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.

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has proposed ending apartment ownership when residential buildings reach the end of their service life or must be demolished, prompting objections from the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association.

Hanoi has broken ground on one of its largest social housing projects, a development expected to provide about 4,700 affordable homes as the city works toward its long-term housing targets.

It is expected that Vietnam’s housing system will be divided into four categories: commercial housing, rental housing, official residences, and policy housing.

The trend of naming projects in foreign languages is becoming increasingly prevalent in the real estate market. For many residents, however, these names have led to awkward and sometimes amusing situations.

Rental housing is now a strategic pillar and a central component of national housing policy.

One of the biggest barriers to the rental housing market is Vietnamese people's strong preference for homeownership. Many still view renting as a sign of instability or a lack of financial success.

Vietnam is preparing a new wave of incentives aimed at accelerating the development of long-term rental housing, as policymakers seek to address affordability challenges and rebalance the housing market.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) highlighted HCM City's dominance in green-certified building floor space in Vietnam.