Land law points further scrutinised

Land law points further scrutinised

Clarifications on land use rights and property ownership for overseas lenders have been offered to the government from the foreign business community.
Mobilising international finance for land security

Mobilising international finance for land security

Vietnam remains dependent on foreign capital for its development. Along with foreign-invested companies, more and more local groups are turning to external financing to meet their net-zero and development objectives. With some positive changes for land security, more and cheaper international finance will flow to Vietnam – and if the country builds good land laws, foreign investors will come.
Foreign-invested groups bemoan land processes

Foreign-invested groups bemoan land processes

Many large-scale foreign-invested enterprises in the south of Vietnam are facing barriers relating to land procedures, particularly when starting new ventures.
Attraction some way off for social housing

Attraction some way off for social housing

The lack of affordable social housing has raised whether foreign developers should be allowed to invest in this segment in Vietnam.
$5 billion credit package authorised for the real estate sector

$5 billion credit package authorised for the real estate sector

A new government resolution has tasked the SBV with the execution of a $5 billion lending scheme to ease the burden in the property sector.
Real estate market won’t recover until late 2024: Experts

Real estate market won’t recover until late 2024: Experts

Despite the Government’s efforts to remove challenges facing the real estate market, it won’t prosper until the end of next year, experts have warned.
More than rhetoric needed for dilemmas in social housing

More than rhetoric needed for dilemmas in social housing

The majority of developers are finding it extremely difficult to generate a profit under current social housing laws. VIR’s Quynh Trang found out more on this issue with Troy Griffiths - Deputy managing director of Savills Vietnam.
Bond pressure retained in real estate

Bond pressure retained in real estate

If a draft decree amendment on bonds is soon passed, real estate businesses will likely be given a helping hand in the form of time to restructure their cash flows.
Just the beginning for real estate sector restructuring

Just the beginning for real estate sector restructuring

More than $52 billion is due to banks and bondholders from real estate groups in the Vietnamese market. VIR’s Bich Ngoc spoke with Xavier Jean, senior director of Corporate Ratings at S&P Global Ratings, on the possible path the government and enterprises can take.
FIEs frustrated with new abode rules

FIEs frustrated with new abode rules

Many foreign-invested enterprises are continuing to struggle with arranging accommodation for expat workers due to a decree released last year on prescribing the management of industrial and economic zones.
Affordable home buyers to get loans with lower rates

Affordable home buyers to get loans with lower rates

Affordable home buyers can access preferential loans at rates 1.5-2 percentage points lower than the market average as part of a credit package worth around 120 trillion VND (5.02 billion USD).
OVs in Czech Republic contribute ideas to draft revised Land Law

OVs in Czech Republic contribute ideas to draft revised Land Law

Overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic actively contributed their ideas to the draft Land Law (revised) at a conference held on March 2 in both online and in-person formats.
Big appetite still apparent in real estate

Big appetite still apparent in real estate

The Vietnamese real estate market is proving attractive to foreign investors and funds despite the turmoil that domestic real estate investors are grappling with over projects lacking legitimacy, capital, and liquidity.
Extra credit room suggested for real estate sector

Extra credit room suggested for real estate sector

Real estate developers have suggested that the State Bank of Vietnam increases credit room soon to inject capital into the economy and create conditions for property businesses to restructure and develop this year.
Real estate bailout “perilous” for system

Real estate bailout “perilous” for system

As more than $52 billion is due to banks and bondholders from real estate corporations, not to mention the requirement for additional loans, experts say a purge in the real estate market is unavoidable.
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