Experts urge real estate players to update ‘playbooks’ to survive in the 2023 market
The Cambodian property market is facing numerous headwinds in 2023 due to global economic crises, the Chinese real estate downturn, and the war in Ukraine. As a result, experts are urging all players in the market to update their playbook to survive in this new context. Lawrence Lennon, Managing Director of CBRE Cambodia, emphasized during […]
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WB: Cambodia Ranks Third in Southeast Asia’s Fastest Growing Economies in 2023
The World Bank (WB) has maintained its 2023 economic growth rate forecast for Cambodia at 5.2 per cent from its projection in October 2022. This places Cambodia as the third-fastest-growing economy in the region, after Vietnam (6.3%) and the Philippines (5.6%), according to the World Bank’s updated economic forecast for the Southeast Asia region. The report […]
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Loose Regulations Blamed for Recent Residential Construction Suspensions
The recent suspension of several Borey residential projects in Phnom Penh due to financial and contract issues has raised concerns about the loose regulations governing the real estate market in Cambodia. As a result, buyers have gathered on the public street, protesting for justice. While some have expressed fears that the suspensions may spread and […]
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Asia-Pacific GDP Forecast to Grow Slowly in 2023, Drop to 2.9% Growth in 2024
The Asia-Pacific region’s economy is expected to experience slow growth in 2023, according to a report from an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) research unit. The report forecasts that the region’s GDP will expand by 3.1% this year before dropping to 2.9% growth in 2024, due to downside risks continuing to pressure recovery. “The enduring pandemic, […]
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Can China Fix its Property Crisis?
Plenty of Chinese developers have faced difficulties. The volume of floor space sold across the country fell by 24% in 2022, the biggest slump since data became available in 1992; property investment was down 10% year on year, the first drop on record. China has abandoned its “zero-covid” approach to the pandemic, while simultaneously signalling […]
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Cambodia real estate market in 2023 to slightly recover along with lingering risks
Local experts have projected that the Cambodian real estate market in 2023 will improve slightly, while still facing lingering risks that will last longer than expected. Mr Sorn Seap, President Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA), said no one could predict that the market would recover to the pre-COVID-19 rate as crises have yet […]
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China’s Real Estate Market Expected to Recover by 2023
Since the first half of 2021, China has experienced a rapid decline in property prices and home sales. Many developers had liquidity issues with deteriorating balance sheets. However, the situation is expected to stabilise in 2023, experts said. Investment in real estate in 2022 fell 10% from 2021. Property sales slumped by 26.8%, the National […]
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Fearless Projections of Real Estate Market Trend in 2023
The Cambodian real estate market in 2023 will continue to be under pressure and will not be able to recover to the rate where everyone wanted, while the slowdown will last even longer than expected, mainly due to the negative spill overs of the COVID-19 crisis, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the global economic downturn. The […]
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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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