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Stecon keen to capture data centre frenzy
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 02/12/2025
» SET-listed contractor Stecon Group is capitalising on strong growth in the data centre sector, expanding via investments, construction, water management and renewable energy.
Mass transit propels Bangkok vacant land prices
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 22/11/2024
» Mass transit has lifted the price index of vacant land in Greater Bangkok, signalling a recovery in the property market, with further price increases anticipated in 2025, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).
Condo sales surge around hospital
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/10/2024
» The sales rate for condos in locations near Siriraj Hospital was robust at 77% in the first half of 2024, driven by limited land availability and strong demand from medical staff and students.
Struggling to recover
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/05/2024
» With an unfavourable economy and expiration of discounts for the land and building tax this year, property developers are thinking twice about acquiring new land plots, shifting instead to draining inventory.
Visa waivers, AI fuel Chinese market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 12/12/2023
» The surge in outbound tourism among Chinese travellers can be attributed to strategic visa policies and artificial intelligence-powered travel assistants, according to China's largest online travel platform Trip.com Group.
Bangkok land price index surges in Q1
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 09/05/2023
» The land price index in Greater Bangkok rose in the first quarter of 2023 with a double-digit increase, driven by land price hikes on the outskirts of the capital.
Developers crucial in sustainability effort
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/08/2021
» Real estate developers play an important role in green and sustainable development, with major players stepping up to invest in the concept.
MRT extension boosts prices
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/06/2020
» The opening of the MRT Blue Line extension from Hua Lamphong to the Thon Buri area in last year's fourth quarter boosted residential prices in the first quarter of 2020, with Wat Mangkon station posting the highest increase in four years.
Outer city calls to budget-conscious renters
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 09/07/2019
» As Bangkok condo supply is in a surplus and tenants are seeking units with lower rents, condos in outer-city locations along the extensions of mass transit lines are more attractive for a buy-to-let investment than those in inner-city areas.
Slowdown could be healthy for market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/07/2019
» The slowing property market is possibly a blessing in disguise, helping to screen out condo speculators and the developers targeting them and offering a chance for real demand and healthy developers to set a fair price.