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Maarif (Casablanca): the price per square metre is flat, the entry ticket is not
A buyer comparing their March budget with today's would conclude that Maarif gained 25% in four months. The price per square metre actually fell. Both readings are correct at once, and the gap comes down to what sellers are putting on the market.
Maarif (Casablanca): the price per square metre is flat, the entry ticket is not
An asking price that will not move
Across apartment sale listings published in Maarif, the median asking price stands at 15,448 MAD/sqm in July 2026. In March it was 15,816 MAD/sqm. Four months on, the decline comes to 2.3%, within statistical noise for a district of this size.
| Month | Listings | Median asking price (MAD/sqm) | Median budget (MAD) | Median floor area (sqm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 187 | 15,816 | 1,600,000 | 107 |
| April 2026 | 264 | 15,800 | 1,700,000 | 113 |
| May 2026 | 281 | 15,605 | 1,750,000 | 120 |
| June 2026 | 237 | 15,534 | 1,778,000 | 121 |
| July 2026 | 162 | 15,448 | 2,000,000 | 137 |
The price-per-square-metre column is flat, the budget column is not.
What changed is the typical unit
The median floor area of apartments on offer moves from 107 to 137 sqm over the same period, 28% more. The median budget follows: 1.6 M MAD in March, 2 M MAD in July.
These two medians do not multiply into one another, the median of a product not being the product of the medians, but they tell the same story. A buyer targeting a three-room flat in spring now finds supply shifted towards four rooms. The room breakdown confirms it: units of four rooms or more account for 57% of July stock against 39% in March.
Listing volume fell over the same stretch, from 281 in May to 162 in July. In a central district where smaller units clear quickly, the residual stock drifts towards larger properties that take longer to sell. The remaining supply therefore tilts to big floor areas, which is enough to lift the median budget without any seller raising their price per square metre.
Supply is tightening around its median
The gap between the cheapest quarter and the most expensive quarter of listings is narrowing: the ratio between the two falls from 1.49 in March to 1.30 in July. In practice, the middle half of apartments now sits between 13,402 and 17,470 MAD/sqm.
The lifespan of listings withdrawn from the market is shortening too: a median of 32 days in July, against 51 days in spring. Racine posts 119 days over the same month, Anfa 90 days. The listing disappearance rate stands at 13.6% against 47.1% in March. This indicator measures a listing leaving the market without giving the reason: it is never a sales rate.
On the rental side, nothing has moved
The median asking rent holds at 103 MAD/sqm per month in July, across 241 listings. It was 104 MAD/sqm in March. The median rent for an apartment stands at 8,500 MAD for 90 sqm.
Set against the asking sale price, that gives a gross rental yield of 8.0%, before service charges and tax. It also ignores vacancy and management fees. The figure rests on advertised prices rather than signed transactions: the negotiation margin at purchase, invisible in listings, pushes it upwards.
Maarif within Casablanca
| District | Median asking price (MAD/sqm) | Median lifespan of withdrawn listings (days) |
|---|---|---|
| Aïn Diab | 24,014 | 125 |
| Racine | 18,872 | 119 |
| Anfa | 18,403 | 90 |
| Palmier | 17,470 | 11 |
| Bourgogne | 16,201 | 8 |
| Gauthier | 16,129 | 23 |
| Californie | 16,000 | 10 |
| Maarif | 15,448 | 32 |
| Quartier des Hôpitaux | 14,193 | 10 |
Maarif sits below Gauthier and Californie, two districts with which it shares its central position. The difference shows mainly in market depth: 162 listings in July, against 95 in Gauthier and 72 in Californie. A buyer has more choice there at a comparable budget.
The Maârif Extension discount
Maârif Extension posts 13,889 MAD/sqm across 33 listings, 10% below Maarif for a median floor area of 112 sqm. The gap matches what is usually observed between a district core and its immediate fringe. For a buyer whose budget stops at 1.6 M MAD, it is the most direct adjustment variable. The rental market there is too thin for a yield to be computed with the same confidence as in Maarif.
What a buyer takes from this
A budget rising while the square metre stays put signals a change in supply, not a rise in values: compare prices per square metre, never budgets. The window remains open on mid-sized units, which are thinning out in advertised stock without having become more expensive.
For an investor, the 8% gross yield places Maarif in the upper range of central Casablanca districts, with a deep rental market, 241 rental listings in July, which limits vacancy risk.