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UK Condo Adding More Stock to Local Condominium Market
Condominium stock across Cambodia continues to rise with an average growth of around 18% in the fourth quarter of 2018, reflecting the country’s strong economic growth. With this influx of supply, condominium developer UK Condo & Construction Co, Ltd is gaining further market share thanks to its ongoing projects which now amount to more than 4,000 units across major cities. The firm rece...
Read MorePhnom Penh to See Rise in Strata-title Office Supply in 2019
Delays in the construction of landmark projects in 2018 will result in an increase in the Phnom Penh office strata-title supply in 2019, according to a report by real estate firm CBRE Cambodia. The recent Q4 2018 report forecasts that the office sector in 2019 is to see a rise in strata-title supply within the Phnom Penh market due to more stock coming online from Diamond Twin Tower and Star Ci...
Read MoreAnalysis: 7 Things to Consider About the Real Estate Landscape in Cambodia
The real estate sector in Cambodia has seven main areas to be considered, according to the results of a press conference on the real estate situation in Cambodia held on 24 January 2019. The press conference, organised by the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) and the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA), concluded that the current and future real estate situation in Cambodia...
Read MoreHigh Bangkok Prices Shift Developers’ Focus
Property developers in Bangkok are shifting their project priorities due to the rapidly rising land prices in the Thai capital according to a new report from CBRE Thailand. An increasing reluctance to pay such high prices for prime freehold plots has seen developers diversifying toward built-to-hold assets such as serviced apartments, offices and hotels rather than build to sell assets such as ...
Read MoreChip Mong Aiming to Gain Retail and Shopping Mall Market Share
One of Cambodia’s leading conglomerates Chip Mong Group has announced their intention to capture retail and shopping mall market share with attractive business strategies during a 23 January press conference. As the retail sector in the Kingdom grows, along with stronger competition in the market, Chip Mong Retail (CMR) and Chip Mong Land (CML), subsidiaries of Chip Mong Group, have teamed up t...
Read MoreTax Relief on One-time Payment for Stamp Duty Continues
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has decided to continue granting tax relief for the one-time payment on stamp duty for property ownership transfer, according to online media DAP NEWS. According to a letter dated 16 January, 2019 obtained by DAP NEWS, H.E Kong Vibol, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as Director General of GDT, agreed to continue granting the tax relief for own...
Read MoreFast Fashion Retailers in Cambodia
Consumer optimism in Cambodia is high as the economy booms. More and more affordable international fashion brands are enteringthe market, and this brings more choices for the customers.Not only in Cambodia, but the fast fashion business model has revolutionised the apparel industry all over the world thanks to a good pricing strategy. Fast fashion retailers offer trends in the season that allow th...
Read MoreCambodia Seeing New Property Development Wave
While property market tends to move in certain cycles of development, Cambodia is now seeing a new trend of development towards commercial projects, according to real estate insiders. Speaking on the sidelines of the recent media round table for the launch of the Cambodia Property Awards 2019, Mr Jules Kay, Business Director for the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, said that following his mee...
Read MoreGovernment Issues Measures to Strengthen Management of State Land
In order to more effectively manage state land, the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has issued a letter requesting cooperation from capital and provincial governors. According to a letter dated 16 January, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister H.E Chea Sophara, Minister of MLMUPC requested that the governors of cities and provinces who chair state land management comm...
Read MoreCambodia Property Awards 2019 kicks off
After three years of success, one of Asia’s foremost online property company PropertyGuru Group has officially announced the return of its 'Cambodia Property Awards’. On 15 January, 2019, PropertyGuru Group organizes a media round table to kick off the 'Cambodia Property Awards 2019'competition at Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh. The competition is aimed at finding best property in Cambodia. ...
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