real estate business restrictions for foreign investors

Real estate business: restrictions for foreign investors

Real estate is one of the areas that attracts great interest from investors in Viet Nam. However, investment in this sector is currently restricted by quite a few regulations.
real estate firms lift foreign limits

Real estate firms lift foreign limits

A range of locally listed firms with real estate interests have both lifted their foreign ownership limit to 60 per cent and purchase shares in order to access foreign funding for the development of their various projects.
foreign investors prop up real estate market

Foreign investors prop up real estate market

The real estate sector remains the third largest source of foreign direct investment to Vietnam in the first nine months of this year.
marketing maverick offers key to real estate

Marketing maverick offers key to real estate

“Developers sell houses. Sales and marketing people sell dreams.” This is the enthusiastic view of marketing expert Amy Wee, vice president of the Singapore Business Association in Vietnam (SBAV) and director of Branding and Marketing at CENGROUP, one of Vietnam’s leading real estate services suppliers. With 25 years of experience in marketing consultancy for many products, services, and brands in numerous countries over the world, Wee told VIR’s Ha Ngan about her experiences in marketing in general and real estate marketing in particular.
more foreign investors eye real estate market

More foreign investors eye real estate market

Foreign direct investment in the local real estate sector is expected to rise in 2016 given the positive property development outlook.
government implements real estate law rules

Government implements Real Estate Law rules

On September 10, 2015, the Government issued Decree No. 76/2015/ND-CP regulating implementation of Law on Real Estate Business 2014. The Decree governs requirements of real estate business, real estate business contract templates, transfer of contracts and procedures for transfer of partial or entire real estate projects.
up market real estate enjoys buoyant growth

Up-market real estate enjoys buoyant growth

As liquidity increases in the real estate market, opportunities are arising in Ho Chi Minh City’s up-market housing sector.
new provisions regulate real estate business contracts

New provisions regulate real estate business contracts

The legal capital of a real estate enterprise must not be less than VND20 billion (US$921,000) under the new Law on Real Estate Business, which becomes effective on July 1.
pm allows real estate capital for investment fund

PM allows real estate capital for investment fund

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to allow investors to contribute capital through real estate to create a real estate investment fund.
real estate business law introduces key changes

Real estate business law introduces key changes

The new real estate business law, which comes into effect on July 1, includes certain important changes that are expected to have huge impacts on the real estate market.
real estate expo 2015 to showcase in hanoi

Real Estate Expo 2015 to showcase in Hanoi

The Vietnam National Real Estate Association (VNREA) will hold its first specialised real estate expo, the “VNREA Expo 2015” during July 31-August 2 at the National Architecture and Planning and Construction Exhibition Centre, in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem district.
change to real estate law begets challenges

Change to Real Estate Law begets challenges

It has been more than a month since Vietnam’s Law on Real Estate Business came into effect. Investors and their legal advisers had been eagerly anticipating this law, as it sees Vietnam move towards a more transparent legal framework for the real estate sector.
real estate company to double its charter capital

Real estate company to double its charter capital

Shareholders of Hoang Quan Consulting, Trading and Real Estate Services Joint-Stock Co's agreed last Saturday (March 28) on a plan to double the company's charter capital to VND4 trillion (US$190.4 million) this year.
real estate enterprises flocking to smaller cities

Real-estate enterprises flocking to smaller cities

Several property developers are flocking to invest in localities outside big cities due to their favourable location, preferentials and low building costs.
agms reveal ambitious real estate investments

AGMs reveal ambitious real estate investments

The warming up of the real estate market together with the supportive policies from the government have encouraged a range of developers to map out ambitious investment plans this year.