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 market, slower growth in many sectors and an incoming wave of new supply, according to CBRE, the international property consultancy.
The race for increasingly rare sites is still hot with the increase in land prices and scarcity of freehold land in prime locations.
However, with new regulations on the horizon and a new Bangkok City Plan scheduled to take effect in 2020, developers are taking a step back to assess the situation.
New regulations and uncertainties
The real estate market will face a series of challenges, including a higher policy interest rate, tighter mortgage regulations, and the need to prepare for the expected introduction of the new city plan and a land and property tax in 2020.
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