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Examining the crux of the credit crunch
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 18/10/2025
» Thailand's residential property sector is grappling with a severe credit crunch, as mortgage rejection rates have surged to an unprecedented 80% this year, up sharply from around 30% during the pandemic, according to developers.
Foreigners key to North's residential market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 18/03/2025
» The residential market in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai will need to rely on demand from China and Myanmar, along with locals in the upper-end segment as lower-income earners continue to struggle in terms of purchasing power and access to mortgage loans.
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%.
Condo market subdued in Q4
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 28/12/2024
» Developers should focus on strategies to reduce risks and drain unsold units priced at 1-3 million baht in the condo market, which faces challenges from weakened purchasing power and stricter lending conditions, threatening market stability.
Details behind the great loan-to-value debate
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 07/12/2024
» Amid slowing demand and economic uncertainty, residential developers are urging regulators to ease loan-to-value (LTV) rules, believing more flexible measures could revitalise the housing market, enhance affordability and propel an economic recovery.
Mortgage terms may be extended
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/07/2024
» The Ministry of Finance is planning to hold discussions with commercial banks about the possibility of extending the home loan repayment period to a maximum age of 85 among borrowers in an effort to stimulate local demand amid the economic slowdown.
Sansiri launches financial planner scheme
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/03/2021
» SET-listed developer Sansiri Plc launched a financial planner programme to tap first-time homebuyers and freelancers, aiming to capitalise on this growing segment as it will enter the lower-priced condo market this year.
Nudging buyers off the fence with perks
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 02/12/2019
» The government's latest property stimulus measures, including a 50,000-baht cash rebate green-lighted last Tuesday by the cabinet, could help accelerate the decision-making of some hesitant homebuyers. But they are likely to yield little effect on the broader market while key problems remain unsettled, property experts say.
Property developers maintain sales targets
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 22/08/2019
» SET-listed residential developers Sansiri (SIRI), Property Perfect (PF) and Origin Property (ORI) are maintaining their annual presales and revenue targets as market sentiment is improving in the second half for low-rise houses.
LTV tweak to help market recover
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 16/08/2019
» The housing market is likely to recover if a home loan co-signer is considered a first-time borrower under the loan-to-value (LTV) rules, says SET-listed developer Supalai Plc (SPALI).