Despite economic difficulties the retail market in Ho Chi Minh City expanded last year as top retailers and brands continued to come in, property consultant Knight Frank said in a new report.

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Ho Chi Minh City still ‘promising’ for retailers: report

Recent declines in property prices are actually a positive sign as it means many people will have better opportunities to afford the home they want, the Ministry of Construction says in a new report.

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Falling home prices in Vietnam a positive development: ministry

Real estate service provider Savills said it has won an international award for its marketing campaign for The Crescent, a new property project in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Savills wins int’l award for marketing Vietnamese project

The housing markets in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will continue to see price falls in 2012 as cities across Asia-Pacific are expected to have weaker sales volumes, according to global property consultant Knight Frank.

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Vietnam to see further decline in home prices: report

Vietnam’s once-frenzied property market has ground to a halt, leaving local developers limping and international investors salivating at the chance of snapping up distressed deals.

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Vulture funds circle Vietnam’s property market

Ocean Group Joint-Stock Co., a Vietnamese real-estate and financial company, reduced its 2011 pretax profit target by 54 percent as a slump in the property market hurt its business.

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Vietnam’s Ocean Group lowers profit, sales target on property market slump

Vietnam’s property market has “slowed down” as higher interest rates made it difficult for potential buyers to finance purchases, said CapitaLand Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest property developer.

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Vietnam property market hurt by lending rates, Capitaland says

Four years after a real estate boom that saw investors camp out on the streets waiting to pay cash for unbuilt apartments, Vietnam’s once-hot property market has caught a chill.

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Vietnam’s once-hot property market cools

The residential property market in Ho Chi Minh City has been hit hard by the government’s tight monetary policy and buyer confidence is not likely to improve anytime soon, real estate companies say.

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Property market to remain sluggish: reports

Savills Vietnam said on Monday that it has won seven awards at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2011, including the title of Best Real Estate Agency in the region.

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Savills Vietnam wins Asia Pacific real estate awards