The number of newly launched apartments in the capital may reach between 40,000 and 45,000 units in 2025, surpassing the projected 30,100 units for 2024.

Despite being ranked among the world's priciest retail streets, actual rental prices on Dong Khoi Street in HCM City are significantly lower than global assessments, with many vacant properties struggling to find tenants.

Vietnam is considering digitizing real estate transactions, allowing buyers and sellers to conduct property deals online.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Haus Da Lat, Vietnam’s first ESG-focused real estate complex, marking a transformative step in placing Da Lat on the global map for sustainable tourism and real estate.

In Hanoi and HCM City, nearly 18,000 resettlement apartments remain vacant or are being used inefficiently, leading to the decay of entire infrastructure systems.

In major cities across Vietnam, many prime urban areas remain vacant for years due to speculative activity. Instead of fuelling the economy, capital is locked up in real estate.

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ), when contributing its idea to the draft law on personal income tax (PIT), warned that taxing real estate based on ownership duration is not feasible due to the lack of synchronized tax and land management systems.

According to the recently-published report, which examines the gap between housing costs and income levels in major Asian cities, the two Vietnamese cities have even surpassed Singapore in the gap between housing prices and average income.

According to Savills Vietnam, a more favourable real estate investment environment is expected in 2025 as cyclical challenges subside and the market continues its recovery.

Vietnam’s top real estate executives are earning salaries in the billions, yet some have faced financial woes, forcing them to lend money to their firms.