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Elvira Shamuratova
Founder of Elvira Cambodia · Associate Director at Pointer Property · strategic partner of NovAsia
Elvira Shamuratova is the founder of Elvira Cambodia, an Associate Director at Pointer Property and a leading Cambodia real estate expert. She represents the local expertise in Phnom Penh that NovAsia relies on: market knowledge from the inside, work with developers and on-the-ground support for properties.
Official profile at Pointer Property
Elvira's role and specialisations are confirmed by the official page of the Pointer Property agency:
Associate Director, Phnom Penh · License No. EV-18-274 · profile: pointerasia.com/agent/elvira-472
Local expertise in Cambodia
Elvira lives and works in Cambodia and knows the Phnom Penh market not from reports but from daily practice: personal viewings, visits to construction sites, communication with developers and an understanding of how deals actually happen on the ground. This expertise is what turns a remote purchase from "buying blind" into a managed process.
Cambodia on video
A market talk in English, so you can hear how the Cambodian market of 2026 is discussed on the ground rather than only read about it.
Specialisation
According to her official profile at Pointer Property, Elvira specialises in high-end properties, apartments and condominiums in Phnom Penh. This matches the focus of the projects NovAsia works with: homes and investment properties in the central districts of the capital.
Role at NovAsia
For NovAsia, Elvira is a strategic partner and a source of local expertise. Her involvement matters at the offline stages: checking properties on site, understanding the real state of projects, liaising with developers and supporting the deal in Phnom Penh. NovAsia remains your single point of entry, while Elvira's local expertise and Pointer Property's infrastructure come in on the ground.
NovAsia is not a division or an official representative office of Pointer Property. Elvira acts as a partner of NovAsia and at the same time holds a position at Pointer Property; these are separate roles.
Elvira Cambodia
Elvira also runs her own project, Elvira Cambodia, dedicated to real estate and life in Cambodia for a Russian-speaking audience. These are additional public channels of her expertise:
- Website: elvira-cambodia.vercel.app
- Telegram: @cambodiaelvira
- YouTube: Elvira Cambodia channel
- Instagram: @elvira_cambodia
Related projects
Elvira's expertise applies to all the projects NovAsia supports in Phnom Penh:
- Odom Tower — Grade A offices with a guaranteed-income programme.
- Kingston Royale — homes with a low entry point.
- Time Square 9 — premium residences in BKK1.
Articles & Insights by Elvira Shamuratova
A small Cambodian property deposit leaves a larger question
Convert an instalment schedule into money and compare its obligations with the buyer’s funding dates before judging the first payment.
What does the backup system cover in a Phnom Penh condo?
Separate backup electricity, water storage and actual service to the apartment. A generator icon cannot answer the household’s specific requirements.
Which luxury features would I leave out?
Premium apartment features deserve a price premium only when their use, maintenance and value fit the buyer rather than the presentation alone.
One Phnom Penh project name can hide several different offers
Keep the phase, building, unit and offer version aligned so that a price, floor plan and completion date describe the same purchase.
What is the higher floor buying you in Phnom Penh?
Separate the view, orientation and building routine from the floor number before deciding whether the extra price is worth paying.
Reading a building's planned works before buying
How to distinguish proposed, approved, funded and completed building works, and what those stages mean for cost, disruption and a buyer's decision.
A courtyard shared with visitors needs clear boundaries
How to understand a residential courtyard that is also used by visitors, deliveries or ground-floor businesses, without confusing attractive landscaping with private use.
Where the bedroom sits can matter more than its size
Two equal bedrooms can support very different routines depending on their position in the apartment, the route to the bathroom and the movement of guests.
When the building gets a new management team
What should survive a building-management handover: open requests, access arrangements, apartment records and clear communication for residents.
Bringing your own furniture changes the offer
How bringing your own furniture changes a Phnom Penh apartment offer, from removals and storage to the final price and the practical handover.
A home for visiting relatives is not a hotel room
How to think about an apartment for relatives who stay for weeks or months, with independence, storage, access and everyday routines taking priority over hotel-style presentation.
Two nearby apartments for one family
When two nearby apartments can give a family useful independence, and what to check before treating two separate homes as one shared household.
The neighbouring plot is part of the question, not the purchase
How to value today's open outlook without treating land outside the property as a permanent part of the apartment you are buying.
An emergency route needs more than a label
What a buyer can reasonably understand about an emergency route, what belongs to building management and what still requires qualified fire-safety assessment.
BKK1 or Tonle Bassac: compare actual doorsteps
Bring a Phnom Penh neighbourhood choice down to real streets, regular errands and the apartment itself instead of relying on an area reputation.
Understand the meter before questioning the bill
How to connect a meter reading, billing period, consumption units and the applicable rate before deciding where an electricity charge may be wrong.
A viewing after rain reveals a different set of questions
What a buyer can usefully observe after rain without turning one wet-weather viewing into a technical diagnosis of the building.
Screens can change whether the windows are usable
How to judge whether window screens can be fitted, cleaned and used comfortably in a specific apartment rather than treating them as a trivial accessory.
The monthly building bill does not show every commitment
How to separate the regular building charge from optional services, irregular works and other costs that may matter to a specific apartment owner.
Fewer apartments do not always mean more privacy
Why a small building can feel either private or unusually close, depending on circulation, shared facilities and the way the building is run.
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Profile updated: 22 June 2026.