Essaouira.

Yes. Non-residents may buy freehold property in Essaouira, Morocco (agricultural land is the main exception); the sale is registered as a titre foncier before a notary. No Moroccan residency is required to own.

Yes, if you fund the purchase through a compte en dirhams convertibles (convertible-dirham account) declared to the Office des Changes. That records the foreign-currency inflow and lets you repatriate net rental income and resale proceeds in hard currency.

Budget roughly 7–9% on top of the price: registration duty (DGI) ~4% on resale (a preferential 2.5% on a developer new-build first sale), land-conservation ~1.5%, notary ~0.5–1.5% (degressive scale) plus 20% VAT on the fee, and agency ~2.5% where applicable. Figures vary by property — confirm with your notary.

marocain.investments shows an AI-estimated gross yield on every Essaouira listing as decision-support, not a guarantee. Yields vary by district and by short-let versus long-let use.

Each listing carries a cohort-relative {GIN} grade (Quality — view, build, condition, amenities and location — plus a price-vs-value Deal read and a sourced macro-catalyst signal), an M-Value comparable estimate and a two-scenario forecast — all framed as investor decision-support, not a formal valuation.