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Rental market thrives despite demand for home ownership
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 11/12/2025
» Most Thais continue to value owning high-value assets such as homes, widely regarded as symbols of stability, success and social standing, while the rental market is expanding rapidly as more consumers seek flexibility and avoid long-term debt obligations, according to the SCB Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).
Building owners choose to sell up as taxes start to bite
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/05/2025
» The land and building tax is continuing to force outdated and less competitive offices, apartments and hotels to exit the market, with many putting their assets up for sale or lease in the tourism sector.
Mandarin Oriental overhaul underway
Business, Kuakul Mornkum and Somhatai Mosika, Published on 02/05/2025
» Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is investing roughly US$100 million to renovate the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, with plans to complete the project by the fourth quarter of this year.
IWG to open 11 new co-working spaces nationwide
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 05/02/2025
» Co-working space operator IWG plans to open at least 11 new branches in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Chon Buri, Rayong and Phuket, driven by office oversupply and rising demand for flexible spaces.
CPN preps B2bn for 5 malls, renovations
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 08/11/2024
» Retail and property developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is planning to spend 2 billion baht on five new community malls and the renovation of 15 existing malls during 2025-2029 to capitalise on evolving consumer behaviours.
AP startup taps into second-hand homes
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 01/10/2024
» SET-listed developer AP Thailand has launched a new business that offers buying-renovating-selling services to tap into the second-hand home market worth over 700 billion baht, a segment that housing developers rarely explore.
Real estate woes hit electrical appliances
Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 31/07/2024
» The reduced purchasing power of consumers affected the Thai real estate sector in the first half of 2024 and hit the electrical appliance sector, according to Panasonic Solutions (Thailand) Co Ltd, a business arm of Japanese multinational electronics appliance maker Panasonic.
CPN eyes 20% growth for residential unit
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 28/06/2024
» SET-listed Central Pattana (CPN) is targeting 20% annual growth for its residential property business in the coming years, while aiming for 7 billion baht in revenue in 2024 via the high-spending domestic segment in the provinces.
Tycoon's property unit sees earnings jump on tourism boom
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2024
» A Thai developer of hotels and shopping malls controlled by Thailand's richest man expects the recent surge in international tourists to boost its first quarter earnings this year.
Surge in new office supply to prompt rejig
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 15/02/2024
» As around 1.4 million square metres of new office space is slated for completion between 2024 and 2026, landlords of existing office space should renovate or add new amenities to retain their existing tenants as new office towers will seek to attract both new clients and tenants of existing properties looking to relocate.