EEC new-home price indices barely moved in Q2 2026

Condominium prices edged up after the previous quarter’s decline

The EEC condominium price index reached 103.1 in Q2 2026, up 0.5% year on year and 1.2% from the previous quarter. REIC linked part of the quarterly increase to higher construction-material, labour and land costs, so the rise should not be read simply as evidence of sharply stronger demand.

The provincial figures were mixed. Chonburi’s index was 102.9, up 0.5% from a year earlier. Rayong stood at 111.9 with no year-on-year change, while Chachoengsao fell 0.2% to 103.8.

For someone considering a purchase in Pattaya or elsewhere in Chonburi, that distinction matters. The official data supports a modest province-wide increase, not a claim that every project in the EEC is appreciating at the same pace.

Housing-estate prices were flat quarter on quarter

The EEC housing-estate price index was 126.4. It was 0.5% higher than a year earlier but unchanged from Q1. REIC reported price increases in Chonburi and Chachoengsao, while Rayong recorded a slight decline.

REIC also pointed to weaker purchasing power and a sizeable stock of unsold homes. That helps explain why higher development costs have not translated into rapid price increases across the region: developers are still competing for buyers and working through available inventory.

The indices also have a defined scope. REIC’s methodology covers homes in projects that are still being marketed and excludes the resale market. A regional index therefore cannot be used as the price history of a specific unit, house or investment project.

Market activity strengthened faster than prices

A later REIC review published in September did not overturn the August price picture. For Q2, REIC reported that the number of residential ownership transfers in the EEC rose 21.7% year on year and their total value increased 18.5%. That points to stronger transaction activity, but it does not mean prices rose by anything close to the same rate: the price indices for the same quarter remained much calmer.

For investors, the practical distinction is between a busier market and a rapidly appreciating one. More transactions, infrastructure development and higher construction costs may support parts of the EEC market, but none of those factors on its own establishes future rental returns or resale gains for a particular property.