Foreign property agents in the Fez Medina - an ethical problem?

"I actually find it pretty unethical for all the foreigners (probably all lovely individuals) to be making money from selling houses in Fes Medina especially when they are probably already making a killing on the Fes property market."

A regular reader of The View from Fez, has written questioning the fact that so many of the real estate and property businesses are run by non-Moroccans. Has he a point? Our response was to point out that there are dozens more Moroccan simsaars ( property agents) in the Medina then there are foreign companies. How do you feel?

I recently came to Fes to find a small house and discovered that nearly all the intermediaries are English or French or American. I find that weird,
especially as many of them profess to want to "help save the Medina".

I easily found a great Moroccan intermediary who has been brilliant. He's patient, not pushy, totally honest, and he's working hard in his own town,where he was born, to make a living and get a better life. I actually find it pretty unethical for all the foreigners (probably all lovely individuals) to be making money from selling houses in Fes Medina especially when they are probably already making a killing on the Fes property market.

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