EEC Real Estate Recovery: Chonburi Leads and Condo Construction Spikes

MGR Online•Economy•1d ago

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The EEC residential market showed significant recovery in the first half of 2026, driven by government stimulus and industrial growth.

•Residential transfers in the EEC grew by 17.1% in the first half of 2026, totaling 24,184 units.
•Chonburi province emerged as the strongest market, accounting for nearly two-thirds of total EEC transfers.
•New construction permits for condominiums surged by 102.4% despite a decline in new land allotment permits.
•Government measures, including reduced transfer fees and relaxed LTV criteria, supported the recovery.

•The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) residential market began showing recovery signals in the second quarter and first half of 2026.
•The recovery was supported by government measures reducing transfer and mortgage fees to 0.01% for homes under 7 million baht and relaxed Loan-to-Value (LTV) criteria.
•In the first half of 2026, EEC residential transfers reached 24,184 units (up 17.1%) with a total value of 57,060 million baht (up 12.7%) compared to the first half of 2025.
•Chonburi province recorded 15,928 transfers in the first half of 2026, representing nearly two-thirds of all transfers across the three EEC provinces.
•Real estate developers are exercising caution by slowing new land allotment projects, which decreased by 43.9% in terms of units in the first half of 2026.
•New residential construction permits in the EEC rose 27.9% in the first half of 2026, with condominium permits specifically jumping 102.4%.
•The surge in condominium construction permits suggests developers are preparing supply for future demand from industrial estate workers and economic activities.

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The Eastern Economic Corridor area where the residential market is recovering.

Chonburi(ชลบุรี)ℹ️

The province in the EEC with the highest rate of recovery and the most construction permits.

Rayong(ระยอง)ℹ️

The province in the EEC with the second-highest transfer rate.

Chachoengsao(ฉะเชิงเทรา)ℹ️

An EEC province showing recovery in demand driven by industrial and economic growth.

Real Estate Information Center (REIC)(ศูนย์ข้อมูลอสังหาริมทรัพย์ (REIC))

The entity providing the residential market data and research for the EEC.

Government Housing Bank(ธนาคารอาคารสงเคราะห์)ℹ️

The organization associated with the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).

LTV

The loan-to-value criteria that were relaxed by the government to stimulate the real estate sector.