Myanmar property market booms as prices soar on regime policies, inflation

TradeNews BD equities-FX-crypto note (2026-10-05): YANGON -- "We used to invest in gold," said Moe Myint, a property buyer in Yangon, Myanmar's commercial capital. "But we have found that property is less… Primary source: original at Nikkei Asia (asia.nikkei.com).

October 5, 2026 9:15 PM GMT · Nikkei Asia

YANGON -- "We used to invest in gold," said Moe Myint, a property buyer in Yangon, Myanmar's commercial capital. "But we have found that property is less vulnerable to price swings in Myanmar. So we just stay in real estate now."

Myanmar's residential property market has boomed since the military seized power in 2021, with the World Bank estimating prices have risen fourfold. (Nikkei Asia montage/Source photo by Cape Diamond)

Authorities have started to take measures in bid to rein in fourfold increase in values