NovNovAsia blog: start with the decision you need to make
Start with the decision you need to make: a purchase, documents, tax or payment, a district, letting or market comparison. Each guide gives a practical answer, its limits and a next step; changing figures and terms still need checking at the decision date.
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No results for "{query}". Try a different phrase.Brand name vs project company: who is liable
Why the best-known brand and the company named in the SPA may be different, who owns the land, receives the money and must deliver the apartment.
Branded residencesBranded residences: what you pay the brand for
What a hotel or lifestyle brand genuinely adds, how the price premium is created and what happens if the operator changes or the brand licence ends.
Buyer concentrationWhen a project depends on one country
Why a strong sales channel from China, Korea, Japan, Russia or another market can become a concentration risk and how to assess the capital exposure.
Condo-hotels and rental poolsCondo-hotels, serviced apartments, rental pools
How hotel-style property differs from an ordinary apartment, how revenue and costs are allocated, and why occupancy does not equal the owner’s return.
Developer financingHow developers finance projects in Cambodia
Where construction money comes from — developer equity, banks, buyers, investors or land partners — and what happens if sales slow.
Selling to a local buyerSelling to a local buyer using a mortgage
What the bank checks, why its valuation may be below the seller’s price and how to structure a sale when a Cambodian buyer uses a housing loan.
Moving money outTransferring rental or sale proceeds out
How to build a clear banking and tax trail, which documents support the transaction and why receiving money is easier than proving its origin.
Infrastructure premiumInfrastructure premiums: airports, bridges, roads
How to distinguish a genuine accessibility and demand effect from a marketing arrow on a map, and whether future infrastructure is already priced in.
One or two apartmentsOne $120,000 apartment or two at $60,000?
How to allocate the same capital between one stronger property and two lower-priced units, accounting for rent, vacancy, costs, management and exit.
Sales velocitySales velocity: absorption rate and unsold stock
How to tell whether a development is genuinely selling well, what may be hidden behind “80% sold” and how much stock keeps competing with owners.
Living: daily lifeAddresses, mail and delivery in Phnom Penh
How to write a Phnom Penh address, verify the postcode, receive an international parcel and guide couriers to the correct entrance.
Living: daily lifeAir quality in Phnom Penh
When Phnom Penh’s air tends to be worse, how to interpret PM2.5 and AQI, assess a flat, size an air purifier and reduce everyday exposure.