cash strategy in entering the slow condo market this year.
CP Land closes in on Chinese industrial estate deal
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/11/2019
» CP Land, the property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, is scheduled to sign a contract with a Chinese contractor next month to build the main infrastructure and utilities at the company's CPGC industrial estate in Rayong.
CP Land in B4bn hotel campaign
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/08/2019
» CP Land Plc, the property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, will spend 4 billion baht to double the number of its hotels to 25 in the three years, as well as 2 billion baht to develop infrastructure and utilities at an industrial estate in Rayong.