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The value of corporate bonds issued in October was 9.5 trillion VND (409 million USD), down 12.8 percent from September, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

New foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real estate sector increased four times quarter-on-quarter to 2.35 billion USD in the third quarter, according to statistics of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

More and more realty firms are using digital platforms to sell their products, driven by the Government's encouragement to develop local digital technology firms amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Renewable energy companies were becoming more active in the corporate bond market, according to brokerages.

The severe economic blows from COVID-19 have forced scores of businesses to suspend operations and even file for bankruptcy, with real estate companies among the hardest hit.

Analysts from real estate consultants Savills Vietnam have advised investors to focus more on new urban areas in Hanoi, especially those with convenient infrastructure networks.

While COVID-19 continues to impact the whole economy, most millionaires in Vietnam have been investing in the real estate market.

Although there are some listed property developers worth investing in, challengers are still aplenty, especially as earning don’t normally surge until the final quarter of the year.

Experienced investors continue to pour money into the real estate market despite the problems the COVID-19 pandemic has caused for the sector.

More than 78 percent of businesses listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), or 268 firms, reported profit in the second quarter of 2020, with combined value of 11.38 trillion VND (491 million USD), down 1.14 percent year on year.

Enterprises in the real estate sector issued some 45.59 trillion VND (around 2 billion USD) worth of bonds in the first half of this year, equal to 80 percent of the figure in 2019 as a whole.

While the real estate market was gradually recovering with positive signals from supply and successful transactions, the COVID-19 dealt a second blow, making it hard to forecast the market. ​

Located in Bai Tu Long Bay and adjacent to world heritage site Ha Long Bay in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, the Van Don Economic Zone possesses significant advantages to develop the local and national leisure real estate sector.

The recent surge of gold prices may cause risks for individual buyers, experts and analysts have warned.

The property market have experienced instable developments due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, while halted projects and overlapping regulations have also hindered the expansion of supply sources.

Breathtaking nature, beautiful long beaches and favourable climate in future special economic zones Da Nang, Van Don and Phu Quoc are setting the scene for leisure real estate sector to grow and lure more local and foreign investors to these areas.

Social housing could be the solution to driving the real estate market out of this difficult time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Experts and businesses in Ho Chi Minh City’s real estate sector have mapped out recovery scenarios after the COVID-19 pandemic passes, with the local property market having experienced a marked slowdown.

Property consultants Savills Vietnam have adopted a positive outlook on real estate investment in Vietnam amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that when it eases there will be increasing numbers of investors injecting new capital into the sector.

The World Bank (WB) warned on April 14 that the slow growth of Cambodia’s construction and real-estate sector, considered one of the country’s economic pillars, could negatively affect the country’s overall growth.