
Near Casablanca, buildings are threatened with collapse
The appearance of cracks on the walls of some residential buildings in the commune of Bouskoura, near Casablanca, has caused panic among the residents who fear for their lives.

The appearance of cracks on the walls of some residential buildings in the commune of Bouskoura, near Casablanca, has caused panic among the residents who fear for their lives.

The Moroccan real estate market has rebounded in 2023, according to the real estate asset price index, developed by Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) and the National Agency for Land Conservation, Cadastre and Cartography (ANCFCC).

Following the imminent announcement of demolition operations, elected officials and influential personalities are rushing to evacuate the luxurious villas they have illegally built in the area under the jurisdiction of the prefecture of Salé in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region.

For the past ten years, 150 families in the Jardins Al Miaraj residence in Casablanca have been living a real ordeal. The reason? Cracks that keep appearing, turning their home into an open-air construction site.

Out of the 54,000 housing assistance applications registered on the dedicated platform, 5,000 have already been approved, announced Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the Minister of Housing.

The Moroccan construction and public works (BTP) sector is booming. In 2024, public investment in this area saw a staggering increase of 56% compared to the previous year, reaching an amount of 64 billion dirhams (DH).

Nearly 20% of the potential beneficiaries of the new housing assistance program launched by King Mohammed VI last October are Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).

Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, was questioned by Abdellah Bouanou, president of the parliamentary group of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), on the respect of the law in the process of demolishing several residences located on several beaches of the kingdom.

The mayor of Tangier, Mounir Laymouri, was at the beginning of the week in Vitoria, in the Basque Country, to sign a cooperation agreement to find a solution to the problem of the Álava-Esquível palace , left abandoned for years.

Galatasaray star Hakim Ziyech is looking for a luxurious villa for sale in Marrakech.

The city of Casablanca intends to wage a fierce battle against illegal hotel apartments that are negatively impacting the local tourism industry.

In Morocco, the new housing assistance program is likely to provide a breath of fresh air to the real estate market.