land naturally increases in value ( with a few exceptions)

but with the opening of CENTRAL, does this make CR a more viable retirement home for Thais and Farang, thus increasing land values more rapidly?

does it make it a more viable option to chiang Mai, now that CR has the 'city' comforts without CM's pollution and traffic?

Good luck with your real estate values. but as far as traffic and pollution are concerned, IMO CR leads CM in both catagories. Did I mention red lights?

The red traffic lights aren't an issue here. We ignore them. They are only for the out-of-towners.