An abode is a place of residence, a house, a home – and at Abode Real Estate, we want to help you find a real home in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, and beyond.
We established our company in 2020 with a mission to provide quality homes to rent, buy, or sell. Our values remain quality, honesty, and integrity, while our logo reflects Modernity, Precision, and Warmth.
abode /əˈbəʊd/ (noun): a place of residence, a house, a home
Competing in a growing market
With increasing numbers of agencies, how do we compete? Well, we cannot yet match large international firms, but we monitor peers closely. Alongside our core values, we emphasize QA, governance, and eco-friendliness.
As the industry matures, substandard practitioners will fade. We believe it is smarter to work with good companies rather than against them. Collaboration bears more fruit than competition.
Phnom Penh is a delightful city with a colonial past. Its tree-lined boulevards, gardens, and stately homes once earned it the title “Pearl of Asia” in the 1920s.
Colonial homes stand apart from other Asian cities. They are well-built, suited to the tropics, and offer unique urban spaces. Without them, Phnom Penh risks becoming a generic glass-and-concrete jungle.
Abode aligns itself with preservation of beauty — historic and contemporary.
Phnom Penh was founded in the late 14th century and became the capital in the mid-15th century. The city revived under King Norodom in 1866. The French established the Protectorate in 1867, developing the capital into a modern city with offices, schools, hospitals, banks, and hotels.
Phnom Penh thrived until the dictatorship of Pol Pot (1975–79), when over two million Cambodians died. Once regarded as one of Southeast Asia’s most attractive cities, it suffered immense destruction. Since then, Cambodia has worked to recover, combining modern growth with cultural preservation.
The city’s heritage architecture falls into three main categories:
Chinese shophouse style — Late 1800s to 1960s, found throughout the city.
French Colonial & early European styles — Villas, public buildings, and Art Deco landmarks. Most cluster around the Royal Palace, Wat Phnom, and Norodom Blvd.
New Khmer Architecture — From the late 1950s–60s “Golden Age,” buildings like the Chaktomuk Theatre showcase a modern yet distinctly Cambodian vision.
We have shifted to quality rentals and sales, focusing resources where they are most effective. Once centred mainly in Daun Penh, we now cover the wider metropolis and provinces.
If you’d like to know more, contact us directly to discuss how we can help.
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