Crystal murky on 2013 office market in south

Crystal murky on 2013 office market in south

Experts in the office-for-lease market have offered conflicting forecasts about the Ho Chi Minh City market in 2013.
Serviced apartments expect tougher competition

Serviced apartments expect tougher competition

Competition on rents and services between serviced apartments and buy to let apartments continues to ratchet up pressure on the rentals market.
Office market shows new life

Office market shows new life

The legal, oil and gas sectors experienced a number of new tenants’ setting up operations and seeking office accommodation.
PIT is short of the mark

PIT is short of the mark

Deputy Minister of Finance (MoF) Vu Thi Mai maintains that the proposed personal income tax threshold of VND9 million ($428) and taxpayer dependent deduction of VND3.6 million ($171)/person remains low against those in other regional countries.
Opportunity knocks for enterprising tenants

Opportunity knocks for enterprising tenants

Ho Chi Minh City office tenants are being urged to take advantage of low rents and incentives to upgrade their accommodation before the window of opportunity closes.
Office doors open to serviced homes

Office doors open to serviced homes

Ho Chi Minh City developers are converting unmarketable offices into serviced apartments to beat the market blues. To underscore the trend, Dragon Fly has transformed its District 3 office project into new serviced apartments called ‘DB Court’.
Rice export target yet to take root

Rice export target yet to take root

Low-grade rice exports face a tough road ahead.
Office landlords struggling to woo tenants to west of Hanoi

Office landlords struggling to woo tenants to west of Hanoi

West Hanoi office landlords are struggling to attract tenants due to a supply glut.
Falling rents mean more firms take aim at prized CBD spots

Falling rents mean more firms take aim at prized CBD spots

Firms are taking advantage of plummeting office rental rates in the southern hub to relocate.

Thien Thanh to build multipurpose project in Danang

Thien Thanh Corporation says it is working on site clearance and seeking consultancy and design companies for its office and commercial services development in Danang.
Middle ground profits to take root

Middle ground profits to take root

“The 250sqm or less clients will most likely expand in five years and 1,000sqm plus clients may follow suit, increasing overall demand for space and helping fulfil supply”
CBRE released quarterly property report

CBRE released quarterly property report

The first quarter of 2011 saw the government shift focus from a growth centred policy to an inflationary control policy. Real estate consultancy CB Richard Ellis Vietnam yesterday released its quarterly report on the changing of different segments of the market.
Office rents way down in Ho Chi Minh City

Office rents way down in Ho Chi Minh City

The average rent for an office in Ho Chi Minh City decreased by 9.1 per cent last year, according to CBRE Vietnam.
Office market appears to have turned the corner

Office market appears to have turned the corner

Hanoi’s office-for-lease market showed positive  recovery signs in the final quarter of 2010.
Southern market settles down

Southern market settles down

“The medium term outlook for rents is still fairly cloudy as even with 2.5 million square metres, Ho Chi Minh City office market is less than half of other regional centres”
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