Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has said that the Housing Law (Amended) must explicitly specify condo lifespan regulations to reassure citizens that "the expiration of a building's lifespan does not mean residents lose all their property rights."

After the implementation of the 2024 Land Law produced several unintended consequences, Vietnam's approach to land pricing shifted from relying on market-based valuation to strengthening the State's regulatory role.

Cemetery plots are becoming a distinct real estate market in Vietnam, with family burial sites fetching up to $190,000 as scarce land and enduring cultural traditions drive demand.

The policy of tying apartment use to a building's designed lifespan is expected to reshape how condominiums are valued, with buyers paying closer attention to land holdings, development density, and land-use rights attached to each unit.

Vietnam’s resort real estate market is showing signs of recovery, but experts warn that projects will struggle to generate real returns unless operations are built into their plans from the outset.

Outstanding loans for real estate business activities rose to more than 2.5 quadrillion VND (nearly 95 billion USD) as of June 30.

Demand for rental housing in Vietnam has surpassed one million units, prompting a policy shift that could open a new chapter for the country’s property market.

Individuals who own only a few land plots but lack sufficient capital to build houses should not be treated the same as those holding dozens of plots for years just waiting for prices to rise.

As Vietnam's apartment market cools, investors who once relied on financial leverage are increasingly looking to cash out and recover their capital.

Property developers feature prominently on a new HCMC tax authority list of more than 7,000 taxpayers with outstanding liabilities totaling nearly $220 million.

Vietnam is proposing sweeping changes to property transactions, including mandatory digital identification codes and tougher rules for off-plan housing sales, drawing mixed reactions from the industry.

A proposal to tie apartment use to a building's design lifespan could change how condominiums are valued in Vietnam, with buyers placing greater emphasis on land-use rights and redevelopment potential.

Prices of older apartment units have fallen by 5-15 percent from the end of last year. Even after accepting discounts of hundreds of millions or even billions of dong, homeowners are still struggling to find buyers.

Nearly two years after HCMC's Metro Line 1 began commercial operations, apartment prices along the corridor have risen significantly. However, not every station area has experienced the same level of appreciation.

More than 10 years ago, when I was scraping together money to buy an apartment in Hanoi, I faced a difficult choice.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed imposing a high level of taxes on vacant land and short-term property transactions as part of efforts to curb speculation, improve land-use efficiency and stabilise the real estate market.

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance is stepping up tax enforcement in the property sector following inspections of 30 major developers.

Hanoi aims to bring 25,000-27,000 social housing units to the market in 2026, exceeding the minimum target of 18,700 completed units assigned by the Prime Minister.

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has removed a controversial proposal to introduce time-limited ownership of apartment units from the latest draft of the revised Housing Law submitted to the government.