Retail to Go Through Major Adjustment in 2022 with Over 190K sqm Supply Expected: CBRE
Given the uncertainty of the pandemic, the retail sector remains under pressure in 2022, with the new shift towards professionalisation and new retail design concepts to stay alive in the competitive market, according to the recent CBRE yearly report. In 2021, the retail market was severely impacted by the pandemic with a sharp reduction of […]
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Cambodia’s Industrial & Logistics Sector to Shift Toward Specialisation & Greener Production
The industrial and logistic sector is expected to grow significantly in 2022 thanks to competitive operating costs and extensive and continuous government infrastructure development projects nationwide despite the pandemic, according to CBRE yearly report issued recently. The report added given the high growth potential, the sector will shift toward specialisation. Industries including agroindustry/processing, organic products, […]
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A Difficult Year for Real Estate Developments
By Eric Wong Chon Lap As another difficult year for the real estate market come to an end, the market has seen a series of interesting and unprecedented events in various sectors in the Year 2021. New condominium launches in Phnom Penh has slowed down, while low-rise affordable housing demand surges. The retail market is […]
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CBRE Forecasts 10 Positive Trends for Cambodian Real Estate Sector in 2022
At the ‘Fearless Forecast 2022: Foundations of a Tiger’ event on Thursday 20 January, CBRE Cambodia forecasted ten positive trends that are likely to occur in the Cambodian real estate sector in 2022 and subsequent years. After a slump in high-end condominium openings during in the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be zero new high-end condo […]
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Residential Demand Slowly Returns to Sihanoukville
By Eric Wong Chon Lap Sihanoukville has brought some life back, after the Cambodian government decision to lift the ban on flights from other countries, and having to depend solely on the domestic market for almost two years. While there may not be a large number of tourism or business traveler arrivals to the city […]
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Over 3,900 Construction Projects Worth US$5.4bn Approved in 11 Months of 2021
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction approved 3,925 construction projects in the first 11 months of 2021, a decrease of 403 projects from the same period last year. According to the Socio-Economic Trends Report of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the construction projects worth US$5,456 million, also a 22.1% drop year-on-year. […]
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What if Chinese Investors Do Not Return to Cambodia? How Will the Real Estate Market Recover?
Real estate and economic experts in Cambodia have expressed concern over the current real estate market in Cambodia, especially in Sihanoukville, which is now calling for a return of Chinese investors. What if they never return? How the real estate market recover? Local economic and financial analyst Ngeth Chou said that this downturn is an […]
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Expert unveils types of land with high investment potential
Real estate expert and President of KW Cambodia Dr Kim Heang said that land in Cambodia can be categorized into four major types, but among all, only two of which are having great investment potential at the moment and in the upcoming years. “Those four types include agricultural land, tourism land, commercial & industrial land, […]
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Future of Cambodia Real Estate Sector in 2022 & Beyond
The real estate sector in Cambodia was hit hard in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, opposite to the positive expectations, the market was hit even harder given lockdowns and the widespread new variants. However, after the country’s reopening in November, many real estate analysts have increased their hopes for 2022. […]
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3,263 Construction Projects Registered in 9 Months
3,263 construction projects were registered in the first nine months of this year, a 476-project decrease from the same period last year. Figures from the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued recently showed that the value of registered construction projects was US$4.6 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 20.6%. Of the total registered construction projects, 2,909 […]
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