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Vietnam’s real estate business more than doubled on-year in the first half of 2025 to over $5.17 billion thanks to growing confidence, according to the latest figures released by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance. The sector accounted for 24 per cent of the country’s total registered foreign direct investment (FDI), which stood at over $21.5 billion.

Eco-industrial parks (EIPs) are increasingly viewed as an optimal solution for transitioning industrial development toward sustainability, aligned with the goals of reducing emissions, developing the circular economy and enhancing national competitiveness. Beyond supporting international environmental commitments, the EIP model is becoming a key criterion for attracting foreign investors.

As Vietnam advances toward sustainable industrial development, the focus is shifting beyond merely boosting output to embracing greater environmental and social responsibility. While the legal framework for environmental protection in industrial parks (IPs) has been established, enforcement remains inconsistent. The key challenge now is to refine policies and accelerate the adoption of circular economy models, laying the groundwork for forming a new generation of greener, smarter and more sustainable IPs.

As Vietnam continues its path toward integration and modernization, industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs) are playing a pivotal role in driving economic growth, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), and generating large-scale employment. Formed through a cooperation model between Vietnam and Singapore, VSIP now operates 20 IPs in Vietnam, covering more than 14,000 ha. 

Amid lingering uncertainties in the global economy, Bình Dương has sustained strong momentum in both industrial output and exports during the first half of 2025. The southern industrial hub recorded exports exceeding VNĐ452 trillion (US$18.4 billion), a 13.9 per cent increase year-on-year, reaffirming its status as one of Việt Nam’s most dynamic economic centres.

Investment inflows into export processing and industrial zones (IZs) in HCM City have surpassed US$2.86 billion during the 2020–25 period, equivalent to 114.6 per cent of the initial $2.5 billion target, according to the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA). Of the total, foreign investment has exceeded $935.3 million, including 75 newly licensed projects with over $334.3 million in capital.

As the real estate market enters the second quarter of 2025, a noticeable divergence is emerging between different housing segments. While apartment prices in key urban centres are stabilising after years of sharp increases, land plots and individual houses in many provincial areas are heating up again and not necessarily for healthy reasons.

New foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals in Vietnam’s real estate sector totaled nearly US$10.98 billion in the first quarter of this year, up by 34.7% versus the year-ago period. FDI disbursements reached an estimated US$4.96 billion between January and March, an uptick of 7.2%, showed data from the Ministry of Finance.