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Awards Bring New Momentum to Cambodia’s Rapidly Developing Construction and Real Estate Sectors
The third annual edition of the PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2018, presented by KHI, was held on 16 March in Phnom Penh. The event witnessed a significant increase in the number of participants from both local and international industrial players, proving that the Kingdom’s construction and real estate sectors are becoming the more attractive to different kinds of investors around the reg...
Read MoreThailand Property Technology Firm Plans to Expand Business to Cambodia
A Thailand-based property technology company known as Baania is in negotiations with business partners in order to expand its business in Cambodia next year under a goal to boost revenue 50 per cent from last year, reported The Nation. Baania is online platform that provides a data analytics such as demand and supply analysis, market predictions, and brand value analysis, to help property buyer...
Read MoreHow Green Space and Environmental Concerns Affect the Property Value
AA School of Architecture 2014 Phnom Penh continues to experience a greater density of developments as the real estate industry grow. The city’s population density is high, but green space per capita is falling below the average compared to other regional Southeast Asian cities. “There are many areas in Phnom Penh in need of green spaces,” according to Nguon Chhayleang, CEO of the Pointer. G...
Read MoreSeeking Opportunities in Cambodia’s Competitive Property Market
Real Estate in Cambodia. Photo credit: Property Guru Report For the past decade, Cambodia has experienced a boom in the construction and property sectors which has provided a boost to the kingdom’s rapidly growing economy. According to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, more than 2,000 construction related businesses are currently registered with the Ministry, ...
Read MoreNew Growth Opportunities in Tourism Properties for Chinese Buyers
The Blue Bay condominium project in Sihanoukville For most foreign investors, Cambodia remains appealing due to the relatively low prices of real estate which comes with high rental yields. On the other hand, the purchasing conditions in Cambodia are also less complicated compared to a lot of other countries with reasonably low down payments and transfer fees. In the past, the majority of co...
Read MoreAsean’s Coasts Attracting Investor Interest
As ASEAN’s emerging markets experience a real estate boom fuelled largely by increasing direct foreign investment, property buyers are now looking beyond major cities to previously undeveloped coastal areas. The coastal cities of Sihanoukville in Cambodia and Danang in Vietnam are seeing growing interest, especially from Chinese investors, as infrastructure improves and the economies and touris...
Read MoreExpert Predicts Kampot and Kep to Be Focus of Next Real Estate Boom
Kampot and Kep are slated to be the focus of a real estate boom in Cambodia over the next 10 years, in the footsteps of the three main cities, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville. Sorn Seap, founder, and director of Key Real Estate Co., Ltd. and former vice-president of the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA), sees great potential in Kampot and Kep, and also expects the a...
Read MoreThe First Fairfield by Marriott Hotel in Cambodia to Break Ground in August
After signing an agreement with Marriott International in May last year, the Royal Field Development Company Limited, a subsidiary of Chip Mong Group, has set August as the ground breaking date for the first Fairfield by Marriott hotel to be built in Cambodia. “At this stage, we are finalising the architecture of the building. After we are done with that, we will start construction by August or...
Read MoreLHN to Bring 85 Soho Serviced Residence Brand to Cambodia
Well-known Singaporean real estate company LHN Group is acquiring 108 freehold condominium units in Phnom Penh for USD12.5 million with the aim to develop them into the serviced residences under the 85SOHO brand, according to The Straits Times. The 108 condos comprise all the units in Block 1A of Axis Residences, which is developed by Spring CJW Development. Axis Residences comprises 5,748 squa...
Read MoreWB Arena to Bring Entertainment to Phnom Penh’s Riverside in November
The WorldBridge Group has invested USD10 million in a new riverside entertainment complex called WB Arena, which will be unique new attraction in Phnom Penh City. Located along the Bassac River in Chak Angre Krom, WB Arena is built on about 1.3 hectares of land and comprises 13 buildings with a total of 171 units which are uniquely designed for different purposes. Different zones are divided wi...
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