Construction & Real Estate Loan Shares 18% of Total Credit

Bank loans provided to major sectors grew 19.3% compared to last year, while construction and real estate grabbed approximately 18% of the total loans of US$46 billion, according to a recent official summary.  Real estate businesses received 9% of total loans, while construction also took 9%. Personal housing loans accounted for 14%, hotel and the […]

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Experts: Land Price in Arey Ksat Temporarily Oversaturated

After the announcement of the new Night Market-Chroy Chagva-Arey Ksat bridge, the land prices in Arey Ksat area is once again skyrocketing. However, experts are urging investors to be more cautious of sudden price fall due to the uncertainty of the bridge project  President of the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA) Sorn Seap […]

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Experts optimistic about Cambodia’s real estate recovery in 2023

Despite the Covid-19 crisis and the global economic crisis, local real estate experts have expressed optimism over the recovery of Cambodia’s real estate market in 2023. President of KW Cambodia Oknha Kim Heang said that in the last three years from 2020 to 2022, many real estate companies have closed due to the impact of […]

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Average Land Prices in Phnom Penh to Increase by Only 5% in 2023

The average growth rate of land prices in Phnom Penh is expected to be as low as 5% in 2023, mainly due to the concern caused by the upcoming national election, according to the 2023 real estate market forecast report by PropNex Cambodia,   The report added that the average land price growth rate in Phnom […]

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Residential Property Price Index in Phnom Penh Increases to 115.4

In August 2022, the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) in Phnom Penh increased to 115.4, indicating a 15.4% increase in prices over the base year 2020, according to the National Bank of Cambodia’s report issued on 3 November. The average housing price in Phnom Penh is 468.4 million riels (US$114,164) in August 2022, an increase […]

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Does Cambodia Still Lean Towards China, or Has It Already Shifted & Why? Effects on Economy & Real Estate

Recently, the Cambodian government has taken a proactive stance and issued a series of measures to crack down on gambling and related crimes across the country, especially in Sihanoukville, which has been labeled by the foreign press as a hotbed of online crime. This issue has been occurring continuously in Cambodia for some time, but […]

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Expert: Real Estate Market in Cambodia Needs Three More Years to Recover to Pre-Pandemic Level

Despite the slowdown of the international economy, the real estate sector in Cambodia remains robust with a gradual positive recovery, expecting to reach pre-COVID levels within the next three years, according to Managing Director of PropNex Cambodia Thida Ann. Ms Thida explained that despite the challenges, the Cambodian economy is still growing at around 5% […]

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2023: Good Time for Investing in Real Estate?

A leading real estate expert has predicted that 2023 will be a good year to invest in real estate for those who have high capital and expect long-term returns, as property price in 2023 is expected to rise much compared to 2022. CBRE Cambodia Associate Director Kim Kin Kesa said that in 2023, potential investors […]

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Real Estate Market in 2023 Not Recovering to Pre-COVID Rate Yet: CBRE

The real estate market in Cambodia is expected to improve only slightly in 2023, not yet reaching the levels of pre-COVID-19, according to the forecast of CBRE Cambodia Associate Director Kim Kin Kesa. She predicts that real estate prices will continue to stabilize, just similar to the rate in 2022. However, the number of real […]

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CBRE: Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions Won’t Benefit Real Estate Sector in Short-Term

The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions will have a direct and indirect positive effect on the real estate sector, but not in the immediate term, while the market will not recover to the level of COVID-19 yet, said, experts. CBRE Cambodia Associate Director Kim Kin Kesa explained that the direct impact of the lifting of restrictions […]

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