Last Thursday's Thailand Property Awards 2013 in Bangkok drew close to 600 industry players at the Centara Grand Convention Center.
Phuket's real estate winners included Kata Rocks, Anantara Vacation Club, Exotiq Property and Anchan Villas.
Some well known faces to the island were national winners including Jones Lang LaSalle for Best Resort Property Management Company and Luxury Villas and Homes as Best Rental Agent.
Another Thailand-wide accolade for Best Agency Deal went to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels for the sale of the Laguna Beach Resort by RECAP to the Outrigger Group.
Expectations are high that next years award nominations are going to be fast and furious given the number of highly anticipated project launchings which are in the lead up period pipeline.
Phuket's property and hospitality focused legal firm Hughes Krupica will open a new Bangkok Office in December.
Located in the Sathorn District of the city a newly recruited Thai partner will head up the office.
According to Desmond Hughes he is expects to continue to expand the firms offerings and markets served in the future.
One of the latest initiatives involved partnering with arbitration expert Victor Smith on dispute resolution cases.
C9 Hotelworks Bill Barnett will be a featured speaker at next week's Thailand Real Estate Investment and Property Law Forum 2013.
The forum will be held in Bangkok on September 19th and 20th.
Highlights will be a feature on the upcoming AEC initiative as it applies to the real estate sector and discussions on mounting concerns on overdevelopment in the Thai hotel industry.
Other sessions of interest include Thailand's new REIT regime and a focus on the country's infrastructure projects.
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The Villa Market in Cherngtaley will open in early November of this year.
According to the developer of Boat Avenue where Villa is located, a grand opening celebration for the entire complex and all of the shops will be held on November 22nd.
Living proof that we live in the celebrity age is the demonstrated success of the Paris Hilton property connection in Manila.
Philippine developer Century Properties tapped into the trend by recruiting Hilton for their Azure Beach Club development.
It's hard to visit Manila, be it the airport or on the roadways and not encounter a billboard with her image promoting the design influenced project.
For Century the success of the Hilton tie-up and another Trump branded condominium have the group flying high.
Laguna Phuket has launched a new master planned residential development adjacent to the destination resort.
Called Laguna Park the project is aimed at upper midscale buyers and offers villas and townhomes.
Pricing points are at just over THB6 million.
The project is located on the road between Plaza del Mar and Laguna Village, to the east of the existing destination resort.
The shifting sands of global economics are seeing more Asian real estate developers look further into international expansion.
Thailand's neighbor Malaysia is a good example with leading property firm SP Setia's high profile redevelopment of the mega Battersea Power Station in London.
A consortium includes other Malaysian investors Sime Darby and the Employees Provident Fund.
It's estimated the total project development will be over 8 billion pounds.
Battersea will see a new canvas created with housing, commercial, retail and parks created.
The real estate and hospitality prospects in nearby emerging Myanmar will be the focus of an upcoming conference on September 30th and October 1st.
Titled 2nd Myanmar Real Estate Summit 2013, the venue will be the Parkroyal Hotel in Yangon.
C9's Bill Barnett will be a speak, along with executives from firms such as VDB Loi Myanmar, Jones Lang LaSalle, Colliers. ACCOR, Yoma Strategic Holdings and CBRE
Representatives from various government development agencies will also be on hand with comprehensive market information.
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A new upscale pool villa residential project is coming into the island's property market.
The Aqua Villas located in Rawai and features ocean views.
Nine properties comprise the development and entry prices start from THB16.9 million.
Brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle (Thailand) is sole agent.
