Lifestyle
A condominium Issue : Enforcing Property Management Rules
The shift from an individual house to condominiums requires significant adjustments. Those who are used to having their own private common areas have to adapt by sharing common facilities such as car parking, lobby, swimming pool and gym with co-owners who come from varied backgrounds and may have completely different mindsets.
Lifestyle changes in Thailand have resulted in changes in the way people live and where they live, with a clear shift from living in single detached houses in suburban areas to CBD condominiums.
The shift from an individual house to condominiums requires significant adjustments. Those who are used to having their own private common areas have to adapt by sharing common facilities such as car parking, lobby, swimming pool and gym with co-owners who come from varied backgrounds and may have completely different mindsets. It is common that co-owners disagree on how building management issues should be dealt with and how rules and regulations should be enforced. Learning how to adapt and compromise is essential for those who have decided they want a condominium lifestyle and its benefits.
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Bangkok falls 19 places to 49th most expensive location worldwide
Locations reliant on international tourism have seen their rental markets hit especially hard during the pandemic, resulting in some major drops in the rankings. Bangkok has fallen 19 places to 49th, while Hanoi saw a similar drop of 12 places to 81st.
The decline of Bangkok reflects the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the rental market in the tourism-reliant Thai economy, according to ECA’s latest survey.
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Thailand remains 54th in World Happiness Report’s ranking
As one would expect with lockdowns and physical distancing, the pandemic had a significant effect on workforce well-being. Falling unemployed during the pandemic is associated with a 12% drop in life satisfaction.
The 2021 World Happiness Report marks a sombre moment as COVID-19 continues to rage on a little more than a year since it was declared a pandemic by the WHO.
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