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Foreigners bought 3,498 properties near Japanese sensitive sites
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» KYODO — A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed Tuesday.
Phuket, Rayong and Samui post transfer growth in Q1
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/05/2025
» Phuket, Rayong and Samui were the only destinations to record growth in residential transfers in the first quarter of 2025, following a crackdown on nominee ownership by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).
Illegal condo rentals continue in Bangkok
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 29/04/2025
» Despite authorities' efforts to crack down on illegal daily rentals in condos, major tourism cities are continuing to see the practice persist, including a condo building in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 11 developed by a SET-listed company which has avoided an investigation by just changing its name.
Generation Rent
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/12/2024
» Potential homebuyers from Gen Y and Z face significant obstacles to owning a home, with the primary one limited access to mortgages.
Court orders liquidation of China Evergrande, owes $300bn
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2024
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of property giant China Evergrande Group, a move likely to send ripples through China's crumbling financial markets as policymakers scramble to contain a deepening crisis.
Ashton Asoke condo move raises eyebrows
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 02/08/2023
» The Supreme Administrative Court's ruling last Thursday, which revoked the receipt of notification of intention for construction or modification of the building granted to the already-finished-and-transferred 50-storey Ashton Asoke condo project, caused a stir among the public, leaving people curious about the case and its potential outcome.
BMA under fire over Ashton Asoke
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/07/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is under increasing pressure to take action in response to Thursday's ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which invalidated the construction permit granted to the already finished 6-billion-baht Ashton Asoke condominium project in Watthana district of Bangkok after a long legal dispute.
SC allots $40m for US plan
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/04/2023
» SET-listed developer SC Asset Corporation Plc will continue to invest in rental apartments in the US, with a budget of US$20 million per year for 2023-24, as the recent collapse of American banks would not have any impact on its investment plan.
Proposed land, building tax draws fire
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/05/2018
» The chamber of commerce, industry and banking representatives have warned that the much-awaited Land and Buildings Tax Bill could inflict an annual 50-100-billion-baht tax burden on the national economy and lead to ambiguities associated with its interpretation.
Chinese fuel luxury property boom in Bangkok
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2018
» In chic central Bangkok, a foreign buying binge is fuelling a red-hot market for ultra-luxury real estate.