Borey Market Sees 15% Price Reduction in Past Six Months After Staying Robust for Over a Year
The average quoting sales prices of borey units, or landed property, has seen a 13% to 19% price reduction across the different housing formats during the past six months between Q4 2020 to the end of Q1 2020, according to CBRE Cambodia’s recent Market Overview report. This change is considered the most significant observation by […]
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Colliers: Asia Pacific Hospitality Sector Expected to Hit 2019 baseline by 2023, Cambodia to Lead in Casino Segment
The Asia-Pacific hospitality sector is projected to recover steadily from the last quarter of 2021 onward, and to hit the 2019 baseline by 2023, according to a recent report by an investment management company Colliers International. The report, entitled Colliers Hotel Insights Q1 2021, also predicted that Cambodia and Macau will lead the way in […]
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Malaysia’s MIDF Research: Cambodia Aviation Market to Quickly Recovery in Next Two Years
Malaysia’s MIDF Research has predicted that the Cambodian aviation market will gain momentum in the next two years after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, according to The Malaysian Reserve. The forecast analysed the 2021 and 2022 financial status of Malaysian firm Muhibbah Engineering, which has a 21% stake in Cambodia’s three major airports: Phnom Penh, Siem […]
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COVID-19 Crisis Proves Strongest Developers, Says Analyst
As of the beginning of 2021, the real estate market in Cambodia remains under pressure from the COVID-19 crisis, especially given the recent surge in community transmissions. Real estate analysts, on the other hand, view this long-period pressure as a reflection of which project developers have the strongest position in the market. Managing Director of […]
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Surge in Community Outbreak to Hurt Property Market Until Q3, Say Analysts
Local property market insiders say that the recent surge in COVID-19 community transmissions in Cambodia is putting quite severe pressure on the real estate market and will continue to get even worse if the situation prolongs. Mr Sorn Seap, founder and director of Key Real Estate, said that the market was seeing a positive trend […]
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Cambodia Should Simplify Institutional Red Tape for Effective Post-Pandemic Recovery, Says Analyst
To ensure a robust recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Cambodia may need some institutional reforms. and reducing investment red tape should be the first step according to an international analyst. Strong political and social stability have been the selling points attracting more investment to Cambodia in the last two decades. However, fixing the complexity and […]
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Raising Property & Wealth Tax Could Speed Up Pandemic Recovery, says ADB Blog
Cambodia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific should raise tax collection, in particular on the tax on property and wealth, to speed the economic recovery once the pandemic ends, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) blog. In the article entitled ‘How governments can use tax policy to speed pandemic recovery’, the authors suggested that taxing […]
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2021: Investing in Real Estate? What and Where?
In 2020, the real estate market in Cambodia came under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cambodia Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA), the number of transactions dropped by 15% – 20%. CBRE Cambodia has also reported the retail market is most affected, followed by the office and condo sectors. (Read more) What […]
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Land Price Update in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville
According to Key Real Estate data, during the second half of 2020, land prices in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville dropped on average by 11.2% and 7.2% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. Surprisingly, land price across 14 districts in Phnom Penh on average remained robust, seeing a slight increase of 4.4% despite the […]
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Expert: Real Estate Buyers More Cautious Despite Low-priced Opportunities
An expert from the Cambodia Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA) recently explained that real estate buyers in Cambodia are becoming more cautious despite the opportunity to buy at low prices. This is one of the reasons why the number of sales and purchase transactions in 2020 has dropped. According to CVEA Real Estate Investment […]
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