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Hanoi faces shortage of affordable housing

Hanoi faces shortage of affordable housing

Hanoi’s new housing supply last year was just 28,800 units, its Department of Construction reported to the Ministry of Construction.
Construction ministry wants 1 million houses for workers, poor by 2030

Construction ministry wants 1 million houses for workers, poor by 2030

Hanoi cubicle-style rooms remain popular due to low cost

Hanoi cubicle-style rooms remain popular due to low cost

Skyrocketing rents make life difficult for Hanoi house hunters

Skyrocketing rents make life difficult for Hanoi house hunters

For almost two months Ngoc Lan has been looking for a new place to stay, but these rooms are small and the rates are 20-30% higher than her current one.
November 2, 2022 | 12:15 am PT
Rental market in Vietnam is overpriced

Rental market in Vietnam is overpriced

Readers said the housing rental market in Vietnam is unreasonably pricey, even more than in Europe, as it does not follow demand vs supply rules.
November 21, 2022 | 09:03 pm PT
Policies, and not diktats to real estate businesses, should regulate prices

Policies, and not diktats to real estate businesses, should regulate prices

With the economy suffering from a liquidity bottleneck and the real estate market struggling, I have started hearing comments about what the industry should and should not do.
December 11, 2022 | 08:03 pm PT
Home buying in Vietnam: Mission impossible

Home buying in Vietnam: Mission impossible

With Vietnam's ridiculously high housing prices, the average income earner needs to accumulate 160 years of salary to buy a home.
December 13, 2022 | 04:34 pm PT
The housing paradox in Vietnam

The housing paradox in Vietnam

After perusing data on housing and urban areas in Vietnam, many of my foreign colleagues have pointed out a paradox.
February 8, 2023 | 04:51 pm PT
We are running out of affordable housing

We are running out of affordable housing

I tried searching for a few real-estate keywords recently. "Housing crisis" had over 20.3 million results in 0.22 seconds, while "global housing crisis" yielded a modest number of 14.5 million results in 0.44 seconds.
January 31, 2024 | 03:12 pm PT
No real estate boom does not mean lower house prices

No real estate boom does not mean lower house prices

Whether or not there's a real estate boom, properties near industrial zones and urban areas will still increase in value.
February 23, 2024 | 03:46 pm PT
HCMC housing industry insiders do not expect prices to fall this year

HCMC housing industry insiders do not expect prices to fall this year

Townhouse and apartment prices in HCMC were at high levels in the first quarter and are expected to rise slightly during the remainder of the year, experts said.
April 18, 2024 | 08:00 pm PT
Investment in HCMC real estate services skyrockets

Investment in HCMC real estate services skyrockets

The registered capital of new real estate businesses in HCMC rose 146% year-on-year to VND24 trillion (US$944.7 million) in the first four months of 2024, the Statistics Office said.
May 3, 2024 | 06:11 pm PT
HCMC housing prices to rise as supply remains low: realtor

HCMC housing prices to rise as supply remains low: realtor

A lack of supply might drive up housing prices this year, according to Le Hoang Chau, chairman of the HCMC Real Estate Association.
May 15, 2024 | 12:07 am PT
Real estate market on recovery path

Real estate market on recovery path

The property market has seen demand, supply and prices rise this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Realtors.
June 11, 2024 | 08:31 pm PT
HCMC property brokerages’ revenues rise by 6.1%

HCMC property brokerages’ revenues rise by 6.1%

Real estate brokerages in HCMC reported a 6.1% increase in revenues year-on-year in the first half of the year to VND123.9 trillion (US$4.9 billion).
July 3, 2024 | 02:04 am PT
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