tan hoang minh ahead with project amid gloom

Tan Hoang Minh ahead with project amid gloom

Despite grim times in the real estate market, Tan Hoang Minh Group is planning to start three luxury projects in in Hanoi next year.
some developers colour a black trend

Some developers colour a black trend

Real estate developers are struggling to find breakthroughs to increase sales under mounting pressure from the trickle of money flowing into the frozen property market.
nguyen alliance muscles up operations

Nguyen Alliance muscles up operations

Nguyen Alliance Commercial Real Estate, a real estate consultant based in Ho Chi Minh City, last week further expanded its operation to the capital by setting up a joint service with Hanoi-based Cen Group.
hanoi apartment prices slashed

Hanoi apartment prices slashed

Hanoi’s swollen apartment-for-sale market continues to search for scarce buyers as two of the city’s biggest projects became the latest to slash their asking prices.
small is bigger for developers

Small is bigger for developers

Slicing up housing units into smaller ones is one effective way help real estate developers increase sales and liquidity in a stagnant market.
apartments in hanoi thrown to the floor

Apartments in Hanoi thrown to the floor

Hanoi apartments took their strongest price drop in 2012’s second quarter during the last four years. According to CBRE Vietnam, apartment prices have fallen since 2011’s second quarter and plummeted in 2012’s second quarter.
golden knight rides to rescue

Golden knight rides to rescue

The mid-end sector is being touted as the latest saviour of Vietnam’s second home market.
property sector applauds rates move

Property sector applauds rates move

Investors will have an opportunity to purchase assets in all sectors for prices considerably lower than two years ago and with a large number of developers with deep financial burdens keen to off load their assets we anticipate 2012 will see increased activity.
takashimaya moves to hold hands with singaporean developers

Takashimaya moves to hold hands with Singaporean developers

Takashimaya last week marked its foray into the lucrative Vietnamese retail market part of its strategy to further expand into Asia by joining a project with Keppel Land.
purchasers get fairer deals

Purchasers get fairer deals

It’s now a buyers’ market when it comes to property in Vietnam, according to one market expert. “We are a long way from the time when customers struggled to register to buy an apartment,” said Tran Nhu Trung, associate director of research and consultancy of Savills Vietnam.
clear property plan needed

Clear property plan needed

Vietnam needs to formulate a strategy to develop its apartments and use land more efficiently.

Developers cast net in new capital

Bold suggestions have been aired on how the capital thirsty property industry can mobilise more investment.
apartment market cools for buyers

Apartment market cools for buyers

The apartment projects in Hanoi are increasingly becoming in reach of normal buyers.
condos to ignite the local market

Condos to ignite the local market

A range of launched projects is expected to fire-up the capital’s property market.

Piano’s theatre not on song yet

Ground breaking for the capital’s Renzo Piano designed $120 million theatre has been delayed.