{"id":76210,"date":"2024-10-10T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/vneconomy-vn-addressing-medium-and-long-term-funding-for-the-real-estate-market-prof-dr-pham-hong-chuong-prof-dr-hoang-van-cuong\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T16:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:24:00","slug":"vneconomy-vn-addressing-medium-and-long-term-funding-for-the-real-estate-market-prof-dr-pham-hong-chuong-prof-dr-hoang-van-cuong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/vneconomy-vn-addressing-medium-and-long-term-funding-for-the-real-estate-market-prof-dr-pham-hong-chuong-prof-dr-hoang-van-cuong\/","title":{"rendered":"Vneconomy.vn: Addressing Medium- and Long-Term Funding for the Real Estate Market. Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong &#8211; Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2><strong>The Real Estate Market<br \/> Faces Not Only a Shortage of Medium- and Long-Term Capital but Also Imbalances<br \/> Between Supply and Demand and Across Segments; Experts at a Conference This Morning<br \/> (October 10, 2024) Proposed Solutions to These Problems&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vneconomy.vn\/w800\/images\/upload\/2024\/10\/10\/bds.jpg\" alt=\"The affordable real estate segment needs support to enable substantive and stable market development\"><figcaption>The affordable real estate segment needs support to enable substantive and stable market development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p>On October 10, 2024, National Economics<br \/> University (NEU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Construction,<br \/> organized a national scientific conference titled &#8220;<em>Vietnam&#8217;s Real Estate Market in the Context of Amendments to the Land Law, Housing Law, and Law on Real Estate Business<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Instability Caused by Supply Shortages<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speaking at the conference, <strong>Prof. Dr. Pham Hong<br \/> Chuong, President of NEU<\/strong>, said that in<br \/> 2022-2023, Vietnam&#8217;s real estate market faced numerous difficulties and<br \/> challenges, partly attributable to legal obstacles. However,<br \/> from 2024 onward, the real estate market was expected to see positive changes<br \/> as the important laws mentioned above were implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, in November 2023, the National Assembly<br \/> voted to pass the 2023 Law on Real Estate Business (amended)<br \/> and the 2023 Housing Law (amended). In early 2024, the most eagerly anticipated Land Law (amended)<br \/> was also passed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;When a tax mechanism targeting speculation<br \/> is implemented, only real estate for use will be encouraged: people will buy homes<br \/> to live in or rent homes to live in, rather than buy houses and land to accumulate assets as they do now,&#8221;<br \/> Cuong emphasized.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. <strong>Hoang Van Cuong<\/strong>, Member of the National Assembly&#8217;s Finance and Budget Committee<\/p>\n<p>The three laws mentioned above took effect on August 1,<br \/> five months earlier than previously decided by the National Assembly, helping complete<br \/> the final pieces of the legal framework for the real estate<br \/> market.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The real estate market has grounds to<br \/> expect a more sustainable recovery as an important legal framework<br \/> takes shape, with numerous regulations and policy mechanisms affecting<br \/> the market and its participants,&#8221; Chuong emphasized. Although<br \/> the Government has provided intensive direction and management, many bottlenecks remain<br \/> unresolved following the entry into force of the new legal documents.<\/p>\n<p>At the conference, delegates and experts<br \/> clarified how changes to the legal framework and new policy mechanisms<br \/> would affect Vietnam&#8217;s real estate market in the coming period as the important laws<br \/> take effect. They also proposed<br \/> specific, timely policy mechanisms to implement the Government&#8217;s major initiatives<br \/> for developing the real estate market, while supporting<br \/> research and the drafting and issuance of subordinate legislation (decrees and circulars)<br \/> by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Construction.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vneconomy.vn\/w900\/images\/upload\/2024\/10\/10\/tc.jpg\" alt=\"The real estate market, which has stagnated since the pandemic, is expected to improve as new laws are implemented\"><figcaption>The real estate market, which has stagnated since the pandemic, is expected to improve as new laws are implemented.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Discussing changes in the real estate<br \/> market and forecasting developments in the coming period, <strong>Prof. Dr. Hoang<br \/> Van Cuong, Member of the National Assembly&#8217;s Finance and Budget Committee and senior lecturer<br \/> at NEU<\/strong>, pointed out that the number of apartment<br \/> and social housing projects, as well as new properties launched recently, was very modest.<br \/> This could lead to a housing supply shortage in the<br \/> coming period. &#8220;The market currently has supply-demand imbalances in certain<br \/> segments,&#8221; Cuong observed.<\/p>\n<p>With a limited supply of properties on<br \/> the market and strong demand, prices in Hanoi tend to rise rapidly. Meanwhile,<br \/> in southern provinces, including Ho Chi Minh City, during<br \/> 2023-3024, demand showed virtually no growth and prices across segments did not increase,<br \/> except for apartments, which maintained growth of approximately 6%.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the conference, Vuong Duy<br \/> Dung, Deputy Director of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency (Ministry of<br \/> Construction), said that real estate prices had fluctuated locally in certain real estate segments<br \/> and in certain provinces and cities. In Hanoi in particular, some real estate<br \/> projects and land auctions recorded prices far above starting prices and<br \/> general market levels. This calls for clarification of what is driving real estate price increases<br \/> and whether they stem from newly issued policy mechanisms.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Where Can Medium- and Long-Term Capital Be Found?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Forecasting growth scenarios for the real estate<br \/> market in the coming period, Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong highlighted several factors,<br \/> including economic growth and rapid urbanization, which are expected to drive continued growth in real estate demand.<br \/> Real estate is concentrated in many major cities,<br \/> where demand is strong. The anticipated acceleration of urbanization<br \/> will naturally increase demand.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the environment enabling the development<br \/> of the real estate market, Cuong expressed hope that the many newly enacted laws<br \/> and the new legal framework would resolve the procedural bottlenecks experienced recently.<br \/> Furthermore, provinces and cities have in recent years<br \/> focused intensively on developing local and urban plans, thereby<br \/> creating new space for development.<\/p>\n<p>Proposing measures to establish balance in<br \/> the real estate market, Nguyen Van Dinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Realtors<br \/> (VARS), said that policies regulating the real estate market in the coming period<br \/> should provide greater support for the affordable segment,<br \/> enabling substantive and stable market development.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing out the imbalances in the development<br \/> of housing segments in the market, Dinh said that the market<br \/> was dominated by high-end properties for wealthy buyers and speculators, while the<br \/> Government was also vigorously promoting the social housing segment. However, the<br \/> affordable segment faces shortages, with no new projects in sight. This is the<br \/> segment with the greatest demand, yet supply is lacking\u2014an abnormal situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Market instability<br \/> and recent price increases stem from very weak supply and strong demand. When supply improves<br \/> and increases, it will help balance the market and bring prices under more reasonable control.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nguyen Van Dinh<\/strong>, Chairman of VARS<\/p>\n<p>According to Dinh, market regulation should<br \/> increase supply wherever it is lacking and expand any segment facing a shortage<br \/> of properties. Implementation of the new legal framework and dissemination of the new<br \/> regulations also need to accelerate.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside removing legal obstacles, how<br \/> to address funding needs to help resolve instability<br \/> in the real estate market was another issue that drew the experts&#8217;<br \/> attention.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong, reducing<br \/> short-term lending interest rates will not increase real estate supply. Instead,<br \/> an interest-rate package for long-term real estate loans would generate<br \/> new demand and bring balance to the market.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to Cuong, commercial<br \/> banks face difficulties financing real estate projects that typically last<br \/> 5-10 years. Instead, to unlock capital mobilization for the real estate<br \/> market, potential sources include the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, real estate<br \/> bonds, and buyers\u2019 advance payments. In addition, trust funds open up a more flexible<br \/> fundraising market, allowing investment in real estate projects that are still<br \/> at the concept stage, with small sums of only VND a few million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Legal bottlenecks need to be resolved so that barriers<br \/> are removed, investors can invest more easily, and costs are reduced to improve<br \/> access to real estate supply,&#8221; Cuong noted. However, care must be taken<br \/> to avoid developing projects en masse only to leave them abandoned, resulting in inefficient investment of society&#8217;s resources,<br \/> as in 2026-2017. Instead, investment must follow housing development<br \/> plans and meet people&#8217;s needs, rather than allowing indiscriminate investment<br \/> wherever developers wish to invest.<\/p>\n<p>The representative of the National Assembly&#8217;s Finance and<br \/> Budget Committee also highlighted new developments in modern urban<br \/> models, known as TOD cities and 15-minute cities, with high population<br \/> concentrations and integrated services, based on the development of urban railway systems.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasizing new changes in the real estate<br \/> market as several important laws have just taken effect, Cuong<br \/> argued that when land prices track market prices, the absence of measures<br \/> to curb speculation will push property prices to a new level that will be difficult<br \/> to bring down. One solution under discussion is to explore ways to tax speculation<br \/> to reduce real estate prices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anh Tuyet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/vneconomy.vn\/giai-bai-toan-nguon-von-trung-dai-han-cho-thi-truong-bat-dong-san.htm\">https:\/\/vneconomy.vn\/giai-bai-toan-nguon-von-trung-dai-han-cho-thi-truong-bat-dong-san.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"neu-mt-notice\"><em>This is an automated translation. If you notice any errors, please contact the Department of Communications, National Economics University at <a href=\"mailto:phongtruyenthong@neu.edu.vn\">phongtruyenthong@neu.edu.vn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Real Estate Market Faces Not Only a Shortage of Medium- and Long-Term Capital but Also Imbalances Between Supply and Demand and Across Segments; Experts at a Conference This Morning (October 10, 2024) Proposed Solutions to These Problems&#8230; The affordable real estate segment needs support to enable substantive and stable market development. On October 10, 2024, National Economics University (NEU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Construction, organized a national scientific conference titled &#8220;Vietnam&#8217;s Real Estate Market in the Context of Amendments to the Land Law, Housing Law, and Law on Real Estate Business.&#8221; Instability Caused by Supply Shortages Speaking at the conference, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, said that in 2022-2023, Vietnam&#8217;s real estate market faced numerous difficulties and challenges, partly attributable to legal obstacles. However, from 2024 onward, the real estate market was expected to see positive changes as the important laws mentioned above were implemented. Previously, in November 2023, the National Assembly voted to pass the 2023 Law on Real Estate Business (amended) and the 2023 Housing Law (amended). In early 2024, the most eagerly anticipated Land Law (amended) was also passed. &#8220;When a tax mechanism targeting speculation is implemented, only real estate for use will be encouraged: people will buy homes to live in or rent homes to live in, rather than buy houses and land to accumulate assets as they do now,&#8221; Cuong emphasized. Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong, Member of the National Assembly&#8217;s Finance and Budget Committee The three laws mentioned above took effect on August 1, five months earlier than previously decided by the National Assembly, helping complete the final pieces of the legal framework for the real estate market. &#8220;The real estate market has grounds to expect a more sustainable recovery as an important legal framework takes shape, with numerous regulations and policy mechanisms affecting the market and its participants,&#8221; Chuong emphasized. Although the Government has provided intensive direction and management, many bottlenecks remain unresolved following the entry into force of the new legal documents. At the conference, delegates and experts clarified how changes to the legal framework and new policy mechanisms would affect Vietnam&#8217;s real estate market in the coming period as the important laws take effect. They also proposed specific, timely policy mechanisms to implement the Government&#8217;s major initiatives for developing the real estate market, while supporting research and the drafting and issuance of subordinate legislation (decrees and circulars) by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Construction. The real estate market, which has stagnated since the pandemic, is expected to improve as new laws are implemented. Discussing changes in the real estate market and forecasting developments in the coming period, Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong, Member of the National Assembly&#8217;s Finance and Budget Committee and senior lecturer at NEU, pointed out that the number of apartment and social housing projects, as well as new properties launched recently, was very modest. This could lead to a housing supply shortage in the coming period. &#8220;The market currently has supply-demand imbalances in certain segments,&#8221; Cuong observed. With a limited supply of properties on the market and strong demand, prices in Hanoi tend to rise rapidly. Meanwhile, in southern provinces, including Ho Chi Minh City, during 2023-3024, demand showed virtually no growth and prices across segments did not increase, except for apartments, which maintained growth of approximately 6%. Speaking at the conference, Vuong Duy Dung, Deputy Director of the Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency (Ministry of Construction), said that real estate prices had fluctuated locally in certain real estate segments and in certain provinces and cities. In Hanoi in particular, some real estate projects and land auctions recorded prices far above starting prices and general market levels. This calls for clarification of what is driving real estate price increases and whether they stem from newly issued policy mechanisms. Where Can Medium- and Long-Term Capital Be Found? Forecasting growth scenarios for the real estate market in the coming period, Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Cuong highlighted several factors, including economic growth and rapid urbanization, which are expected to drive continued growth in real estate demand. Real estate is concentrated in many major cities, where demand is strong. The anticipated acceleration of urbanization will naturally increase demand. Regarding the environment enabling the development of the real estate market, Cuong expressed hope that the many newly enacted laws and the new legal framework would resolve the procedural bottlenecks experienced recently. Furthermore, provinces and cities have in recent years focused intensively on developing local and urban plans, thereby creating new space for development. Proposing measures to establish balance in the real estate market, Nguyen Van Dinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS), said that policies regulating the real estate market in the coming period should provide greater support for the affordable segment, enabling substantive and stable market development. Pointing out the imbalances in the development of housing segments in the market, Dinh said that the market was dominated by high-end properties for wealthy buyers and speculators, while the Government was also vigorously promoting the social housing segment. However, the affordable segment faces shortages, with no new projects in sight. This is the segment with the greatest demand, yet supply is lacking\u2014an abnormal situation. &#8220;Market instability and recent price increases stem from very weak supply and strong demand. When supply improves and increases, it will help balance the market and bring prices under more reasonable control.&#8221; Nguyen Van Dinh, Chairman of VARS According to Dinh, market regulation should increase supply wherever it is lacking and expand any segment facing a shortage of properties. Implementation of the new legal framework and dissemination of the new regulations also need to accelerate. Alongside removing legal obstacles, how to address funding needs to help resolve instability in the real estate market was another issue that drew the experts&#8217; attention. 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