Social housing needed to boost capital in real estate

Social housing needed to boost capital in real estate

Affordable housing is key to mobilising capital, according to industry insiders.
Purpose-driven regulations  desired for affordable housing

Purpose-driven regulations desired for affordable housing

The shortage of low-income housing for workers in industrial zones and people in urban areas has become a hot topic in Vietnam, with the government and other authorities looking to get to the bottom of the situation.
Vietnam still lacks low-priced apartments

Vietnam still lacks low-priced apartments

Vietnam has less than half of the low-income houses it targeted for in 2020, according to data from the Ministry of Construction (MoC).
Affordable housing supply fails to meet goal: Official

Affordable housing supply fails to meet goal: Official

The supply of affordable housing for low-income earners in urban areas and industrial park workers has only met around 42 percent of the target, Bui Xuan Dung, Director of the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency, told a recent workshop.
Hundreds of millions of USD await to enter Vietnam’s realty market

Hundreds of millions of USD await to enter Vietnam’s realty market

The Vietnamese real estate market at all segments continues showing its appeal to foreign investors, and hundreds of millions of USD are waiting to be poured into the market, according to a research conducted by property and investment management services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
Ensuring affordable housing during Vietnam’s golden age

Ensuring affordable housing during Vietnam’s golden age

Urbanisation in today’s fast-paced world is inevitable, especially in emerging economies. Vietnam’s population has grown rapidly from 66 million in 1990 to more than 96 million in 2019. This makes Vietnam the third-most populous country in Southeast Asia after Indonesia and the Philippines.
Government ignores affordable housing: experts

Government ignores affordable housing: experts

Hoang Thi Thuy Van, 48, of HCM City’s Thu Duc District, was able to buy a low-priced apartment four years ago because of a preferential credit package, but many people still cannot afford to buy a home.
Thousands of affordable apartments to be built for workers, all for under $6,500

Thousands of affordable apartments to be built for workers, all for under $6,500

Some 50,000 apartments will soon be available for Vietnamese workers at industrial clusters at a starting price of VND150 million (US$6,400) apiece, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) announced last week.
Mekong Cap aims to add value

Mekong Cap aims to add value

Founded in 1993, An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Company is the leading distributor and a manufacturer of crop protection chemicals (CPC) in Vietnam.