Condo prices up as train lines draw buyers to city outskirts

The condo price index for Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan in the second half of 2013 rose by 5.6% year-on-year, with units along the skytrain extension line in Bang Na and the future MRT Purple Line posting the highest increases.

Bangkok condo prices rose by 5.5%, while those in Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan were up by 8%, said Samma Kitsin, director-general of the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).

The highest increase was found in the price range of 50,000-80,000 baht a square metre, up by 8.7%. Prices for the segment rose by 8.6% in Bangkok and 9% in Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan. Continue reading Condo prices up as train lines draw buyers to city outskirts →