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A Difficult Year for Real Estate Developments
- 22 January 2022
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 slowly picking up with more international brands entering the market, w...
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CBRE Forecasts 10 Positive Trends for Cambodian Real Estate Sector in 2022
- 21 January 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 launches in 2022, excepting affordable and medium-sized p...
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Residential Demand Slowly Returns to Sihanoukville
- 14 January 2022
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 and surrounding islands, it is the beginning of preparations for the country’s r...
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Over 3,900 Construction Projects Worth US$5.4bn Approved in 11 Months of 2021
- 11 January 2022
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. There were 3,284 residential proj...
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What if Chinese Investors Do Not Return to Cambodia? How Will the Real Estate Market Recover?
- 6 January 2022
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 important lesson for the whole Cambodian real estate m...
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Expert unveils types of land with high investment potential
- 30 December 2021
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, and residential land,” said Dr Kim Heang. He added that the...
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Future of Cambodia Real Estate Sector in 2022 & Beyond
- 27 December 2021
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. CBRE Cambodia Managing Director James Hodge said that the o...
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3,263 Construction Projects Registered in 9 Months
- 24 December 2021
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 projects or equivalent to...
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Could Chroy Changvar District Become Phnom Penh’s Next CBD?
- 23 December 2021
Chroy Changvar district is situated in the northern part of Phnom Penh City with a total population of more than 159,000. It has a land area of 85 square kilometers and is divided into five communes: Chroy Changvar, Bakheng, Prek Leab, Koh Dach and Prek Tasek. Of all Phnom Penh's suburbs, Chroy Changvar is considered the fastest development district in terms of real estate projects, attracting ...
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Warehouse & Factory Leasing: Good or Bad Investment?
- 20 December 2021
The business of building factories or warehouses for rent has been gaining in popularity in recent years. However, this type of business can be profitable or not depending on location and land size factors. A local real estate expert and president of KW Cambodia Dr Kim Heang said that those who own only 1 to 2 hectares of land in the potential area, better not invest in a warehouse or factory l...
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