Developers in VN forced to unload some unfinished projects
The continuing slump in the property market, now four years old and counting, is forcing developers to sell out unfinished projects to other developers.
It is benefiting both the sellers, who can finally get a major portion of their money back, and buyers who do not have to go through the rigmarole of applying for licences and acquiring land.
Luong Tri Thin, general manager of Dia Oc Dat Xanh Company, said 2013 would see lots of developers, both domestic and foreign, selling their projects.
Singaporean, Malaysian and Japanese developers are interested in the Vietnamese real estate market, and are looking to snap them up, he said.
Japanese investors are eyeing buildings in major cities, Singaporeans are interested in housing projects, and Malaysians are looking to develop urban areas, he said.
In the second half of last year Hoang Quan Consulting Trading Service Real Estate Corporation bought four projects, three of them housing.
This year it has bought a part of the 3.53-hectare Nam Hiep Thanh housing project in the Phu My new urban area in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province developed by Nam Hiep Thanh Investment Joint Stock Company.
Hoang Quan Corp also intends to buy more projects that have “soft” prices to diversify their products.
Dia Oc Dat Xanh announced plans to buy two apartment projects in Ho Chi Minh City, and wrapped up purchase of one of them at the end of last month, the 3.6-hectare Sunview 7 in Thu Duc district.
The 1.2-trillion Vietnamese dong (Bt1.6 billion) project, developed by Sai Gon General Service Company (Savico), consists of five blocks of 20 floors with around 2,000 apartments, and is meant for low-income earners.
The sellout is also happening in the north.
Thu Duc Housing Development Corporation recently sold its 80-billion-dong Dong Mai project in Hanoi’s Ha Dong district.
On January 16, Vinaland, a property-focused fund, sold its project at 30 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi, to tobacco company Vinataba for US$3.3 million (Bt99 million).
Song Hang Company bought a share in the Hatoco apartment project on Tran Phu Street in Ha Dong from Ba Dinh Land for 500 billion dong.
