More Bangkok residents are searching for rental homes rather than properties for sale, with demand increasingly concentrated around employment hubs, while homebuyers continue shifting towards more affordable suburban locations.
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Despite no new office completions in the second quarter of 2026, Bangkok's office market remained highly competitive as landlords of new buildings increasingly offered barter deals and matched incentives provided by owners of older properties.
The residential market may have already bottomed out, but a recovery is unlikely to resemble previous cycles, with second-hand homes expected to become the primary growth engine as affordability challenges continue to reshape buyer behaviour.
Aira Capital Plc is accelerating its expansion into the property sector, aiming for recurring income from office and hospitality assets to become the main earnings driver within a few years.
Industrial land price growth is expected to moderate after last year's sharp increase, as nearly 10,000 rai of new supply is set to enter the market in the fourth quarter of 2026, easing upward pressure on prices.
Despite the sluggish economy, the average selling price per square metre of new condo units in Greater Bangkok during the first half of 2026 neared the level recorded in 2019, the second-highest on record after the 2018 peak.
Tourism operators support using the land plot previously earmarked for an entertainment complex in Bangkok to attract foreign investors with the same concept excluding a casino, aiming to promote high-value tourism in line with a government pledge.
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