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Singaporean Minister for National Development Desmond Lee (Photo: straitstimes.com)

Singapore makes efforts to upgrade social housing

Singaporean Minister of National Development Desmond Lee said on February 17 that 29,000 flats built in 1997 or earlier have been chosen for the Housing Board’s Home Improvement Programme (HIP) and will get structural improvements and upgrades to bathrooms and entrances, among other things.

Phu My 3 Industrial Zone in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. Real estate ranked second in terms of foreign investment from January - August, accounting for for nearly 20% of the registered total foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. (Photo: VNA)

Foreign investment in real estate surges in January - August

Foreign investors poured a total of 2.4 billion USD into the real estate market of Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, five times the level over the same period last year, according to the latest updates from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Real estate inventories remain high. Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Real estate inventories remain high: MoC

More than 17,100 apartments and land plots of real estate projects across the country remain on the market in the second quarter of this year, with land plots and houses doubling that of apartments, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) reported on August 14.

The Government Housing Bank's booth at Money Expo 2024. The bank has been instructed to extend the home loan repayment period up to a maximum age of 85 among borrowers. (Photo:.bangkokpost.com)

Bad debts in housing hinder Thailand's economic growth​

Thailand’s economic cabinet has directed the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to expedite addressing household debt, particularly bad debts in housing, cars, motorcycles, credit cards and student loans as the economy has yet to see clear signs of recovery.

New developments in the Thu Thiem urban area in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City real estate revenue up 6% in H1

Real estate revenue in Ho Chi Minh City reached 124 trillion VND (4.9 billion USD) in the first half of the year, up 6.1% year-on-year, according to the HCM City Statistics Office.

Hanoi’s CPI up 2.04% in 2023

Hanoi’s CPI up 2.04% in 2023

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in 2023 is estimated to increase 2.04% year-on-year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.
Worker housing supply still falls short of demand

Worker housing supply still falls short of demand

A large-scale project to build at least one million social housing apartments for low-income people and industrial park workers before 2030 is underway. Current demand outstrips supply, causing some to press for faster action.
Economic performance in first four months

Economic performance in first four months

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.84% year-on-year in the first four months of this year, primarily due to higher prices for education, housing and construction materials, culture, entertainment and tourism, food, and electricity.
Real estate market to recover by Q3: experts

Real estate market to recover by Q3: experts

With the Government’s drastic measures to address problems related to legal bottlenecks, lack of capital access, and challenges in corporate bonds, the real estate market is expected to recover from the third quarter, experts have said.
Singapore: Home rents rise to seven-year high

Singapore: Home rents rise to seven-year high

Home rents have risen to a seven-year high in Singapore, already one of the world's most expensive cities, even though the city-state's population has dipped in the past two years.