Ho Chi Minh City mulls average floor areas for rentals

Ho Chi Minh City mulls average floor areas for rentals

The Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Construction has proposed requiring an average floor area of 20 square metres per person for rentals to people who want to register for permanent residence status. 
Hanoi’s office glut grows and grows

Hanoi’s office glut grows and grows

With 885,000 square metres of new office space expected to hit the Hanoi market by 2015 - against an annual take-up rate of 100,000 sqm - a decade of demand may be needed to exhaust the capital city’s oversupply.
Getting a handle on housing growth

Getting a handle on housing growth

Property is suggested by a senior construction official not to be considered a non-production sector to stimulate construction.
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”

Heat is on land use violations

The crackdown on the misuse of public land will intensify this year. “All land misused will be reclaimed. The responsibilities of organisations, ministries, enterprises and individuals for misusing public land will continue to be made clear.