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Price from what comparable homes nearby have actually sold for in the last six months, not from what other people are asking. Listing sites show sellers' hope rather than results: an overpriced listing sits for a year, and it becomes the number the next seller quotes, so the wrong price gets handed down.
Section 472 makes the seller liable for defects impairing value or fitness whether or not the seller knew, provided they existed at or before delivery. Section 473 gives three exceptions, and the one year period in section 474 runs from discovery rather than from the date of transfer.
Investors prefer tenanted property because income starts on transfer day, but selling tenanted removes owner-occupiers, who are most of the market. Under section 569 the lease survives the transfer, so the buyer prices from the rent written into the lease rather than from comparable sales.
The Treasury Department publishes the 2027-2030 appraisal schedule on 1 December 2026, effective 1 January 2027, with values expected to rise by at least 10%. The consequences stack three deep: transfer fees on a higher base, land tax up every year, and properties appraised near THB 7 million dropping out of the 0.01% measure while it still has six months to run.
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