Moroccan property trends

Morocco is opening up to tourist and property investors. Within 4 or 5 hours’ flight time and on the same timeline as the UK and Ireland - it offers some good property deals and at cheaper options than nearby Spanish property deals. If you’re interested in luxury properties for sale in Morocco – here are a few tips for you.

Moroccan property trends
Popular property buying and improvement options are:

• off-plan properties in new coastal resorts
• restoring old riads* and
• in between these are new property buys following traditional riad designs.

* Riads are houses which have rooms opening off a closed courtyard which feature gardens and fountains. Their design helps create building coolness in summer. It also offers the perfect opportunity to offer intimate guest house accommodation and excellent opportunities for rental return.

Moroccan climate
The country’s climate is roughly defined by 3 key geographical areas. The interior of the Rif and Atlas mountains, the coast and desert areas of the south. This means that:

• coastal areas can be visited all year
• mountain areas can be visited year round but are subject to colder temperatures and
• the desert areas experience severe temperatures reaching averages of 40 degrees in summer.