The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has recently proposed imposing property taxes on real estate transfers based on the length of time properties have been owned, but the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the idea is not feasible.

VOV.VN - Ecovillage Saigon River, a six-star resort, has bagged the Best Township Masterplan Design at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards which was recently held in Thailand.

Outstanding real estate developers in Vietnam were honoured for their achievements in 51 categories, including titles awarded for the first time, at the 10th PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards, which was organised by PropertyGuru Group, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance (DMS) has collaborated with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and Korean Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) to host a workshop discussing counterfeits of those from the Republic of Korea’s brands in Vietnam.

The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to discuss a report by a supervision delegation and a draft Resolution of the legislature on the results of the thematic supervision on the implementation of policies and laws regarding the management of the real estate market and the development of social housing within the framework of its ongoing eighth session in Hanoi on October 28.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on October 25 ordered competent ministries and local administrations to evaluate the real estate situation as well as the responsibilities of relevant sides in housing market predictions and regulation of the realty product segments.

Vietnam is 99th out of the 165 countries in the Economic Freedom of the World ranking by Canada’s Fraser Institute, up four places from last year.

Vietnam’s property sector remains vulnerable to money laundering with the risks high in the sector, according to the latest report by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Japanese firms Sun Frontier and Cosmos Housing have started constructing two property projects in the beach city, sparking the recovery of the deadlocked real estate market.

Real estate revenue in Ho Chi Minh City reached VND173 trillion (over US$7 billion) in the first eight months of the year, up 6.1% year-on-year, according to the HCM City Statistics Office.