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People criticize me for spending 8 years doing business instead of trading land

People criticize me for spending 8 years doing business instead of trading land

Many people call me unwise for choosing to do business instead of investing in land, which yields three times the profit for less work.
Housing prices might surge 15-20% with new official land prices: ministry

Housing prices might surge 15-20% with new official land prices: ministry

The Ministry of Construction has warned that the new land price list is likely to drive up construction costs, causing a 15-20% hike in housing prices.
September 27, 2024 | 05:34 am PT
HCMC farmland investors sell out as fee rise looms for conversion into residential lands

HCMC farmland investors sell out as fee rise looms for conversion into residential lands

Owners of agricultural lands in HCMC are selling out fearing that the fee payable to convert them into residential plots will increase with the government’s new price list.
August 12, 2024 | 12:08 am PT
Property developers race to snap up lands as price hikes loom

Property developers race to snap up lands as price hikes loom

Property firms are rushing to bolster their land holdings as their prices are expected to rise in 2026 once the new price list is applied.
August 6, 2024 | 09:51 pm PT
Scramble to buy properties begins on fear of missing out as prices rise

Scramble to buy properties begins on fear of missing out as prices rise

Kim Anh, a healthcare worker in HCMC’s District 1, has been considering properties to buy for the last two weeks because she fears prices will increase soon.
July 25, 2024 | 05:00 pm PT
I have spent nearly $8,000 on taxis in 10 years after buying a car

I have spent nearly $8,000 on taxis in 10 years after buying a car

I have never regretted spending nearly VND2 million (US$78.5) per month on taxis despite owning a car.
July 8, 2024 | 06:26 pm PT
My land value increased 11 times, but I wish I had bought a car instead

My land value increased 11 times, but I wish I had bought a car instead

The value of a plot of land I purchased ten years ago has jumped 11 times, but a certain event has made me regret not buying a car instead.
July 3, 2024 | 03:34 pm PT
How can I retrieve $31K lent to my father-in-law?

How can I retrieve $31K lent to my father-in-law?

My father-in-law borrowed VND800 million ($31,422) from me for a now-suspended project in the coastal province of Nha Trang, and I need to recover it for my children’s education.
June 25, 2024 | 03:39 pm PT
Investing in land is 50 times more profitable than buying gold

Investing in land is 50 times more profitable than buying gold

A plot of land my parents bought in 1993 has appreciated to VND8.5 billion (US$334,100), earning them 50 times the profit they would have made if they had bought gold.
May 16, 2024 | 03:10 pm PT
My husband and I rent room to save money for building house for my parents-in-law

My husband and I rent room to save money for building house for my parents-in-law

Since I had completed supporting my own parents before marriage, and my in-laws are elderly, I want to use the funds we initially planned for our own house to build one for my in-laws.
May 3, 2024 | 07:48 pm PT
What should a single woman do with some $40,000 in cash?

What should a single woman do with some $40,000 in cash?

My savings account has recently reached VND1 billion (US$39,456), but the low bank interest rates are yielding little monthly income, prompting me to consider alternative investment opportunities.
April 30, 2024 | 03:15 pm PT
The elusive dream of owning a home in Hanoi

The elusive dream of owning a home in Hanoi

Four years ago, with savings of VND500 million (US$20,190), Hoang Ha and her husband set their sights on buying a house in Hanoi.
March 24, 2024 | 10:00 pm PT
Hanoi apartment owners wait for further price hikes to sell

Hanoi apartment owners wait for further price hikes to sell

Hung planned to sell his Hanoi apartment last month, but after getting offers at 45% higher than his purchase price, he decided to wait for eve higher prices.
March 24, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
Hanoi apartment owners sell in haste, repent at leisure as prices keep rising

Hanoi apartment owners sell in haste, repent at leisure as prices keep rising

In 2023 Tran Trung Quan and his wife sold their apartment in Ha Dong District in Hanoi at a 100% profit. However, its steady increase in price since then.
March 17, 2024 | 03:28 pm PT
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