People will be able to provide and verify land and house ownership information on the VNeID app without having to submit certificate copies.

Five housing projects in Da Nang are now eligible to mobilize nearly $900 million through capital contribution and investment partnerships.

Last week's real estate highlights included questions about the flow of bond money from Novaland; emergence of a new luxury residential zone in HCMC; and a series of apartments priced VND18-30 million per sqm in Hanoi.

As new supply is scarce and prices of private houses in HCMC remain high, with some ultra‑luxury villas listed at nearly VND1 billion per sqm, investors are flocking to coastal projects.

Rising input costs, especially land-use fees, and prolonged procedures have discouraged businesses from developing affordable housing, said Nguyen Xuan Binh, Deputy General Director of Cienco 5 Land.

Proposals to tax based on property ownership duration have been dropped in favor of the current 2% flat-rate system.

Real estate prices are rising but do not reflect true value, remaining high compared to the average income of most people, the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has said.

A nationwide pilot program will simplify real estate and land-use transactions by consolidating all procedures into unified provincial centers.

Vietnam is attracting high-net-worth individuals investing in luxury properties and elite living.

The HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre and Vietnam International Arbitration Centre organised a conference on “Real Estate Transactions in a Volatile Market and Legal Context” on August 28.

Authorities have listed nearly 50 projects in Ho Chi Minh City where foreign individuals and organizations can legally buy homes.

As many as 169 land plots to be used for commercial housing development on a trial basis, as agreed to by involved parties under the National Assembly’s Resolution 171, have failed to meet the prescribed criteria.

Vietnam’s property market is showing strong signs of recovery despite wider economic challenges, with sector-wide net profit surging nearly 130% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025.

The Ministry of Construction (MOC) is finalizing and upgrading the housing and real estate market information system to ensure that 100 percent of the data is "accurate, complete, clean, and live”.

Declining birth rates are shrinking household sizes, reducing demand for large homes, and transforming the structure of Vietnam’s real estate market, according to the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS).

Local land price tables should avoid unrealistic pricing that is either too high, burdening businesses, or too low, causing budget revenue losses.

The real estate market in 2025 is no longer a matter of “eating or being eaten” but one of strategic cooperation to grow together, experts stressed

Real estate prices in Hanoi have increased sharply, while those in HCM City, particularly in the Northeast area, range from VND40-50 million/sq m, which is considered reasonable.

Soaring prices, oversupply, and weak demand threaten Vietnam's property market stability.

At a recent forum on double-digit growth hosted by the Central Strategic Policy Committee, a business association representative spoke with sadness about current land prices.