Administrative bottlenecks impede social housing projects
HCMC – Despite the Government’s financial packages, low-income buyers still have difficulty acquiring a social home in HCMC due to red tape. According to the city’s Department of Construction, HCMC has many long-stalled social home projects for low-income people and workers, with administrative
Two huge credit packages are good news for struggling real estate sector
HCMC – Struggling with difficult access to bank loans, the real estate sector has got good news that two major credit packages totaling VND230 trillion would be launched after Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with real estate businesses on Friday. At a hybrid conference on solutions to pull the
PM says Govt will not bail out real estate sector
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said the Government will not bail out the struggling real estate sector. Speaking a hybrid conference on policies and solutions for the frozen real estate sector yesterday, February 17, Chinh said there would be no bailout but government agencies, local
VND110-trillion social housing credit package proposed
HCMC – The Ministry of Construction has proposed a social housing stimulus package worth VND110 trillion to house tenants, buyers and developers. The ministry has yet to give details on the allocation of the package, but it said the package should be similar to the VND30-trillion credit package
Real estate sector still struggles
HCMC – The ongoing credit crunch and the Government’s restrictions on corporate bond sales have put an additional strain on the debt-ridden real estate sector. Savills Vietnam’s survey pointed out that homebuyers must apply for a mortgage worth around 50% to 80% of the total value of a mid-end
Keppel Land, Khang Dien Group to develop sustainable urban projects in HCMC
HCMC – Singapore’s Keppel Land and Vietnamese real estate developer Khang Dien Group yesterday, February 10, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop residential and sustainable urban area projects in HCMC. The MOU signing was witnessed by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
Novaland suggests debt extension for property firms
HCMC – Major property developer Novaland has asked the central bank to enable debt restructuring and extension from 24 to 36 months for property firms. The proposal was made by Do Thi Phuong Nam, director for corporate restructuring at Novaland, during a meeting between the State Bank, lender
Dong Nai starts work on first resettlement area for expy project
HCMC – Long Thanh District of Dong Nai Province today, February 9, broke ground on the first resettlement area for families affected by the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway project. When in place, the 30-hectare resettlement area in Long Duc Commune will accommodate nearly 3,400 people of some 843
SBV says it does not restrict real estate loans
HCMC – Vietnam’s central bank has said it has no policy to restrict commercial banks from lending to the real estate sector. Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu said at a meeting yesterday between the SBV and real estate firms that just some segments of the housing market had
PM wants lending eased for real estate sector
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for commercial banks to make credit accessible to property firms and homebuyers and cut costs to lower interest rates. Apart from real estate, they should also ensure meeting the loan demand of priority sectors such as manufacturing, he said, citing
HoREA asks SBV to help struggling real estate sector
HCMC – The HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA) has asked the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to allow credit restructuring to help real estate firms out of the financial crunch. The association wrote to the SBV, the central bank of the nation, just ahead of a meeting today, February 8, between the
Binh Duong to develop 18,000 social homes in 2023
HCMC – The southern province of Binh Duong has approved a housing development plan for 2023, setting a target of building 18,000 social homes for workers this year, the local media reported. The province aims to continue improving its housing quality and serve the housing demand of residents,
