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Morocco's draft 2027 budget introduces a national affordable rental programme for students, young professionals and new households, alongside 11,000 new student beds and 100,000 rural homes.
Documents accompanying Morocco's 2027 Finance Bill put the student accommodation gap at nearly 400,000 beds, with public residences covering only a fraction of demand and private rents rising 15% to 20%.
A Tangier court has sentenced Ahmed Zegaf, deputy president of the Mghogha district and a member of the National Rally of Independents, to seven years in prison over forged documents and illegal land subdivision in a case covering more than 20 property disputes.
A study by Moroccan property platform Agenz of nine sales in a single 2020-delivered residence found price-per-square-metre differences of up to 57%, showing that floor level, views and layout can matter more than a neighbour's sale price.
Materials prices have risen by between 25% and 30% and subcontracting costs for social housing have climbed sharply, squeezing Moroccan developers who say weak household purchasing power prevents them passing the increase on.
CIH Bank has integrated a Yakeey-built property search platform into its mobile app, letting Moroccan clients find a verified listing, estimate its value and open a mortgage request in a single digital journey.
Morocco ranks second in Africa for hotel development pipelines, with 75 hotels and 10,606 rooms in the works and 70 per cent due to open in 2026 and 2027, as operators scale up for the 2030 World Cup.
IFC is providing up to $165 million and a further $135 million has been mobilised for Pickalbatros, which will use the package to acquire and upgrade hotels in Casablanca, Marrakech and Agadir.
Morocco has named Samir Belfkih as Minister of National Territorial Planning, Urban Development, Housing and City Policy, and government spokesperson, in the new government led by Fatima Zahra El Mansouri.