Pattaya’s skyline will look different by the end of the year as the city sees a 20-per-cent increase in condominium units in 2010, according to the Pattaya City Condominium Market Report for the first half by Colliers International Thailand. “Absorbing such an influx in demand will be challenging,” said Antony Picon, senior manager for research [...]

The property market in the Thai city of Pattaya is expected to post growth of between five and ten per cent this year, according to one firm. Asian newspaper the Bangkok Post revealed that the region, located on the country’s east coast, will begin to pick up again after a disappointing previous year. Jugkarut Ruangratanakorn, [...]

Pattaya’s real estate and tourism markets will grow by 5% and 10%, respectively this year, regardless of the political situation, says Jugkarut Ruangratanakorn, vice-president of Ratanakorn Asset Co Ltd, a property firm in the seaside resort city. The Pattaya real estate market slowed last year and will remain sluggish in 2010 because of political tensions, [...]

Treasures await for real estate buyers investors in Pattaya but if you reach for it too soon you´ll get hurt, says Jugkarut Ruangratanakorn, vice-president of Ratanakorn Asset Co Ltd. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Real Estate Information Centre and quoted in The Bangkok Post, he says: “For Pattaya real estate, treasure is waiting [...]

Buying condos or apartments in Pattaya is one task, renovating them is another challenge altogether. If all goes off without a hitch, it can be a rewarding and fun project. On the other hand it can turn into a costly nightmare and if you aren’t careful, your plan to dress up a cheap shell and [...]