Silom most expensive piece of land in Thailand
The Treasury Department has released a new list of land price appraisals, citing Silom as the most expensive area in Thailand. The new price appraisals will be effective from July 1st onwards. Deputy Finance More...
85% of Chinese families own their homes
Nearly 90 percent of Chinese families own their houses or flats, a figure much higher than the world level, which stands at about 60 percent, according to a report issued by Southwestern University of Finance and More...
Bangkok River view condos next hot spot ?
Offering views hard to beat in such a congested city, spots near the Chao Phraya are sure to receive increased attention from developers, which could lead to the area becoming a residential leader .Those of us in More...
Green building takes off in Southeast Asia
In subtropical South-east Asian climates, where air conditioning accounts for about 50% of a building’s energy use and up to 30% of operating costs, energy efficiency requires keeping cold air inside and hot air More...
Thailand Real Estate – Bangkok developers forced to slow down
The floods in Bangkok made many buyers wary and this caused a number of developers to postpone the launches of their new projects until the first quarter of 2012. 14,175 housing units were launched in the first More...
Stamp duty loop hole closed in UK
A stamp duty loop hole which allows individuals to pay a much-reduced rate of tax by using an offshore company to buy property rather than doing it in their own name has been closed. This tax avoidance scheme has More...
InterContinental Hotels to Double Properties in Thailand
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is cashing in on the fast-growing hospitality market in Thailand with an aggressive plan to double the number of its hotels and resorts here to 24 over the next five years, thanks More...
Land Department chief transferred to inactive post
The Land Department chief has been transferred to an inactive post only five months before his mandatory retirement. The cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to transfer Anuwat Metheewibulwut to a deputy interior More...
Top 10 Thai property firms harvested more than Bt40 billion presales in Q1
The top 10 listed property firms saw presales worth more than Bt40 billion in the first quarter of the year thanks to the return of demand for homes that was suspended during the fourth quarter of last year because More...
Bangkok Office Rents Reach Highest Levels in 20 Years (CBRE)
Bangkok office rents have seen little change since 2009, but are now starting to rise and have topped the last peak which was 20 years ago. More...
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