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Dr. Sopon Pornchokchai, PhD D.FIABCI CRS MRICS
EDUCATION | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S AFFILIATION | PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Born: October 6, 1958, Bangkok, Thailand
Citizenship: Thai
Office Address: Agency for Real Estate Affairs
10 Nonsee Rd., Bangkok 10120 Thailand 
Tel. (662) 295.3905 Fax. (662) 295.1154
E-mail: sopon@area.co.th Web Site: www.area.co.th
Maritial Status: Married to Ms.Pattama Jantranukul with 2 children

Education

Ph.D. Land and Housing, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok.
Dipl.FIABCI, International Federation of Real Estate
Certificate Property Appraisal, Land Reform Training Institute - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Certificate Housing in Development, PGCHS, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium
Certified Residential Specialist, National Association of Realtors, USA.
Certificate Real Estates Appraisal, Thammasat University, Bangkok
Certificate, Anti-Corruption Program for High Level Executives, National Anti-Corruption Commission

International Organization’s Affiliation

President, FIABCI Thailand Chapter
Country Rep, International Association of Assessing Officers (since 1998)
Council Member,  ASEAN Valuers Association (1998-2002)
Member, Global Valuation Forum, the Appraisal Foundation authorized by the Congress
Member,  ARELLO (Assoc of Real Estate License Law Officials: www.arello.org) (since 2002)
Hon. Member, Practicing Valuers Association of India.
Hon. Member,  Indian Valuers Association
Hon. Member,  Council of Engineers & Valuers, India

Professional Organizations

President,  Thai Appraisal Foundation - www.thaiappraisal.org (since 2001)
President, Thai Home Buyers Association (since 2019)
Board Member, Valuation Subcommittee, National Land Readjustment Committee
Board Member,  Valuers Association of Thailand (1998 to 2003)
Board Member,  Employers Confederation of Thailand (since 2010)
Board Member,  Thai Chamber of Commerce Committee on Business Ethics (2007 to 2012)
Board Member,  Thai Chamber of Commerce Committee on Sufficiency Economy (2007 to 2012)
Board Member,  Thai Chamber of Commerce Committee on Real Estate (1997-8, 2001 to 2012)
Advisor,  Thai Chamber of Commerce Committee on Real Estate (2007 to 2012)
Advisor, Property Managers Association of Thailand (1998-2015)
Advisor,  Housing Mortgage Association of Thailand (1999-2015)
Advisor, Housing Developers Association (2003-2010)
Advisor, Real Estate Sales and Marketing Association (2003-2012)
Advisor, Real Estate Brokers Association (2008-2015)
Editor,  VAT News (an official periodical of the Valuers Association of Thailand (1999-2001)
Editor,  Home and Money (an official periodical of the Hsg Mortgage Assoc (2000-2001).
Member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) of United Kingdom (on valuation)
Hon. Member,  Real Estate Brokers Association, Pattaya, Thailand

New Towns and Big Projects Experience

2019 Feasibility for the Relocation of Bangkok Zoo.
September 14, 2018. Redevelop Slum Land on Win-Win Basis in Kampala, Uganda. http://bit.ly/2MwcICM
October 5, 2017. Real Estate Valuation in Ho Chi Minh City. Conducting a Real Estate Valuation of an industrial factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. https://bit.ly/2yKsvKe
June 19-21, 2017. Real Estate Market in Cambodia. To explore real estate market in Real Estate Market in Cambodia. Our survey was the most comprehensive one in Cambodia. https://bit.ly/2qvKnUV
December 7 - 9, 2016. Real Estate Valuation of Factories in Savannakhet Special Economic Zone, Laos. https://bit.ly/2Rxf1sp
November 15 - 20, 2016. Real Estate Market in Hanoi, Vietnam. To explore real estate markets. https://bit.ly/2EYGPEG
November 15 - 27, 2015. Real Estate Valuation of Hotels and Casinos in Lesotho and Zambia, Africa. https://bit.ly/2CUdXL8
December 15-16, 2013. Real Estate Valuation in Da Nang, Vietnam for the Danang Special Economic Zone. https://bit.ly/2SDxYuO
March 6, 2012, Visit of Vietnamese Developers. Nam Long (one of the largest real estate developers in Vietnam) visited Bangkok to explore.  Later on, Dr.Sopon was also its consultant for a new town project in Can Tho. https://bit.ly/2JyUwbV
May 9-12, 2010. A World Bank Project, Jakarta. Invited to be a consultant of the World Bank to conduct some survey and presentation on property valuation for land acquisition in Indonesia. https://bit.ly/2QdteKP
January 20-23, 2009. A Mission in Lombok. A consultancy project to a proposed development of resort and hotel properties in an Island in Indonesia which was under the supervision of the Bali Tourism Development Corporation, an Indonesian State-owned company.  https://bit.ly/2DgosJv
June 2006. Study of Pun Pin New Town, Surat Thani for the National Housing Authority, Thailand. https://bit.ly/2Di8fUf (in Thai).
December 2005 - January 2006. Appointed by the Ministry of Finance Vietnam as a consultant to develop the Roadmap for Valuation Profession in Vietnam. https://bit.ly/2qka4HQ
December 20, 2005. Appointed by a large industrial firm to appraise a factory complex in Pochentong Industrial Zone, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. https://bit.ly/2RseCre

Professional Appointments

Present President, Agency for Real Estate Affairs (since 1991)
Director, Thai Real Estate Business School - www.trebs.ac.th (since 2001)
1990-1991 General Manager, Thai Engineering and Management Development (TEAM D) Co.,Ltd.
1988-1989 Head of Valuation & Research, Richard Ellis (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.
1987-1988 Planning Manager, Thai Real Estate Co.,Ltd.
1986-1987 Consultant, Bangkok Land Management Study, PADCO (Washington DC)
1985-1986 Research Associate, Bangkok Canal Land Mngt Study, Building Together Assoc, Bangkok
1982-1983 Researcher, Centre for Housing & Human Settlements Studies, National Housing Authority 
1980-1981 Chief, Service Department, Thai Volunteer Service, Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute, Bangkok

Research Appointments

At present Project head, Bangkok GIS and Database for Real Estate Decision Makers (a package of GIS covering an area of 20,000 sq.km. with population, real estate, land price data which is currently offered for sales) (since 1998)
Administrator, Nationwide Field Surveys of Real Estate Projects, a project solely conducted by Agency for Real Estate Affairs on regular basis (since 1994)
2019 Feasibility for the Relocation of Bangkok Zoo.
2017 Country Leader, Global Municipal Database
2017 Team Leader, Housing Market Surveys in the ASEAN Region
2015 Country Researcher, UN World Cities
2012 Lecturer, Consultancy service to Ministry of Finance, Cambodia
2011 Consultant, Teaching Real Estates in Cities in Vietnam. UNHabitat. 
2016 Country Researcher, Bangkok, A World 200 Cities. United Nations Habitat
2010 Consultant. Land Expropriation for Infrastructure Project in Jakarta. The World Bank
2010 Instructor (Consultant), National Valuers Association of Cambodia and Ministry of Finance, Royal Cambodian Government.
2008 Lecturer (Consultant), a SUCOFINDO project to the Ministry of Finance, Indonesia at Jakarta, Surabaya and Makassar
2006 Team Leader, Land Value Modeling for Land Readjustment Program in 7 provinces, Department of Public Works and Town Planing.
Team Leader, Land Value Modeling of Yala Land Readjustment Program (value after the readjustment). Department of Public Works and Town Planing.
2005 Consultant, Ministry of Finance, Vietnam, a Study for the Development of Valuation Profession: Thailand and Vietnam.
2003 Consultant, Data survey/Research and Map-based Information System "Housing Projects in Bangkok", Government Housing Bank
Consultant, Land Valuation Modelling, Government Housing Bank
Consultant, Data Survey and Research "Office Building Projects in Bangkok, Government Housing Bank
2002-2003 Team Leader, the Land Value Modeling for Land Re-Adjustment Scheme. Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA)
2002 Consultant, UN-CHS for the preparation of the Global Report On Human Settlements 2003 City Report: Bangkok
2001-2002 Consultant, The AAT Regional Airports System Master Plan Study, Airport Authority of Thailand (AAT) - an international consortium project.
2000-2001 Consultant, National Real Estate Information Center, Government Housing Bank, a World Bank project
2000 Facilitator, Workshop on the Standardization of Valuation Practices in Thailand, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - World Bank Project
Team Leader, The Study of Land Value for Land Readjustment Scheme in Bangkok and Major Provincial Cities, Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA)
1999 Team Leader, Feasibility Study for Two Suburban Housing Estate Developments, Thai Morimoto Co. Ltd.
1998 Team Leader, the Study of Housing Market in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region 1990 - 1998, Government Housing Bank
1996-1997 Team Leader, the Study of New Town Development: Korat, National Housing Authority
1995 Team Leader, the Study of Unoccupied Housing in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Government Housing Bank
Team Leader, the Survey of Slums and Low-income Housing in Provincial Cities in Thailand, National Housing Authority.
1994 Team Leader, the Study of Low-cost Condominiums in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Government Housing Bank
1993-1994 Country Researcher, the Future of Slums and Their Employment, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Country Research in Bangkok, Korea, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul
Consultant, Land Readjustment Program, National Economic and Social Development Board & SEC Co.,Ltd.
1990-1991 Consultant, Study of Options for Financing Infrastructure Expansion, Land Institute Foundation with Planning and Development Collaborative International for the National Economic and Social Development Board, sponsored by USAID
Consultant, Property Tax Study, Land Institute Foundation with Research Triangle Institute for the Ministry of Finance, sponsored by USAID
Consultant, Urban Land Study, Land Institute Foundation with Planning and Development Collaborative International for the National Economic and Social Development Board, sponsored by USAID
1988-1987 Consultant, Feasibility Study for the Lad Krabang Industrial Estate Expansion Phase 3, Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute for the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)
Country Research Counterpart, a Study of Land Use in Bangkok with Focus on Fringe Area Development, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)
1986 Survey Director, Socio-political Attitude of Bangkokians: Middle and Low Class People, Chulalongkorn Univ. Dept. of Sociology, Bangkok and International Christian Univ., Tokyo.
1985 Consultant, Preparation of an ESCAP paper for the HABITAT Ninth Session, UNCHS-ESCAP Joint Unit, ESCAP Headquarters, Bangkok.

Publications

Books
  International Real Estate Surveyed. Bangkok: Thai Real Estate Business School. August 2019. 100 pp.
Thai Real Estate Management (การบริหารธุรกิจอสังหาริมทรัพย์ไทย). Bangkok: Thai Real Estate School, April 2017, 5th Edition, 360 pp.
Business Administration for Prosperity and Valuable (การบริหารธุรกิจให้เจริญและมีคุณค่า). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, February 2017, 144 pp.
Global Municipal Database, 2017. UN-Habitat - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Dr.Sopon's contribution in the case of Bangkok). https://goo.gl/bUrJSS and https://goo.gl/dk7P95.
The World Cities in 2016. United Nations. (Dr.Sopon's contribution in the case of Bangkok). https://bit.ly/3sXJyTU
Bangkok Management (การบริหารกรุงเทพมหานคร). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, June 2014, 144 pp.
Analysis of Land Prices in the BMR, 1985-2012, Government Housing Bank Journal, July-September 2012. P 55-61
Sopon Pornchokchai (2011). Chapter 10: Rethinking Real Estate Cycles in Xing Quan Zhang (ed.) (2011).. The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Housing Finance. Nairobi. United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat. https://bit.ly/3aTPg0n
Real Estate Valuation in Global Markets, 2nd Edition.  Chicago: the Appraisal Institute, 2010, 617 pp (Edited by Howard C. Gelbtuch and Eunice H. Park.
The Real CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) (CSR ที่แท้) Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, March 2010, 5th Edition, 142 pp.
Baan Mankong: Slum Solution or Fiasco?. Bangkok Post, January 24, 2010 p.5
Ar Chiew (อาชิว ชิว ชิว ) Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, May 2009, 120 pp.
Letters to the Prime Minister (จดหมายถึงนายกฯ). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, January 2009, 160 pp. (Thai), (3,000 copies).
Housing Finance Mechanisms in Thailand. Nairobi. UN-HABITAT (2008). ISBN: 978-92-1-132038-1, 100 pp.: Freely Downloadable at http://www.unchs.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=2620
Think Differently (คิดต่าง) Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, October 2008, 2th Edition, 120 pp.
Real Estate Cycles: Experience from Abroad, Government Housing Bank Journal, October-December 2008, p.54-59
Property Expropriation for All (ถูกเวนคืน อย่าเสียใจ) Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, May 2008, 120 pp. (Thai), (2,000 copies).
This Is Social Work Profession (นี่คืองานสังคมสงเคราะห์). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, January 2008, 120 pp. (Thai), (2,000 copies).
Administer with Love (บริหารด้วยรัก). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, October and November 2007 and January 2008, 160 pp. (Thai), (5,000 copies).
Business Ethics (คุณธรรมธุรกิจ). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, August 2007, 160 pp. (Thai), (3,000 copies).
Letters to the Prime Minister (จดหมายถึงนายกฯ). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, May 2007, 160 pp. (Thai), (3,000 copies).
Lightening 2007 (จุดประกาย 50). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, January and February 2007, 296 pp. (Thai), (5,000 copies).
Rethinking Real Estate Cycles, Bangkok, 1997-2007, Government Housing Bank Journal, Vol.1, No.1, July-December 2007, p.48-59
How Much Is Your House? (บ้านเธอราคาเท่าไหร่). Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, August 2006, 120 pp. (Thai), (3,000 copies).
Appraisal Professional (วิชาชีพประเมินค่าทรัพย์สิน), Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, January 2006, 136 pp. (Thai), (3,000 copies).
Using Real Estate Know-how to Develop Our Country (อสังหาฯ ช่วยชาติ), Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, January 2006, 136 pp. (Thai), (3,000 copies), April 2006 (2nd edition)
Real Estate Market Abroad (อสังหาฯ ต่างแดน), Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, September 2005, 224 pp (Thai) (3,000 copies)
Know the Value of Your Home (รู้มูลค่าบ้านตัวเอง), Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, March and May 2005, 95 pp (Thai) (6,000 copies)
Real Estate: An Integral Part of Life (อสังหาริมทรัพย์ เรื่องสำคัญของชีวิต), Bangkok: Thai Appraisal Foundation, December 2004, 200 pp (Thai) (5,000 copies), April 2006 (2nd edition)
The Future of Slums and Their Employment Implications: the Case of Bangkok in Akimoto, Tatsuru. Shrinkage of Urban Slums in Asia and Their Employment Aspect. 1998. pp.415-459.
Business Location Guide Bangkok: BangkokMap, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, April 1998, 208 pp. (English) (10,000 copies)
Housing Yellow Pages (jt.au), Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, April 1995, 152 pp (Thai) (10,000 copies)
Knowledgeable Home Buying, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, January 1995, 76 pp (Thai) (10,000 copies)
Read It Before Buying A House: Research for the People, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, October 1994, 98 pp (Thai) (5,000 copies)
Read It Before Buying A House (with Pipop Rodpai), 2nd Edition, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, March 1994, 256 pp (Thai) (5,000 copies)
Read It Before Buying A House (with Pipop Rodpai), 1st Edition (5,000 copies), Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, May 1993, 256 pp (Thai)
Bangkok Slums: Review and Recommendations, Bangkok: School of Urban Community Research and Actions, 1st Ed. (November 1992), 2nd Ed. (September 1993), 200 pp. (altogether 3,000 copies)
Business Location Guide Bangkok, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, September 1991, 200 pp. (1,000 copies)
1020 Bangkok Slums, Evidence Analysis and Critiques, Bangkok: World Vision Foundation, November 1985; 30 pp. (700 copies)
1020, Bangkok: Japanese Volunteer Centre, July 1985; 208 pp. (Thai) (2,000 copies)
House-renters in Bangkok Slum-and-squatter Settlements, Bangkok: Building Together Association, Sep-tember 1984, 118 pp. (500 copies)
Abstract of 195 Documents on Bangkok Slums, Bangkok: NHA. Centre for Housing and Human Settlements Studies, September 1983, 140 pp. (Thai) (400 copies)
Abstract of 115 Articles on Bangkok Slums, 1967-1982, Bangkok: NHA. Centre for Housing and Human Settlements Studies, March 1983, 155 pp. (Thai) (400 copies)

Research Papers

Real Estate Investments for the ASEAN Region. AREA Press Release No. 356/2017: September 11, 2017. http://bit.ly/2wUsO4S
Aceh Land Value, 12 Years After the Tsunami. Fair & Equitable, March 2017, p.26-30.
Strategic Location Analysis on High-End Condominium Markets in Sukhmvit And Na Jom Thien for Fragrant Property Ltd., July 2015, 
Waterpoint New Urban Township, Ben Luc, Long An, Report on Development Observations for Nam Long VCD Corporation, Vietnam, October 2013, 24 pp.
Timely Land Acquisition for Infrastructure Development: International Practices for Indonesia. May 8, 2010.  A World Bank Project.
Housing Market End 2007, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, January 2008, 700 pp.
Housing Market Mid 2007, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, July 2007, 650 pp.
Housing Market End 2006, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, January 2007, 550 pp.
Housing Market Mid 2006, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, July 20066 520 pp.
Housing Market End 2005, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, January 2006, 500 pp.
Housing Market Mid 2005, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, July 2005, 450 pp.
Real Estate Market End 2004, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, January, 2005, 400 pp.
Housing Market Mid 2004, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, July 2004, 300 pp.
UN-Habitat Global Report on Human Settlements 2003: Slums and Poverty in the City, City Report: Bangkok, Development Planning Unit, University College London, July 2002, 25 pp.
Thailand Property Outlook 1999, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, January 1999, 240 pp. (English & Thai)
Real Estate Market Outlook 1998, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, November 1997, 500 pp.
Investment in Provincial Housing, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, March 1995, 200 pp (Thai)
Housing Market Direction, 1995, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, December 1994, 250 pp(Thai)
Low-cost Condominiums: Direction of Investment, Bangkok: Government Housing Bank, July 14, 1995, 76 pp. (Thai)
The Real Home Buyers, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, April, 1993, 100 pp. (Thai) also presented at the Seminar on The Real Home Buyers, The Hilton, April 1, 1993
Market Direction: Housing Development in Bangkok, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, October, 1992, 290 pp. (Thai) also presented at the Seminar on Housing Direction 1993, The Regent, October 21, 1993
54 Prime Development Locations of Bangkok, 1992-1997, Bangkok: Agency for Real Estate Affairs, 100 pp. (Thai & English) also presented at the Seminar on 54 Prime Locations, the Regent, April 17, 24, 1993
Valuation and Financial Feasibility of Klong Lad Prao Site, Paper submitted to the Steering Committee, Study of Options for Financing Infrastructure Expansion, March 1991 
Metropolitan Fringe Development: Case Study in Bangkok, Thailand (with Suwatana Thadaniti), Case Studies on Metropolitan Fringe Development with Focus on Informal Land Subdivisions, New York. UN.ESCAP, 1990, p.42-47 
Final Report: Land Use in Bangkok with Focus on Fringe Land Development (with Assoc. Prof. Suwatana Thadaniti), Country research paper submitted to ESCAP, 1988, 120 pp. 
Final Report: Feasibility Study for the Expansion of the Lad Krabang Industrial Estate Expansion Project (with others), Research paper submitted to the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, 1988, 100 pp. (Thai)
Chumchon Poe-torng: the Result of a Decade of Success Over Slum Eviction with the People's Own Effort, Bangkok: School of Urban Community Research and Actions, 1987, 8 pp. 
Slum Growth: Migration Is Not the Culprit, Bangkok: School of Urban Community Research and Actions, 1987, 12 pp., and also in Bangkok Post, December 6, 1987 
Working Paper No.4: Bangkok Slum Lands: The Policy Implications of Recent Findings (with S. Angel), Bangkok: Bangkok Land Management Study, Mar. 1987, 12 pp. 
Working Paper No.5: The Informal Land Subdivision Market in Bangkok: A Preliminary Investigation (with S. Angel), Bangkok: Bangkok Land Management Study, Mar. 1987, 23 pp. 
Survey of Handicapped Children in Klong Toey Slum (with Mark Bennis), Bangkok: School of Urban Community Research and Actions, 1986 (English version - 368 pp., Thai version - 358 pp.)
Community Participation in Human Settlements Work in the ESCAP Region, Paper submitted to the UNCHS-ESCAP Joint Unit on Human Settlements, December, 1985, 36 pp. 
A Study of House-renters in Four Bangkok Slum-housing settlements, (An M.Sc. Thesis HS.84-20, AIT, 321 pp.) 
Feasibility Study: Two Possible Alternatives to Soi Intamara 10 Community (jt.au.), Unpublished report, Division of Human Settlements Development, AIT, 1983 
An Evaluation Report: The Development of Slum Dwellers in Cheur Ploeng Slum (jt.au.), Unpublished report submitted to Redd Barna, May 1983, 152 pp. (Thai)
Social Work and Politics, Unpublished study, Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, 1980, 111 pp. (Thai)

Conference Papers

Recent Theories and Practices of Real Estate Assessment (for tax purposes) and Appeal Mechanism in the ASEAN Region, Presented at the Third International Forum on New Development of Valuation (IFNDV2013) by Xiamen University, November 8 to 10, 2013 in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
Inventing Better Thai Housing Solutions than Baan Eua-Arthorn & Baan Mankong presented at The International Conference The Royal Institute of Thailand. 19 June 2012, Dusit Thani Hotel. http://bit.ly/2BwcJRJ
Real Estate Cycles: What Can We Learn?  Presented at the 17th AVA Pre-congress, July 20-22, 2011, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Valuation for Land Acquisition: International Experience. Presented at the 16th AVA Congress, July 22-24, 2010, Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok.
Baan Mankong: Slum Solution or Fiasco? (earning the Best Abstract Award as well).  Presented at the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong. June 10-14, 2010.
ASEAN Real Estate. Presented at the Penang Real Estate Expo, Institute of Estate Agent, Malaysia, Penang Branch, March 19, 2010.
Disasters and the Shocks of Property Prices. Presented at the 15th Congress of the ASEAN Valuers Association, May 7-9, 2008.
Towards Mutual Recognition through CPD. Presented at the 15th Congress of the ASEAN Valuers Association, May 7-9, 2008 (with Prof.Niputh Jitprasonk)
Housing in Ho Chi Minh City & Lessons Of World’ Real Estate Cycles. Presented at the Vietnam Real Estate Seminar conducted by the Thai Appraisal Foundation, Ho Chi Minh City, November 26, 2007.
Village-based Joint Investment. Presented at the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility, September 27, 2007, 16:00 - 17:30, Ho Chi Minh City
Valuation of Bo Fai Airport.  Presented at the International Conference on Valuing Infrastructure and Utility Properties conducted by the Thai Appraisal Foundation, Bangkok, July 23, 2007.
The Appraisal Foundation and its Roles in Worldwide Standards. Presented to the International Advisory Board, The Appraisal Foundation. October 2006, Washington D.C.
Roadmap for the Development of Valuation Professional in Developing Countries, presented at the World Valuation Congress, May 9-11, 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Thai Real Estate Markets: Some Good Examples and Lessons to The World, present at the Asia-Pacific Real Estate Congress, September 28-30, 2005, Osaka, Japan.
International Development of Valuation Profession: A Challenge, presented at the 70th Annual International Conference of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), September 20, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Comparative Study of Housing Development in Jakarta and Bangkok, presented at a workshop organized by Institut Teknologi Properti Indonesia, September 13, 2005, Jakarta, Indonesia.
International Workshop: Valuation In Vietnam, Status-Quo, Problems And Solutions, presented at an international workshop organized by the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam, June 10, 2005, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Transparancy and Accountability In The Public Asset Valuation & Management in Thailand, presented at a conference organized by MAPPI, GAPPI and INKINDO, June 8, 2005, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bangkok’s Private-Sector Housing Developers Struggling in the Aftermath of the 1997 Financial Crisis: Diagnosis and Analysis (with Rajith Perera and Karl E. Weber), presented at the 22nd Pan Pacific Congress of Real Estate Appraisers, Valuers and Counselors, October 18-21, 2004, Taiwan, ROC.
Exploring Non-Traditional and Alternative Areas of Work for Valuers in Thailand, Survey, Research, IT, GIS-CAMA, Education, and Publications (with Pratak Simapichaicheth), presented at the 13th Congress of the ASEAN Valuers Association, September 13-15, 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Evaluating the Latest Real Estate Developments in Thailand, presented at the Terrapinn Conference, June 29-30, 2004, Singapore, 18pp.
CAMA and GIS Practices in Thailand, presented at the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) Conference, January 24-28, 2004, Bangkok, 15 pp.
Bangkok Housing Market after the 1997 Economic Crisis: the Testimony off the Developers (with Ranjith Perera), presented at, the Asia Pacific Housing Research Conference, July 1-4, 2003, Kuala Lumpur, 21pp.
Lessons Learnt from Housing Speculation in Bangkok, presented at the 9th Congress of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES), January 19-22, 2003, Brisbane, 14 pp. .
Regulating Real Estate Professionals in Asia and Pacific, presented at the Annual Conference of the ARELLO, Kansas City, 4 pp. .
Modeling Land Value Estimate in A Land Readjustment Scheme in Thailand, presented at the 12th Congress of the Asean Valuers Association (AVA), Hichiminh City, September 24-26, 2002, 12 pp. 
Thailand Property Crisis and The Application of Assessments and Taxation, presented at the 5th of Property Tax Challenges In Asia, in Hong Kong (International Property Tax Institute), August 26-28, 2002, 18 pp. 
Property Information Centre: An Intelligent Unit to Tackle With Real Estate Crisis in Thailand, presented at the Congress of the Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES), Seoul, July 4-6, 2002, 18 pp. 
Speculation and Real Estate Market Booms and Busts in Bangkok, presented at the International Seminar, Speculation in Commercial Land and Real Estate Markets: Experience From Around the World, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Boston, March 7-9, 2002, 15 pp. 
Bangkok Housing Market’s Booms and Busts, What Do We Learn?, presented at the PRRES 2002 Conference of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society, Christchurch, January 20-23, 2002, 10 pp. 
GIS and Modern Valuation Practices in Thailand, presented at Presented at the Ninth World Valuation Congress, Singapore, April 26-29, 2001, 11pp 
The development of GIS Database System for Valuation in Thailand, presented at the 11th Conference of the Asean Valuers Association, Brunei Darussalam, August 9-11, 2000, 12 pp. 
Thailand Property Outlook, presented at the pre-congress of the ASEAN Valuers Association, November 24-25, 1999, 6 pp. 
Thai Real Estate: Boom & Bust, presented at the 30-year Anniversary Conference of the Land Reform Training Institute, Taiwan, November 25, 1998, 4pp. 
Thailand Real Estate: Boom and Bust Experience, presented at the 2nd Pacific and Asia Property Research Conference, Singapore, March 28-29, 1997, 12 pp. 
Valuation Challenge amidst the Condition of Rapidly Changing Prices in Thailand, presented at the 9th ASEAN Valuers Congress, Bangkok, November 9, 1996, 10 pp 
Innovative Land Readjustment in Thailand Where Public and Private Benefits Meet, presented at the Pacific Asia Property Research Conference, National University of Singapore and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, April 27-29, 1995, 15 pp. 
Thailand’s Land Readjustment: Valuation Is the Key, presented at the 8th ASEAN Valuers Congress, Jakarta, Indonesia, October 11-15, 1994, 16 pp. 
Thai Real Estate Review: Challenging Market Direction, presented at the Regional Seminar: Real Estate Development during the Bust Period, Agency for Real Estate Affairs, United Nations Conference Centre, August 17, 1993
Urban Land Development: Critiques on Conventional Planning Concepts, submitted to the Asian Urban Land Workshop, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, June 8-10, 1990, 23 pp 
Facts and Figures on Property Taxation in Thailand, presented at the Workshop: Property Tax Study of Thailand, 1990 
Bangkok Slums: Social Implications through Physical Appearance, presented at Mahidol University (Bangkok) and the Virginia Technical Institute (USA)'s Workshop on the Effects of Crowding in Bangkok, August 10, 1987 
The Social Impact of Single-objective Drainage Measures: Canals and Squatter Housing in Bangkok (jt.au.) presented at the International Workshop on Urban Flood Protection and Drainage in East and Southeast Asia, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, June 22-25, 1987 
Community Organizations Bangkok Slum-and-squatter Settlements : A Critique, submitted to the International Symposium on Strategies for Slum-and-squatter Upgrading in the Developing World, Berlin, November 27-29, 1986 
Slum Dwellers: The Less-privileged Segment of Urban Population, A Case of Bangkok Slum-and-squatter Settlements, presented at the Regional Seminar on Migrants and the Informal Sector, Jakarta, Indonesia, December 15-18, 1985, 36 pp.

Articles

Prospects of India Real Estate Investment, 2018. AREA Press Release No. 325/2017: August 18, 2017. http://bit.ly/2v7Ded3
Real Estate Perception of Cambodian Investors. Realestate.com.kh (June 2017) http://bit.ly/2DFjQcq and also at AREA Press Release No. 257/2017: June 29, 2017. http://bit.ly/2tn05nX
Overall Assessment of ASEAN Housing Markets. AREA Press Release No. 474/2016: December 19, 2016. http://bit.ly/2gQBPjO
A Bubble amidst A Bust. AREA Press Release No. 251/2015: August 26, 2015. http://bit.ly/1T9QiHZ
ASEAN Valuers View the Future of ASEAN : Presented at the 18th AVA Pre-congress, July 2-5, 2012, Brunei
It's time to put csr on the 'doing right' track. Bangkok Post. 20/05/2011. http://bit.ly/2DT0LHg
Real Estate Cycles: What Can We Learn? : Presented at the 17th AVA Pre-congress, July 20-22, 2011, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Baan Mankong: Slum Solution or Fiasco? Bangkok Post, January 24, 2010
Foreign Acquisition of Thai Land. OTEFA Newsletter (Newsletter of the Overseas Thai Economic and Finance Association), December 2009, Volume 1 Issue 2, Pages 8-10.
Nine Understandings of CSR. LAW (Magazine for the Ultimate Insider Analysis. Issue 2, Nov 07-Feb 08, Pages 78-80.
Rethinking Real Estate Cycles: Bangkok 1997 to 2007. GH Bank Housing Journal, Vol.1, No.1, July - December 2007, Pages 48-59.
Selling Land in Thailand to the foreigners. Executive Property Magazine, February 2007, P.85-87
Corporate Responsibility Isn’t Just Whitewash.  Bangkok Post. December 15, 2006.
Private Developers in the 1997 Housing Market Crisis in Bangkok (with Ranjith Perera and Karl E Weber). The Appraisal Journal, Vol.LXXIV, No. 1 (Winter 2006), Pages 77-85.
Housing speculation in Bangkok: lessons for emerging economies (with Ranjith Perera). Habitat International, Volume 29, Issue 3, September 2005, Pages 439-452
Study of American town offers insights for Thai tax system. Fair & Equitable, Magazine of the International Association of Assessing Officers, Vol.2, No.11, November 2004, p.8 and 15.
Housing Market in Bangkok after the Financial Crisis of 1997: Lessons learned from the Perspectives of Housing Developers, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol.8 No. 3 December 2003, p.167-178.
Errors & Omissions for Professional Valuers, VAT News, July - September 2000, p.18 (Thai)
Market Value: An International Definition. VAT News, April - June 2000, p.12 (Thai)
Buying A House in Thailand by Thai Expats in the USA: Is There Potentials?, VAT News, October - December 1999, p.10. (Thai)
How to Standardize Real Estate Valuation Practices in Thailand, The Nation Review, Sep 22-23, 1998 
Thai Real Estate and Appraisal: Internationally Competitive, Kookang Turakit/Siam Post, May 8, 1995 (p.27) (Thai)
Bangkok Slums - Another Perspective, Bangkok Post, February 28, 1993, p.23 
Real Estate Situation in Bang Na/Srinakarin Area, Bangkok, Bangkok Post April 8, 1991, p.1; The Nation Review April 5, 1991, p.F4 ; Manager April 5, 1991, p.12 (Thai)
Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) Practices in Pracha-Uthit Area, Bangkok, Manager April 29, 1991, p.7 (Thai)
Potential Locations for Future Housing Development in Bangkok, Manager May 2, 1991, p.6 (Thai)
Land Readjustment Practices, Manager June 13, 1991, p.6 (Thai)
Land Experiment Pays Off, Bangkok Post June 24, 1991, p.10 
Property Tax Practices, Manager July 4, 1991, p.8 (Thai)
Real Estate: Taxation Reform for Development, The Real Estate Journal, Vol.7, No.74, 1990, p.96-102 
Future of Real Estate Market 1991, The Real Estate Journal, Vol.7, No.74, 1990, p.92-95 (Thai)
Land Price Analysis in Bangkok, Manager Weekly February 19-22, 1990, p.16,19 (Thai)
Urban Shift on the Right Track, Bangkok Post June 18, 1990, p.12-13 
Low-income Housing System, The Real Estate Journal Vol.68, June 1990, p.42-46 (Thai)
Land Subdivision Practices, The Real Estate Journal Vol.70, August 1990, p.70-76 (Thai)
Mid Year Land Price Analysis, Bangkok Post August 27, 1990 ; Prachachart Turakit September 1, 1990, p.22 (Thai)
Next Wave: Middle Class Condo, Bangkok Post August 13, 1990 
Year End Real Estate Market Review, Bangkok Post December 18, 1990; Bangkok Business December 18, 1990, p.9 (Thai)
Bangkok Slum and Squatter Settlements, Planning and Administration International Union of Local Authorities - The Hague, Vol.16, No.2, Autumn 1989, p.104-114 
Bangkok Slum Lands: Policy Implications of Recent Findings (with S. Angel), Cities (a US academic journal), May 1989, p.136-p146 
Don't Neglect the Urban Poor, TVS Newsletter Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute, July 1989 (Thai)
Hobby-farm Land Subdivision, Prachachart Turakit, November 19-22, 1988 p.16,19 (Thai)
Analysis on Overall Housing Development, Prachachart Turakit, September 10-13, 1988 p.16 (Thai)
Slum Eviction Is Manageable, The Nation Review, August 2, 1987, p.10 
International Year of Shelter for the Homeless, Social Development Journal, Catholic Council of Thailand for Development, Vol.5-6, 1986 (published in 1987) (Thai)
Migration Is No More the Culprit for Slum Growth, Siam-Rath Newspaper, April 6, 1987, p.7.(Thai)
The Fourth World (The Informal Sector in Europe), TVS Newsletter, Sep.-Oct. 1986. p.70-80. (Thai)
Slum Growth and Government Policies, The Real Estate Journal, Vol.3, No.26, 1985, p.53-60 (Thai)
Some Critiques on Non-government Development Organizations, TVS Newsletter, Vol.5, No.6 1985, p.48-53 (Thai)
1020 Bangkok Slums: A New Survey, Bangkok Post and The Nation Review, June 9, 1985, p.2 
Experience in Working in Bangkok Slums, in Tassanee Intarasooksee (ed). Urban Community Development: Slum. (Bangkok: Office of the Prime Minister, 1984) (Thai); and in Wiwat Journal, Vol.1, No.47, 1984, p.30-33 (Thai)
News Script : 480 Bangkok Slums, Thai Rath Newspaper, October 6, 1984, p.1 (Thai)
Limit(ation)s of Self-help, Housing and Human Settlements Journal, Vol.1, No.2, p.64-75 
Concepts of Slum Plan Formulation, Sapanmai, Vol.1, No.2, p.8-9 (Thai)
The Urban Poor Amidst the Change of Bangkok, CCTD Newsletter, Sept-Oct. 1982, p.2-5 
Understanding Psychology of Squatters, The Nation Review, Sept. 8, 1982, p.5 
Policies and Plans for Slums: A Macro Perspective, Sangkom Paritad Journal, Vol.1, No.2, p.64-78 (Thai)
13 Days of Rachadapisaek Slum Eviction, Siam Rath Newspaper, February 12, 1982, p.5 (Thai)
Slums and the Roles of Development Organizations, Matichon Newspaper, Sep. 16-17, 1981, p.4, and Human Settlement Study Journal, Nov. 1981 (Thai)
The Relationship between Self-help and Mutual Help in Community Development, Siam Rath Newspaper, February 17, 1981, p.5 (Thai)
Urban Community Development: Prachacheun Slum, Matichon Newspaper, Feb.14, 1981, p.5-6. (Thai)
Status and Roles of Social Work Practices, Paper for the 1980 Social Work Exhibition, Thammasat University, 14 pp. (Thai)

Lectures

Since 1983, occasional lectures on real estate, property valuation, urbanization, housing and human settlements development at under-graduate and graduate levels, Prince Chulalongkorn Military Academy, Thammasat University, Chulalongorn University, Mahidol University, Social Institute of Technology (Krirk), International Christian University (Tokyo), National Institute for Development Administration (NIDA), KULeuven-PGCHS (Belgium), Institut Teknologi Properties Indonesia (Jakarta), University of South Australia (as a co-lecturer).
Guest speaker at National housing conferences held by the Office of the Prime Minister (1984), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (1985), at local housing conferences since 1984.
Guest speaker at international land and housing conferences and courses held by City of Berlin (1986), City of Yokohama (1987), United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (1988), UN-ESCAP (1988), CEFIGRE France (1989).
Guest speaker on housing industry and real estate development at training courses held by the National Housing Authority, Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn University since 1984, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration since 1985, financial institutions and business firms.
Principal and course director of a 32-hour course on principles and practices in property valuation organized for over 50 sessions with over 2,000 participants (as of June 2005).
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