Recently the spotlight, has been firmly on the “peripheral markets”; neighborhoods outside Bangkok’s Central Business District (CBD), promising outsized and lucrative returns to savvy investors. Areas such as Bangsue, Bangna, and the Riverside have dominated the media’s attention. While the appeal and potential of these peripherals are undoubtable, investors would be gravely mistaken to believe that Bangkok’s CBD no longer…Read More
A combination of mass transit line extensions (BTS and MRT), dramatically increasing price of acquiring land in prime-areas and a general social shift in urban lifestyle, is transforming Bangkok’s Peripheral Markets. “Peripherals” was original a term coined by Bangkok’s Property Consultancies to refer to locations outside the Capital’s Central Business District (CBD). Interestingly, in what seems like an overnight shift…Read More
December 2017, marked the commencement of the first phase of the Thai-Chinese project that will connect Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima via a 252-Kilometer high-speed railway link. Officially setting in motion an expansive infrastructural plan, to eventually connect Bangkok to Nong Khai (North Thailand). The long-term goal of this extensive network of railways is to connect Thailand to neighboring Cambodia, Myanmar,…Read More
Outer Sukhumvit, is the Bangkok Property Consultancies’ jargon to classify a wide area encompassing several neighborhoods from Sukhumvit Soi 71 (Phra Khanong) all the way to Bangna. The neighborhoods in this section of Sukhumvit, were often relegated to the status of “peripherals” that merely lied in the fringes of the prime-side of Sukhumvit (Nana to Thonglor). While all the established…Read More
Silom-Sathorn’s potential as a Condo investment hotspot was recently highlighted by a Plus Property Consultancy report. Being the established section of Bangkok’s Central Business District, the findings of the report came as no surprise to property professionals in the Capital. According to Plus Property, Projects in the neighborhood offers condo investors 5% Rental Yield and have appreciated at the rate…Read More
Since the beginning of the year On Nut has been in the spotlight, however this ascent is likely to be sustained going into 2018. The hiking sales and rental prices of the prime areas of Sukhumvit such as Phrom Phong and Thonglor is causing investors, homebuyers and renters to shift their search towards locations such as On Nut in the…Read More
The idea of transforming the Ratchaprasong retail and commercial district into the equivalent of its iconic regional counterpart “Orchard Road” (In Singapore) is not a novel initiative! Interestingly, several of the Capital’s leading commercial developers notably The Central Group, The Erawan Group, Gaysorn Property Group and Platinum Group have expressed a common vision in regards to elevating the district into…Read More
A growing trend that is defining the condominium market, is the emerging interest of foreign companies and the increasing levels of foreign direct investment into local JV Partnerships! Interestingly, International Companies are taking a shine to Bangkok’s booming market and the prospects of opportunistic returns. On the flip-side Thai Developers are increasingly aware that they are operating in an incredibly…Read More
Thailand offers relatively straightforward property ownership laws, granting foreign freehold ownership of Condos (Up to 49% of saleable area of a Condominium). The surprising ease of buying and selling Condos, combined with attractive returns and the pleasant lifestyle of Bangkok has positioned it as a leading property investment destination in South East Asia. Traditionally marketing efforts of the Capital’s Developers…Read More
Currently a darling of Bangkok’s property circles, the neighborhood has in recent years been propelled into the spotlight and touted as the Capital’s “Newest CBD Location”. This honorific title is well earned; Rama IX is conveniently located and connected to other parts of the city via a network of routes (I.e. MRT, Airport Rail Link and Road). It is an…Read More