I still remember sitting across from a Moroccan notary in Marrakech, sweating through my shirt, holding a stack of documents I barely understood, wondering if I was about to make the biggest financial mistake of my life. That was three years ago. Today I own a riad in the medina and a small apartment in…
I bought an apartment in Marrakech two years ago and I nearly walked away from the deal three days before closing. Not because of the price. Not because of the neighborhood. Because of a tax bill I did not see coming. Nobody had warned me properly about the transfer taxes involved in buying property in…
When foreigners ask me about buying property in Morocco, the first thing I tell them is not about price, location, or even opportunity. I tell them this: If you do not understand how to check the title deed, do not buy anything. I learned this the hard way. Not from reading online. Not from theory….
When I first started dealing with property in Morocco, I did not even know what melkia meant. I kept hearing two terms everywhere: melkia titre foncier At first, I thought they were just two ways of saying the same thing. They are not. And this confusion is exactly where many foreign buyers make serious mistakes….
When I first got into real estate in Morocco, I did not start as an expert. I started like most people. Confused, skeptical, and not fully trusting what agents or sellers were saying. And one question kept coming up again and again, especially from foreigners: Can foreigners actually buy urban land in Morocco? I did…
The first time I sat across from a property seller in Marrakech, and he slid a folder of documents across the table toward me, I had absolutely no idea what I was looking at. There were Arabic scripts, French legal terms, official stamps, handwritten notes, and a document that looked important but that I could…
I remember sitting in a rooftop café in the medina, looking out over a sea of terracotta rooftops, and thinking: I want to own a piece of this city. But then the doubts crept in. Can foreigners actually buy titled property in Marrakech? Would I be allowed to own it outright? Could someone take it…
When I first started looking at property in Marrakech, everyone kept saying the same two words: Titre Foncier. My real estate agent said it. My lawyer said it. Even the owner of the café where I spent my mornings reviewing listings said it. I nodded along for about two weeks before I finally admitted I…
When foreigners ask me about buying property in Morocco, they usually focus on one thing: the price of the property But from my experience, that is only part of the story. The real surprise for most buyers comes later, when they discover the extra costs. And the biggest one is always: notary fees I have…