Opening door to property

Opening door to property

Many Singaporean high-profile developers such as Ascendas, Sembcorp, Mapletree, Keppel Land and CapitaLand already have a firm footing in Vietnam. Dao Manh Hung, head of investment at Savills Hanoi, analyses the strengths of the island state’s investors and the opportunities they enjoy in Vietnam.
Players search for the bottom

Players search for the bottom

It all happened early 2011, when secondary condominium prices in Hanoi started to go down by a small amount at first, and then by as large as 6 per cent on average quarter on quarter.
Move to take heat out of  spats

Move to take heat out of spats

The new service fees will be based on the reality of the market and negotiated with the local residents.
Google to talk tablets, TV, social and more

Google to talk tablets, TV, social and more

Google is expected to show off a new champion in the tablet computer wars this week as it courts developers whose fun, hip or functional programs are vital to Internet gadgets or services.
Leading TV makers lauch smart TV alliance

Leading TV makers lauch smart TV alliance

Founding members LG Electronics and TP Vision (for Philips TVs) today officially established Smart TV Alliance with other Japanese TV manufacturers in the process of joining.
Gloves off as fight is on to hook deals

Gloves off as fight is on to hook deals

An increasing number of apartment developers in Hanoi have resorted to discounts as they are in direct competition with buyers who have been slashing prices over the last few months.
Local property developers buy into M&A solutions

Local property developers buy into M&A solutions

Domestic developers could be the driving force in local property merger and acquisition deals this year.
Gazing into property’s crystal ball

Gazing into property’s crystal ball

In order to define whether property prices will continue to fall, StoxPlus Corporation analyst Pham Thanh Son writes it is necessary to learn about property development costs, so the resistance level and the influence of cost factors relating to products and investors will be specified.
The capital’s  apartment prices slide

The capital’s apartment prices slide

Apartment prices in Hanoi are in freefall as an unprecedented discount craze kicks in.
Property rows heading skywards

Property rows heading skywards

Real estate developers and residents of Vietnam’s high-rise buildings have clashed again over the burning issue of management fees.
Fee designed to cool hot tempers

Fee designed to cool hot tempers

A new ceiling on management fees for apartment buildings in Hanoi is unlikely to calm hot tempers.
Looking for local tools to get the job done

Looking for local tools to get the job done

Industry insiders are looking for ways to increase the use of locally-made equipment in key projects.
Time to embrace branding

Time to embrace branding

Until the lengthy time before move-in, what apartment buyers are relying on is an image. Yet most developers fail to develop a strong brand image for their project and themselves, writes Richard Moore.
Thinking outside the square to ink deals

Thinking outside the square to ink deals

“There are a number of options open to developers requiring capital to move their projects forward”
Sun sets on the central coast’s tourism projects

Sun sets on the central coast’s tourism projects

Delays in developing tourism projects in central Thua Thien-Hue province have been prolonged for so many years that the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) proposed some of them be scrapped. VIR takes a closer look at the state of play.
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