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Boom time for construction sector
The construction sector in the Kingdom is booming with total investment skyrocketing to $832.2 million this month compared to $39.7 million last June, according to latest figures from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25983/boom-time-for-construction-sector/
Eco Park, Maybank in deal
The Singapore investor of Le Urban Eco Park, an ecologically-friendly satellite city, and Maybank have reached a deal to sell residential apartments and shop buildings in the park as the project nears completion by the end of the year. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25913/eco-park--maybank-in-deal/
Gold tower 42 hits another hurdle
The developer of the controversial Gold Tower 42, which has sat idle for years, has been refused permission to restart development and finish off the hulking, half-built concrete shell. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25180/gold-tower-42-hits-another-hurdle/
Cambodia hosting valuers congress
Cambodia is hosting the two-day 19th ASEAN Valuers Association (AVA) Congress, the first time it has been held in the Kingdom. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24665/cambodia-hosting-valuers-congress/
Government approves 133-story skyscraper
The government has given final approval for a planned $3 billion, 133-story twin-tower skyscraper that developers claim will be completed by 2018, a spokesman for the Ministry of Land Management said on Monday. ...
Kang Sothear and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-approves-133-story-skyscraper-112063/
Prince Real Estate plans $300 mil project
China’s Prince Real Estate plans to invest $250-$300 million in a new project on Norodom Blvd. The new project will begin after the completion of the current condominium project which began last year and is due to be finished in 2018. Li Min, president of Prince Real ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23754/prince-real-estate-plans--300-mil-project/
Developer finds new partners for planned resort in Preah Sihanouk
A Chinese developer has announced new partnerships in its bid to develop a massive tourism project in a protected national park in Preah Sihanouk province – a project it claims could become Cambodia’s second-biggest tourism draw after Angkor Wat. ...
Kali Kotoski and Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/developer-finds-new-partners-planned-resort-preah-sihanouk
It’s back to school for real estate agents
The Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA) will set out a framework to build a professional training school by April to enable its agents to compete with those from other countries. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22926/it---s-back-to-school-for-real-estate-agents/
Phnom Penh land prices, condo sales continue to surge
The Phnom Penh property market continued to see a broad rise in sales and rental values during the final quarter of last year, with land values across the capital’s four central districts rising by an average of 8.4 percent from the third quarter, according to ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22620/phnom-penh-land-prices--condo-sales-continue-to-surge/
Twin tower construction to begin this year
Construction of the $2 billion, 133-story twin tower skyscrapers planned to rise opposite NagaWorld will start in the middle of this year, an official who helped design the project told Khmer Times yesterday. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22617/twin-tower-construction-to-begin-this-year/
Developers ink master plan for central business district
Australian-listed property developer Kingsland Global Ltd has entered into a master cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of local developer Shukaku Inc to develop 10,000 square metres of prime real estate in Phnom Penh’s “central business district”, it announced Friday in a filing to the ASX. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/developers-ink-master-plan-central-business-district
Highland project launches land sales
The Highland De’ Canal project on the northern outskirts of the capital has launched its land sales on its 100 hectare side, with the first phase of sales offering 36 hectares at $80 to $90 per square meter, Khing Vannak, a major shareholder in the ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21603/highland-project-launches-land-sales/
Ministry rolls out red carpet for Japanese investors
Government officials are encouraging Japanese investors to channel more funding into the country’s booming construction and property development market, with the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction rolling out the red carpet for them. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21602/ministry-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-japanese-investors/
Meet Cambodia’s first 'real estate personality of the year'
Having managed various businesses in Cambodia for more than two decades now, Rithy Sear has earned a reputation for being ambitious, and rightly so. ...
Property Report Team
http://www.property-report.com/meet-rithi-sear-cambodias-first-real-estate-personality-of-the-year/
Approved construction investments up 30 per cent in 2015
Investment in the construction industry in 2015 amounted to $3.3 billion – a 33.14 per cent increase from the same period in 2014, which was only $2.5 billion.Seng Lot, spokesperson for the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) said on Tuesday that ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/approved-construction-investments-30-cent-2015
Sino plaza marks first step abroad for CCSCE
China State Construction Engineering’s plan to spend $240 million to construct a four-building project called Sino Plaza as part of its strategy to move into rapidly growing Southeast Asia, realtors said. ...
Sum Mane
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19592/sino-plaza-marks-first-step-abroad-for-ccsce/
Coastal developments add new niche to property market
With the recent groundbreaking of the luxury Royal Sands residential project on Koh Rong by a Cambodian conglomerate Royal Group and two major luxury condominium projects being developed on or near the shoreline of Sihanoukville, real-estate agents say a new chapter has begun in the ...
May Kunmakara and Vincent MacIsaac
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19116/coastal-developments-add-new-niche-to-property-market/
Takeo’s Bati district could become a hotspot for garment factories
Land prices in Krang Thnong commune, in Takeo’s Bati district near National Road 2, have recently multiplied by up to ten times compared to five years ago after two garment factories started being constructed in the rural community this year, locals claim.Meanwhile, the area might ...
Dit Sokthy and Hanamariya Halim
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/takeos-bati-district-could-become-hotspot-garment-factories
Bridging the gap between investment and accessibility in Chroy Changvar
Develop in the West, but do not forget the beautiful East that is Chroy Changvar with its beautifully boastful appearance. This is the claim that Prime Minister Hun Sen has used for the last decade to encourage investment and development on the dormant peninsula flanked ...
Second port plans to list on bourse
The largest port in the Kingdom, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, will list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in the first half of next year, its director general Lou Kim Chhun said yesterday. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18656/second-port-plans-to-list-on-bourse/
Koh Rong projects ‘will not bring pain’, DPM says
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng has sought to reassure residents of Koh Rong, an island off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province that has been leased to a local tycoon, that they would not be adversely affected by planned development projects. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-rong-projects-will-not-bring-pain-dpm-says
Royal Group set to build hotel on Koh Rong
The Royal Group, in partnership with a Thailand-based Swiss investor, will build a 148-room five-star hotel on Preah Sihanouk’s Koh Rong island, with the group having completed a ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday. ...
Kun Kourchettana
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-set-build-hotel-koh-rong
Chinese developer signs $1.5 billion MOU with Royal Group
Cambodian conglomerate Royal Group yesterday signed a $1.5 billion memorandum of understanding with Chinese conglomerate Herun Group to establish a real estate development company in Cambodia, invest in other sectors, and possibly list units of Royal Group on stock exchanges in China, executives from the ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17986/chinese-developer-signs--1-5-billion-mou-with-royal-group/
Housing boom prompts calls for more lending, bubble warning
With the real-estate boom entering its fourth year banks and developers are eager to expand credit to the sector, though regulators say they are monitoring lending for real estate for signs of a bubble and are taking preemptive measure to minimize risks that could affect ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17987/housing-boom-prompts-calls-for-more-lending--bubble-warning/