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Vietnam real estate: Debt pressures and industrial evolution

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Vietnam real estate: Debt pressures and ~~selective recovery~~ industrial evolution

By ~~mid-September~~ late 2026, the Vietnamese real estate market ~~continued to exhibit~~ remains characterized by a ~~pattern of selective recovery amidst deep structural stagnation. While transaction activity has stabilized, the sector faces~~ divide between stagnant residential sectors and a ~~massive capital deadlock, with~~ maturing industrial market. The residential sector continues to face structural challenges, including approximately 4,000 stalled projects ~~resulting in~~ and an estimated 3 quadrillion VND ($100 billion USD) in frozen ~~capital. Experts attribute 70% to 80% of these bottlenecks~~ capital, largely due to legal system conflicts. To mitigate credit pressures, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has implemented selective credit policies. In addition to previous exclusions for social housing and export processing zones, 25 commercial banks are no longer required to include credit outstanding for restaurants, hotels, tourist areas, ecological zones, and resorts when calculating real estate credit growth limits. While the system-wide credit growth target is approximately 15%, authorities are redirecting credit toward high-quality projects and industrial zones. This targeted approach coincides with a growth wave in the industrial real estate sector. Numerous projects commenced in the second quarter of 2026, particularly in provinces such as Bac Ninh, Phu Tho, Dong Nai, and Hai Phong, with further expansion in Lao Cai, Quang Ninh, and Tay Ninh. Industrial park land prices have risen by 5-10% annually, while industrial clusters have seen increases of 10-20%. This expansion is driven by improved infrastructure, flexible investment policies, address price volatility and ~~significant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows. In late September 2026,~~ financial risk, the State Audit of Vietnam has proposed increasing equity requirements for ~~developers to stabilize housing prices, arguing~~ developers. The agency argues that the current ~~reliance on~~ practice of using commercial credit for 80-85% of project capital increases implementation costs and drives up ~~costs.~~ housing prices. The proposal suggests tightening investor selection criteria regarding financial capacity and project management. However, the Ministry of Construction has not yet adopted ~~this proposal~~ these changes for the draft Law on Real Estate Business, maintaining current equity requirements of 15-20% ~~equity depending~~ based on project size. Simultaneously, the industrial real estate sector is evolving. Following a period of rapid expansion in provinces like Bac Ninh and Dong Nai, the market is shifting focus from land availability to operational capacity and service ecosystems. Driven by significant FDI inflows—including $18.47 billion in the manufacturing sector during the first half of 2026—international investors are increasingly prioritizing implementation reliability, such as power supply and infrastructure, alongside the availability of skilled labor, supplier networks, and digital infrastructure.

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