Airports of Thailand reported strong increases in both aircraft movements and passenger traffic at the six airports under its management during February this year. AoT reported, on Tuesday, that all of its supervised airports served 11,177,269 passengers, up 4.59% from 10,686,642 when compared with the same month in 2016. Overall, aircraft movements also increased by 2.96% from 64,624 to 66,535.
Rama IV Road is transforming into a new landmark area of Bangkok as it increasingly becomes the location of mixed-used developments combining luxury hotels, retail outlets, offices and condominiums. According to a survey conducted by The Nation early this week, Rama IV Road from Lumpini Park to Klong Toei is witnessing an aggressive level of investment to develop both residential and commercial buildings in the area.
泰國工業園區管理局（IEAT）官員稱，該局將在未來5年向東部經濟走廊（EEC）的3個項目中投資至少260億泰銖。泰國工業園區管理局（IEAT）局長維拉蓬指出，根據該局製定的2017至2021年投資戰略計劃看，將向東部經濟走廊（EEC）投入至少260億泰銖的預算，將主要推動3個項目的投資進展。
NAB has sharply upgraded its 2017 property price forecasts after a survey showed confidence in the Australian housing market striking a three-year peak. The developments follow news earlier this week of capital city dwelling prices rising at their fastest annual clip in seven years for the 12 months to March 31.
The biggest commercial construction boom in Melbourne for more than two decades will create the climate for the shift in capital city market focus. By contrast Sydney is facing a contraction in its market with office space being withdrawn to make way for the Metro Rail project. Towers are also being converted to other uses, including residential and hotels. Melbourne's impending office supply boom, however, is expected to favour tenants, pushing vacancy rates in the city centre to a 20-year high of 10.7 per cent by 2020, according to research by Investa, one of Australia's largest property groups.
Sydney and Melbourne's sizzling housing markets stepped up the pressure on buyers last week as both cities recorded auction clearance rates of more than 80 per cent. The stronger figures, driven in part by a Melbourne auction market down by almost 500 properties from last week, pulled the preliminary national auction clearance rate up to 78.1 per cent from 74.5 per cent a week earlier, CoreLogic figures showed.
