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GuidesPalm River: Reading the Price per Square Metre Before You Commit
A unit at Palm River is listed at a headline figure per square metre. That number looks competitive against other riverside projects in District 2. But before y
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GuidesHCMC vs Hanoi vs Da Nang: Where a Foreign Buyer Should Put Money in 2026
Updated: September 2026 Yes, foreigners can own property in Vietnam — as a 50-year renewable leasehold capped at 30% of units per condominium building and 250 l
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GuidesVietnam Golden Visa Reality Check: Property Gives No Residency — Here Is What Does
A buyer from Taichung wires a reservation fee for a two-bedroom in Thu Duc. She has never lived in Ho Chi Minh City. She has seen the Metro Line 1 running, she
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GuidesThe Hong Kong Buyer's Complete Guide to Vietnam Property: Entry Bands, Yields and Cash Planning
> Updated: September 2026 A newly signed Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) sits on a desk in Hong Kong. The buyer has just secured a luxury apartment in Ho Chi
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GuidesThe Binh Duong Corridor for Taiwanese Buyers: Industrial-Park Employers, Pricing and How to Buy
A new apartment launch can look compelling from overseas: polished renders, a payment schedule split across several years, and a developer promising a future me
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GuidesDa Nang for Foreign Buyers: Beachfront Price Bands, Quota Status and the Condotel Minefield
You've seen the headlines about Vietnam's growth story. You've probably also heard a friend or a colleague mention they bought an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City
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GuidesImperia Sensa Park: How to Verify a Vietnam Project Is Actually Open to Foreign Buyers
Updated: September 2026 Yes, foreigners can buy at Imperia Sensa Park — but only if the specific tower you want still has room inside Vietnam's 30% foreign-owne
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GuidesThe '50-Year Term + Free Renewal = 100 Years' Myth: What the Law Actually Says
Yes, foreigners can legally purchase real estate in Vietnam under a 50-year renewable leasehold title, subject to a strict 30% foreign quota per condominium pro
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GuidesVietnam vs Thailand vs Malaysia for a Foreign Condo Buyer: Ownership, Taxes, Yields and Repatriation
You've probably seen the headline numbers — Vietnam's economy growing, a young population, cities expanding faster than the infrastructure can keep up. But here
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GuidesWhat the Housing Law 2023 and Land Law 2024 Actually Changed for Foreign Buyers
You've seen the spreadsheets. Ho Chi Minh City asking prices ticking upward district by district, Binh Duong industrial zones pulling in new manufacturers, Da N
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Guides7 Ways Foreign Buyers Lose Money in Vietnam — and How to Verify Before You Pay
You've seen the headlines about Vietnam's growth. You've heard friends talk about buying a condo in Ho Chi Minh City or a landed house near Binh Duong. But befo
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GuidesThe Berkley: Which Unit Types Actually Suit a Foreign Owner Here
Eighty-five residences. Five per floor. One boutique tower in Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City. That's The Berkley — SonKim Land's latest project on the Vo Nguyen Gi
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GuidesPhu My Hung and District 7: The Korean Buyer's Guide to Ho Chi Minh City
A buyer from Hong Kong recently asked a question that captures the mood among overseas investors: is Vietnam property still an opportunity, or has the easy mone
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GuidesImperia Sky Park: What a Foreign Buyer Should Know About Buying in Ha Noi Rather Than Saigon
The first decision is geographic, not architectural: Imperia Sky Park is in An Khanh, Ha Noi . That changes the investment case before a foreign buyer studies t
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GuidesMonrei Saigon: What Mitsubishi Corporation's Track Record Abroad Tells a Foreign Buyer
A foreign buyer looking at Monrei Saigon is really making two decisions at once. The first is the usual one: does an apartment in Thuan An, Binh Duong fit the b
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GuidesGreen Skyline: Handover Is Close - What to Inspect and When Your 50-Year Term Starts Counting
Handover is stated as October 2026, which means the most important work for a foreign buyer at Green Skyline is no longer choosing a floor plan or comparing mar
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GuidesGladia By The Waters: Handover Is Close - What to Inspect and When Your 50-Year Term Starts Counting
A handover appointment and a Pink Book appointment aren't the same event. Gladia By The Waters is stated to hand over in Q4 2027. For an overseas buyer, the gap
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GuidesCan Taiwanese Buy Property in Vietnam? Quota, 50-Year Term and the Exact Rules (2026)
An overseas buyer can reserve an apartment in Ho Chi Minh on Monday, then discover on Tuesday that the building’s foreign-ownership quota is nearly full. The un
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GuidesPhu My Hung Harmonie: What Phu My Hung Development's Track Record Abroad Tells a Foreign Buyer
When a project is marketed by a developer with a parent or partner listed outside Vietnam, the first question for a foreign buyer is not whether the branding so
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GuidesThe Korea Side of Buying Vietnam Property: Acquisition Reporting, NTS Filing and the Tax Interplay
A foreign buyer looking at Ho Chi Minh City or Ha Noi today is no longer choosing between “cheap” and “expensive” property. The real decision is between project
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GuidesSunshine Sky City: Which Unit Types Actually Suit a Foreign Owner Here
Two thousand two hundred and sixty-four apartments. That's the number that should shape how a foreign buyer approaches Sunshine Sky City, because the 30% foreig
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GuidesSOLA Peninsula: The Foreign-Ownership Rule That Changes When You Buy a Villa, Not an Apartment
For a foreign buyer, the first decision at SOLA Peninsula isn't which villa to reserve. It's which legal ceiling applies to that villa. Article 19 of the Housin
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GuidesThe Taiwan Side of Buying Vietnam Property: Outbound Remittance, Bank Operations and Taiwan Tax
A foreign buyer looking at a Ho Chi Minh apartment today faces a different question from the one asked five years ago. The issue is no longer simply whether Vie
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GuidesHappy One Mori: Handover Is Close - What to Inspect and When Your 50-Year Term Starts Counting
A Q4 2027 handover is the stated target for Happy One Mori in Lai Thieu, Thuan An, Binh Duong. For an overseas investor, key collection is not just a milestone
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GuidesThe Flame Vine: What Foreign Buyers Should Check Before Investing in Hinode Royal Park Hoai Duc Ha Noi
Updated: July 2026 Yes, foreigners can legally purchase apartments at The Flame Vine in Hinode Royal Park under a 50-year renewable leasehold, provided the unit
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GuidesCan foreigners buy property in Vietnam?
Updated: July 2026 Foreigners can legally purchase residential property in Vietnam through a 50-year leasehold model, a framework strictly governed by the H
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GuidesVietnam Pink Book vs Sales Contract: What Foreign Buyers Need to Verify Before Completion
Updated: July 2026 Yes, foreign investors can legally purchase and own residential property in Vietnam through a 50-year leasehold ownership model, which is
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GuidesPink Book Explained: What Title Document a Foreign Buyer Receives When Buying a Vietnam Apartment
Updated: June 2026 Foreigners can legally own residential apartments in Vietnam by securing a "Pink Book," which functions as the definitive Certificate of L
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