A General Statistics Office of Vietnam economist Bui Trinh has opposed the Ministry of Finance's proposal to impose a tax on houses valued from VND700m (USD30,700).

Office rents in HCM City are 50 percent higher than in Hanoi, according to the Vietnam Real Estate Market Outlook by the real estate firm Commercial Real Estate Services.

Sapa’s upcoming achievement of town status will pave the way for more opportunities for investors in the real estate market.

Landlords in HCM City are raising the rents by 10% because of high demand after Tet.

While the hotel sector benefited from the APEC Summit, holiday home investors are waiting for the new year to come before introducing new projects.

Many construction projects in Phu Quoc Island District are being built without licences or violate construction regulations.

Various residential apartment buildings and shopping centre projects are being planned and carried out in Long An thanks to infrastructure projects in and around the province.