Ho Chi Minh City is facing a major housing shortage, having achieved only 24 percent of its 2021–2025 housing development target, according to a Q2 market report from Savills Vietnam, The Investor has reported→view source.
Just 56,000 of the planned 235,000 new units have been delivered, leaving a gap of 179,000 units amid tightening legal bottlenecks and sluggish approval processes.
Key details:
- Q2 apartment launches: 1,600 new units, up 38 percent year-on-year
- Primary supply: 5,400 units; 2,400 sold (45 percent absorption rate)
- Selling price: Around VND 90 million per square metre (US$3,440)
- H1 2025 sales: 3,800 units sold out of 6,800 available
- New project approvals: Only 7 projects qualified for sale, totalling 5,556 units
- Product mix: Market remains heavily skewed toward high-end housing
Legal delays, credit shortages, and an oversupply of luxury units are exacerbating the city’s housing crisis.
Authorities are now aiming to cool prices by fast-tracking approvals, boosting supply of affordable housing, and leveraging expanded administrative boundaries to develop satellite cities, the article says.
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