Minister Nadia Fettah: State Private Property Doubles to 9.3 Million Hectares Thanks to Extensive Real Estate Reforms
Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, announced that the state’s private property has doubled from 4.2 million hectares in 2023 to approximately 9.3 million hectares by the end of June 2025. This transformation is a result of various measures implemented by the ministry through the Directorate of State Property, aimed at reconstituting real estate holdings and providing legal protections.
In response to a written question concerning business access to funding and real estate, the minister indicated that these measures include facilitating property registration and allocating real estate for investment. Additionally, a new law is being prepared to define the state’s private property uniformly, simplifying and modernizing its legal framework. This project aims to consolidate disparate laws into a clear legal structure that grants the state the right of first refusal for strategically significant properties, while respecting property owners’ rights and the principle of public interest.
The ministry has signed several partnership agreements with public and semi-public institutions, including the Directorate of Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Equipment and Water, and the Al Omrane Development Group, to enhance the real estate portfolio by converting public utility properties that have lost this status into state private property for developmental projects.
The minister considers the regularization of property ownership as a strategic priority to ensure legal protection and enhance property value. She highlighted the signing of agreements with the National Land Registry Agency and specialized surveying firms, enabling the surveying of approximately 2.77 million hectares by June 2025 and reducing unregistered properties to no more than 0.02% of the total real estate portfolio.
This real estate effort also encompasses the southern regions of the kingdom, where property registration processes have been accelerated, and the necessary resources have been allocated for strategic project implementation. This has contributed to the doubling of the state’s private property volume within less than two years, reinforcing the state’s ability to meet development requirements and stimulate investment.
