Ho Chi Minh City’s realty sector experienced a hazy first half of the year, with dwindling supply of both high-end and pocket-sized apartments, according to insiders.
The southern province of Binh Duong has proposed the Government allow it to keep some of the money gained from the equitisation of local State-owned enterprises to fund the development of housing for low-income earners, including workers at industrial parks.
Many giant housing real-estate developers in Ho Chi Minh City are flocking to the hospitality segment by developing or distributing new projects in tourism areas.
While housing developers in Ho Chi Minh City are looking for occupants for over 15,000 apartments they have built, the city's authorities said more such apartments are needed to resettle people moved out of their houses for various reasons.
Many investors in HCM City are struggling to rent their apartments as the market continues its tepid streak that began in early 2016, according to the Dau Tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.
Housing developers in the country especially in HCM City will shift from luxury apartments to the mid- and low-end segments next year, experts have said.
It is necessary for housing developers, contractors, banks and State agencies to cooperate in disclosing information about real estate projects to avoid panicking buyers, experts have said.
More than 28 trillion VND (1.25 billion USD) was disbursed from the 30 trillion VND housing stimulus package up till the end of August, according to the Ministry of Construction.
The HCM City Real Estate Association on August 10 asked the local Electricity of Vietnam (EVN HCMC) branch to pay for building the electricity grid for projects being incurred by developers.
The cost of building houses is expected to increase due to the recent rise in steel prices, which will in turn likely cause a spike in home purchase prices.
Nguyen Manh Ha, Deputy Minister of Construction, tells Vietnam News
Agency that housing development will be a key component of national
socio-economic development policies and plans for the next five years.
Government’s credit package would help more people buy their own homes,
Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam told the newspaper
Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times).
Local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City
have proposed an annual interest rate of only 3 percent for the most
preferential home loans to benefit the poor, and seek the Government’s
approval to extend the disbursement of the 30-trillion-VND home loan
package up to 60 months, the Saigon Times Daily reported.
With low deposit interest rate and less attractive investment in other
sectors, many investors have returned to the high-end real estate
segment, the Vietnam Business Forum reported.