Overseas Property Investment

The most recent thai property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

9 August 2010, Asia — The Asian real estate investment market showed signs of continuing to make steady improvement in the first half of 2010 with direct real estate investment in the region rising 136% year-on-year during the period to be recorded at an estimated US$30 billion. Although activity levels rose significantly in virtually every [...]

With the opening of 20 malls in the Klang Valley with a total net floor area of 4.4 million sq ft this year, the retail property market is likely to face an oversupply situation with pressure on rental rates, property consultants say. Many shopping mall projects that were put on hold are back on track, [...]

Greater China leads regional growth in demand for premium office 4 August 2010 Asia — Asia’s leading commercial centres recorded impressive growth in office demand in the second quarter of 2010 as the steady regional economic recovery encouraged multinational companies to reactivate expansion plans suspended earlier after the onset of the global financial crisis, according [...]

Malaysian hotel owner and operator Impiana Hotels, Resorts and Spa which in April opened its first luxury property Impiana Kata Noi Private Villas in Phuket, Thailand, is now looking at possible land acquisition to expand the property. “We have been offered some land beside this property and we are looking at the possibility of expanding,” [...]

On Thailand’s largest island, secluded Surin Beach is becoming a trendy destination for jet-setters. The area is currently enjoying a booming restaurant and club business, along with construction of a private terminal at Phuket International Airport. Once overshadowed by neighboring Kamala Beach and…

A highly competitive Thai market is driving developer interest in neighboring Vietnam and Cambodia, where diverse opportunities exist across all property sectors. CB Richard Ellis has expanded its base of operations in the region, helping developers deal with unique regulations and characteristics of…

KUALA LUMPUR: VPC Asia Pacific Ltd, a regional grouping of international property consultants, is looking to expand its property valuation practices to Britain and the Middle East via its partnership with Britain-based Cluttons LLP, a leading chartered surveying firm, according to regional chairman James Wong. James Wong (extreme left) shakes hands and exchanges documents with [...]

With over 330 exhibitors, the 11th Malaysia Architecture, Interior Design and Building Exhibition (Archidex 2010) is not to be missed — at least not by architects, interior designers, developers, quantity surveyors, engineers and other professionals in the building industry from the region. The ongoing exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in KL ends tomorrow. [...]

Apparel retailer Provogue India Ltd said its joint venture Prozone Enterprises will develop 300,000 square feet of real estate in Aurangabad starting October this year, managing director Nikhil Chaturvedi said. “It will be a mix of both residential projects as well as malls,” he said. Prozone Enterprises, a joint venture between Provogue India and UK’s [...]

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s second integrated resort, the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) formally opened Wednesday, with its owner Sheldon G. Adelson, Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp saying it would become the benchmark for future tourism development elsewhere. “The MBS is not a casino-centric development project as in the old days,” Adelson said. He explained that his [...]