While the domestic property market continues to stagnate, statistics show that foreign direct investment (FDI) in real-estate projects is on the rise.
Japan currently tops the list of 47 countries and territories investing in Vietnam 's real estate.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam attracted a total of 12.63 billion USD of FDI in the first eight months of this year, a rise of 19.5 percent over the same period last year.
Among the 18 sectors that drew foreign investments, real estate ranked second with a total of 588.11 million USD, making up 4.7 percent of the country's total FDI. Mananufacturing and processing industries followed.
By August, about 400 FDI property deals were concluded, worth a total of 48.23 billion USD.
According to Savills Vietnam , the increasing FDI in the property market is due to recovery signs in the economy in the first half of the year, together with Government efforts to support the market with tax incentives and preferential loans, according to the Dau Tu Chung Khoan newspaper.
Savills said that Japanese investors were showing greater interests in Vietnamese property, expecting that it will become a medium- and long-term destination for their money.
Real estate company CBRE Vietnam forecast that many huge foreign investors will seek business opportunities in the property market by the end of the year.
However, there are some concerns at the massive increase of FDI into the country's property market.
Reports say many foreign investors register for real estate projects, but left them fallow for years due to failure to mobilise capital from domestic sources.
A property expert, Nguyen Mai, said some investors in real estate projects with registered capital of up to billions of US dollars only poured parts of the amount into construction, then sold the unfinished shells to rotate capitals.
He urged better management of FDI inflow into the country to ensure its efficiency.
The Government recently issued Resolution 103/NQ-CP, aiming to enhance the efficiency of FDI in the country, especially the use of land for FDI enterprises.
This means that localities are responsible for inspecting and classifying FDI projects that use land inefficiently.
Ministries and authorities have also been asked to complete regulations on land, housing, site clearance and compensation to ensure transparency in land management and encourage both foreign and domestic investors.-VNA
Japan currently tops the list of 47 countries and territories investing in Vietnam 's real estate.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam attracted a total of 12.63 billion USD of FDI in the first eight months of this year, a rise of 19.5 percent over the same period last year.
Among the 18 sectors that drew foreign investments, real estate ranked second with a total of 588.11 million USD, making up 4.7 percent of the country's total FDI. Mananufacturing and processing industries followed.
By August, about 400 FDI property deals were concluded, worth a total of 48.23 billion USD.
According to Savills Vietnam , the increasing FDI in the property market is due to recovery signs in the economy in the first half of the year, together with Government efforts to support the market with tax incentives and preferential loans, according to the Dau Tu Chung Khoan newspaper.
Savills said that Japanese investors were showing greater interests in Vietnamese property, expecting that it will become a medium- and long-term destination for their money.
Real estate company CBRE Vietnam forecast that many huge foreign investors will seek business opportunities in the property market by the end of the year.
However, there are some concerns at the massive increase of FDI into the country's property market.
Reports say many foreign investors register for real estate projects, but left them fallow for years due to failure to mobilise capital from domestic sources.
A property expert, Nguyen Mai, said some investors in real estate projects with registered capital of up to billions of US dollars only poured parts of the amount into construction, then sold the unfinished shells to rotate capitals.
He urged better management of FDI inflow into the country to ensure its efficiency.
The Government recently issued Resolution 103/NQ-CP, aiming to enhance the efficiency of FDI in the country, especially the use of land for FDI enterprises.
This means that localities are responsible for inspecting and classifying FDI projects that use land inefficiently.
Ministries and authorities have also been asked to complete regulations on land, housing, site clearance and compensation to ensure transparency in land management and encourage both foreign and domestic investors.-VNA
