Bangkok Apartments Blog

As we pointed out in former blog concerning Asean, Thailand and other nine countries will become the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, which will see many changes in the region and with the distinct likelihood that Bangkok will turn into the region's shopping hub. Community malls are still the most fashionable for the retail market in Bangkok. The purchasing power of visitors from Asean countries is markedly higher than before, so that t... Read More

Taking our information from a report published by Jones Lang LaSalle, in the Bangkok residential market there was an increase in completions of new condominium projects, with robust demand for newly launched projects in 2013. Rents rose slightly but with a decreasing vacancy rate. Capital values edged up by 0.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter while yields remain healthy at 4.9%. In the final quarter of 2013 there were eight major launches of new c... Read More

When looking for international schools in Bangkok it is of course the parents' choice to look around and discover what the curriculum, reputation, academic record, activities and costs are before enrolling their children. Some have outstanding facilities with a special emphasis on academic studies, athletics, sports or performing arts, etc, to help students compete internationally. Whatever school is chosen, in many cases it determines where y... Read More

There have been a string of cities in Asia that have been given the moniker Venice of the East, including Dhaka in Bangldesh, Suzhou in China, Udaipur in India, Srinagar in Kashmir, Osaka in Japan, Hanoi in Vietnam and Ayutthaya and Bangkok in Thailand, yet the origins of Bangkok's canal network with its swampy surrounds, was drained, carved out and irrigated since the eighteenth century to form a system of canals, known as "khlongs". Over tim... Read More

Although we have many premium-grade condo units around the city in favoured locations, what if your budget cannot extend to living in The Met or The Address 24? Well, ther are quite a few options that are affordable and within easy access to the city centre via the Skytain. Sukhumvit Road is the magnet for expats wanting to rent a condo in Bangkok but by living slightly further afield there are many opportunities to be had. In this article we wil... Read More