Still on a mountain of debt
The Government’s Decree 08 and Resolution 33 have given a much-needed lifeline to cash-strapped real estate firms as the bonds they issued would fall due soon. However, analysts see the decree and resolution as a temporary solution, as bond issuers are still sitting on a mountain of debt. Due to
PM acts to deal with realty market woes
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Document 178 ordering the lifting of hindrances to the real estate market and boosting the development of this sector. Earlier, the Government issued Resolution 33 on the same matter, under which the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance
Housing finance
Vietnam’s depressed property market has led to calls for government intervention in credit markets to help overextended property developers and to stimulate demand for housing. Lessons from international experience suggest that there is scope for government action to improve the operation of the
Real estate bonds cause real headache
Let the creditors cleanse the real estate market. They know better than all others how to deal with their money. Background In 2023, there will be some VND130 trillion worth of real estate bonds reaching maturity. Now that the property market’s liquidity has tumbled, and many projects have ground
Novaland’s former chairman leaves board of directors
HCMC – Bui Xuan Huy, former chairman of the HCMC-based property company Novaland, resigned yesterday, February 22, for personal reasons. He said in his resignation letter that his decision followed the firm’s restructuring plan. Huy held the post of general director of Novaland for two consecutive
Novaland proposes extending bond maturity
HCMC – Major Vietnamese real estate developer Novaland has proposed extending the maturity of the bonds it issued to a later date due to its tight budget. According to the official dispatch Novaland sent to the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HCMC-based property firm has not been able to settle coupons
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
Novaland chairman calls for debt restructuring for property firms
HCMC – The chairman of the major Vietnamese property developer Novaland has called for lender banks to restructure debt owed by real estate businesses. Bui Thanh Nhon made the proposal during a hybrid conference held this morning, February 17 to find solutions to cope with woes faced by the real
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
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
More property firms exit market in 2022
HCMC – The number of real estate enterprises that pulled out of the market in 2022 soared by some 40% year-on-year, according to data from the Agency for Business Registration. Negative cash flows and higher prices of building materials sent many property firms into a tailspin, said the Ministry