As global real estate markets prepare for another year in an extended cycle, the appeal of Asia Pacific’s markets remains an enduring and driving force for the industry in 2019. North America has long been the most popular destination for institutional investor capital, especially among American and Asian investors. However, the progressive rise in U.S. interest rates – and the prospect […]
A total of 454,814 residential units across the country were left unsold last year, with a total value of US$ 41 billion, according to Sopon Pornchokchai, president of the Agency for Real Estate Affairs. The supplies in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region constituted 40% of the total units available and 55% of the total value. These […]
Platform and entity level deals, capital partnering and joint ventures, and portfolio transactions are becoming increasingly common in Asia Pacific’s logistics sector. The reasons why are simple – logistics sector fundamentals are strong, future growth prospects are positive, and accessing and getting scale in many markets across Asia Pacific are relatively difficult. Investment sentiment in […]
Over the past five years, global investment into industrial and logistics property has doubled, reaching a total of US$126 billion in 2017. A sector traditionally prized for its stable income has recently seen dynamic capital growth, and logistics facilities now attract lower yields than retail property in some markets. This evolution has been driven by […]
Chinese investors have continued pouring their money into Thailand’s property sector even as the kingdom barrels toward an uncertain national election. Thailand was the fourth-most-popular country for Chinese property investment in 2018, according to Juwai. With $2.3 billion coming in from Chinese sources, the Southeast Asian nation ranked behind only the U.S. ($30 billion), Hong Kong ($16 billion) […]
Higher interest rates, mortgage curbs and the unknown effects of the general election are among the risk factors for the local market, says CBRE Danish physicist and Nobel laureate Niels Bohr famously quipped that “prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future”. However this year will bring significant changes in the Bangkok property […]
China’s continued economic slowdown is reshaping the country’s real estate market, as investor confidence remains high.
Developers and buyers all want to know the impact on the property market of the 197-kilometre mass transit lines under construction in Bangkok. These new infrastructure developments, in addition to the 110km of existing mass transit lines, will improve access to and from inner city areas and link midtown areas. This will affect the property […]