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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.
Seacon banks on civil servants
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 26/02/2025
» Homebuilder Seacon continues to target civil servants amid the economic slowdown, aiming to achieve 1.69 billion baht in sales this year, growth of 12% yet less than its peak of 2 billion baht.
Homebuilding prices swell
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 21/10/2022
» The standard home construction price index rose 6.2% year-on-year in the third quarter, a new peak and the highest increase in a decade, largely attributed to soaring fuel prices.
Drive for upscale visitors holds promise for Marriott
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 19/09/2022
» Marriott International is expecting to grow as the Thai government aims to attract more upscale visitors, with the majority of the company's 36 new properties in the pipeline over the next four years in the luxury segment.
Sena rolls out leasing option
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/08/2022
» As a rise in interest rates will lower home purchasing power, SET-listed developer Sena Development Plc plans to lower the prices of residential units and offer a leasing programme to help homebuyers own a unit more easily.
Loan rejection still a barrier for scheme
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 22/09/2021
» Home loan rejection remains a key problem despite the government's low-interest-rate mortgages under the stimulus scheme of 1 million units having been in high demand in major northeastern provinces.
Condo market shifts to low-priced units
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 03/05/2021
» The affordable segment is likely to dominate new condo supply in Bangkok this year as most developers are shifting to this large market despite a number of completed units remaining for sale.
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.
Brand a symbol of quality
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 14/12/2020
» The top five factors to consider when choosing a residential project are reliability, value for money, materials used, security measures and after-sales services, according to research by property consultancy Terra Media and Consulting Co.
Back down to earth
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 30/10/2020
» Residential developers are accelerating business adjustment and new strategies to cope with a property market slowdown and an economic downturn due to the pandemic which is expected to last until next year.