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Stamp duty tax exempted for property worth under US$70,000
Stamp duty tax for property worth less than US$70,000 will be exempted for a year, starting from February 2020 to January 2021, according to Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen. The exemption will be applied for those property developers who registered at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Department of Economy and Finance while […]
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Century 21 to recruit 3,800 real estate agents
Century 21 Zillion Holding is recruiting 3,800 potential real estate agents in response to a strong increase in market demand amid Cambodia’s booming real estate sector. The firm announced the recruitment drive during a training program they hosted for prospective real estate agents on 19 February at the Grand Phnom Penh Hotel. According to Ms […]
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CBRE: EBA withdrawal may harm industrial estates, retail, and property loans
The withdrawal of EBA trade privileges from Cambodia, which is expected to take place by August, may pose risks to the kingdom’s real estate sectors especially on industrial estates, in the retail sector, and for borrowing on residential real estate, according to the prediction of CBRE Cambodia. Based on the viewpoint report released by CBRE […]
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World Bank: Large construction and property credit downside risk for Cambodia’s economy
The combination of construction, real estate, and mortgage businesses captured the largest share in bank credits, which is one of the main downside risks for the kingdom’s economy, according to the World Bank. According to the latest Economic Development and Outlook Report published in November 2019, economic risks for Cambodia are due to three main […]
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Loose real estate credit harms buyers the most, says expert
Real estate analyst and managing director of CBRE Cambodia Mrs Sothida Ann recently expressed her concern that real estate buyers in Cambodia are the most prone to risk from poorly regulated lending measures, in particular from project owners. The concern comes after several international organisations urged Cambodia to tighten its lending measures on the real […]
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PropertyGuru Group announces timeline of the 2020 Cambodia Property Awards
One of Asia’s leading property technology firms PropertyGuru Group held a press conference on 30 January to announce the timeline for the fifth annual PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2020. According to the announcement, the PropertyGuru Property Awards Cambodia 2020 application has been open since 16 December 2019 and is scheduled to be closed on 27 […]
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PM Hun Sen: Coronavirus outbreak affects Cambodia’s property sector
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and local real estate experts have expressed concern that the coronavirus outbreak could negatively impact Cambodia’s property sector, especially the hotel business, and even possibly reduce new investment if the outbreak prolongs. During the PM’s first official speech regarding the coronavirus situation in Cambodia on 30 January, Samdech Hun Sen […]
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Property-based tax revenue more than doubles in 2019
Stamp duty and property rental tax revenue for 2019 increased more than 111%, compared to 2018, according to a report by the General Department of Taxation. According to a statement released on 21 January, the General Department of Taxation in 2019 collected total tax revenue of more than US$2.8 billion, exceeding the initial plan by […]
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Ministries vow to resolve stamp tax jam
The Ministry of Economy & Finance and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction have agreed to resolve the slow process of land title transfers and registration under the zero-percent stamp tax category, following more than 13,000 documents having been stuck at the tax administration. According to a press release from the General […]
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Chinese developer pledges continued investment in Cambodia
China-based property developer Prince Real Estate Group (Cambodia) has pledged to continue investing in the Cambodia real estate market in 2020, after investing billions of dollars in more than ten projects in Cambodia last year. The ten major projects by Prince Real Estate Group in 2019 cover a total area of 1,876 hectares nationwide; six […]
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