Since the introduction of a new law allowing foreigners to effectively own apartments under a 50-year lease, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has seen an influx of overseas investors buying up apartments in...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest metropolitan area with a total population of nearly 14 million people , is the economic powerhouse of Vietnam, contributing almost one quarter to the country’s GDP

Real estate firm Vingroup on Saturday began construction work on an 81-floor building in Ho Chi Minh City, which is expected to be Vietnam’s tallest and hold a few Southeast Asian records.

With 750 modern apartments spread over five 28-storey buildings, Vietnam's first luxury residential project, the Vista in Ho Chi Minh City, is the result of investments totalling US$200 million.

Recent news reports suggest Joe Jackson, father of the late pop icon, Michael Jackson, has invested in a US$2 billion multi-use complex in Vietnam.

Malaysian property developer Gamuda Land will team up with Vietnamese firm Sacomreal to jointly develop the US$215 million Celadon City complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Phu district.

Singapore developer Keppel Land said it has entered into a joint venture with Vietnamese developers, Tien Phuoc and Tran Thai, through wholly-owned subsidiary Flemmington Investments to develop a waterfront residential township in Ho Chi Minh City’s prime District 2 area. Keppel said this development is a pilot programme that will be developed in phases. Keppel will build a social housing project of about 1, 800 apartments and then transfer it to the city.