Buyer guides
Buying in Morocco, made clear
Plain-English guidance on buying, owning and the 2030 build-up, written for foreign and diaspora buyers.
Buying in Morocco
Ownership, title, costs, financing and moving money, for foreign and diaspora buyers.
Ownership
Can foreigners buy property in Morocco?
Yes. Full freehold on non-agricultural property, in your own name, with no residency needed.
Read guide →Due diligence
Titre Foncier vs Melkia
The one distinction that protects your purchase, and why we only list titled property.
Read guide →Money
Costs & taxes when buying
What buying really costs: about 7% in taxes and fees, 10% with agency, plus the taxes that follow.
Read guide →Money
Repatriating funds & foreign exchange
The convertible dirham account, and how to keep your sale proceeds transferable abroad.
Read guide →Diaspora
Buying back home as an MRE
Financing, remote purchase and family-property pitfalls for Moroccans living abroad.
Read guide →Financing
Can foreigners get a mortgage in Morocco?
Who lends, 2026 rates, loan terms, currency rules and Islamic finance, with sources.
Read guide →Off-plan
Buying off-plan in Morocco: VEFA guarantees explained
The 5% deposit cap, the staged payment schedule, the developer's guarantee and the red flags.
Read guide →Housing aid
Morocco's housing aid for MREs explained
Who qualifies for MAD 70,000-100,000, how to apply, and why it rarely fits a holiday home.
Read guide →The 2030 World Cup
What co-hosting the 2030 World Cup means for Moroccan property, city by city, with the evidence from past tournaments.
World Cup 2030
Will the World Cup raise Morocco property prices?
The evidence from past hosts, the latest price index, and where lasting effects may land.
Read guide →World Cup 2030
Morocco's 2030 host cities and stadiums
Six cities, six stadiums: capacity, status and what is being built around each.
Read guide →World Cup 2030
Grand Stade Hassan II and Benslimane property
The 115,000-seat stadium: cost, timeline, transport, and what it may mean for nearby property.
Read guide →Evidence
Do World Cups raise house prices?
What studies of London, Berlin, Germany 2006 and Qatar 2022 show, and what it means for Morocco 2030.
Read guide →AFCON 2025
AFCON 2025 in Morocco: lessons for 2030
Stadiums, crowds, hotel nights by city, and what the tournament did and did not do for rentals and prices.
Read guide →World Cup 2030
Renting out your property during the World Cup
Demand by city, what AFCON and past hosts showed, pricing, paperwork, tax and management.
Read guide →Market & infrastructure
Prices, yields, tourism, and the rail, airport and port projects that are moving demand.
Market data
Morocco property prices 2026: what the data shows
Flat official prices, an early-2026 dip, price per m² by city and a balanced view on timing.
Read guide →Tourism data
Morocco tourism statistics: 19.8 million visitors
Arrivals, receipts and city data, and why record tourism has not lifted every holiday let.
Read guide →Yields
Rental yields in Morocco by city
Gross yields from two sources, Airbnb earnings by city, and a worked example from gross to net.
Read guide →Comparison
Morocco vs Spain vs Portugal for a holiday home
Prices, buying costs, taxes, rental rules, yields and flights for the three 2030 co-hosts.
Read guide →Rail
High-speed rail to Marrakech: what changes in 2029
Dates, journey times and stations on the Kenitra-Marrakech line, and where property may feel it.
Read guide →Airports
Morocco's airports in 2030: new terminals and capacity
Traffic records, the 80 million capacity plan and which holiday-home markets gain from more flights.
Read guide →Ports
Tanger Med and Nador West Med: the property read-out
What Morocco's biggest port did to Tangier, and what Nador West Med may mean for the north-east.
Read guide →Owning, renting & tax
Holiday rentals, tax on rent and on a sale, residency, and retiring in Morocco.
Rental rules
Is Airbnb legal in Morocco?
Law 80-14, the licence gap, police guest declarations, the real fines and a compliance checklist.
Read guide →Tax
Capital gains and rental income tax in Morocco
20% on gains with a 3% minimum, a 40% allowance on rent, and what changed in 2026.
Read guide →Residency
Does buying property in Morocco give you residency?
No golden visa: the 90-day rule, the visiteur card and the residence card after 4 years.
Read guide →Retirement
Retiring in Morocco: tax, residency and costs
The real pension tax break (80%, not 90%), the visiteur card, healthcare and budgets by city.
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