The driving force for the flow of money from the North to the South
In the context of unimproved supply, the apartment market in Hanoi continuously sets new price levels. CBRE's Q3/2025 report shows that the average primary asking price has exceeded VND90 million/m². Net price (excluding VAT & maintenance fee), higher than the average price of the apartment market in Ho Chi Minh City at the same time.
In the central area, apartments reaching the threshold of 100-120 million VND/m² are no longer rare. The segment under 50 million VND/m² has almost disappeared from the market. The market has therefore become "crowded" in terms of room for price increase and profit opportunities.
Many Northern investors flock to Ho Chi Minh City to "hunt" for real estate in the East, anticipating the wave of infrastructure acceleration.
Therefore, since the end of last year until now, the real estate market is witnessing a clear shift of cash flow from investors in the North, especially Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring areas.
Figures from the Vietnam Institute for Real Estate Market Research and Evaluation (VARS IRE) show that by the end of the third quarter, about 30% of transactions in the southern region came from northern investors, an increase of 10% compared to the second quarter and double the same period last year.
One of the concentrated destinations of Northern cash flow is the Eastern area of Ho Chi Minh City, which will welcome a series of infrastructure projects to the finish line in 2026.
"Great fortune nine" converges in the most livable metropolis of Saigon
The project to develop Ho Chi Minh City's transport infrastructure until 2040, with a vision to 2060, identifies the Eastern region as a dynamic economic zone, linked with strategic traffic axes, such as Ring Road 3, Ring Road 4, Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway, Long Thanh International Airport...
Located at the gateway to the East, Vinhomes Grand Park is the metropolis that benefits most directly and most from strategic traffic axes. First is Metro Line 1 Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, which will be put into commercial operation from the end of 2024. Vinhomes has deployed the VinBus electric bus system connecting directly from Vinhomes Grand Park to Suoi Tien Metro Station with a frequency of 10 minutes/trip, helping residents easily access this modern public transport to move to the center in just 30 minutes.
Metro not only reduces travel time but also raises the value ceiling of neighboring urban areas, including Vinhomes Grand Park. CBRE's previous research showed that real estate around Metro Line 1 increased by 50-200% in the pre- and post-operation period, reinforcing current investors' expectations of price increases.
Beltway 3 runs through the center of Vinhomes Grand Park, nearly 15km of the elevated section will open to traffic on December 19, 2025.
After Metro Line 1, Vinhomes Grand Park is preparing to receive the second infrastructure "boost". Ring Road 3 is expected to open 24.1km of the expressway section on December 19, 2025, of which 14.7km of overpass runs through the center of the project.
With a total investment of more than 75,000 billion VND and a length of 76.3 km, Ring Road 3 is considered the "strategic artery" of the expanded Ho Chi Minh City. When fully completed in June 2026, the route will shorten the time from Vinhomes Grand Park to the center of Ho Chi Minh City to only 25 minutes.
Thanks to Ring Road 3, residents of the metropolis only take 25 minutes to reach Long Thanh International Airport - expected to welcome 25 million passengers/year when phase 1 is operational in the first half of 2026. The rare location between 2 airports within a radius of only 30-40km of Vinhomes Grand Park also creates a clear competitive advantage for both residents and investors, in the context of "near international airport" is considered a plus point for property value in many countries.
Vinhomes Grand Park owns "all-in-one" amenities, becoming the most livable urban area in Ho Chi Minh City.
Previously, many studies have shown that when an area has a metro, a beltway and an airport within a 30-minute radius, real estate values will increase sharply thanks to its superior regional and international connectivity. In addition, infrastructure also paves the way for the flow of residents and investors, increasing demand and liquidity for the real estate market.
The profit margin from Vinhomes Grand Park is even greater as this is a metropolis that is considered the most livable in Ho Chi Minh City , possessing large green spaces, "all-in-one" facilities that meet international standards, and a community of residents that has grown to more than 70,000 people. Not only is it an ideal place to live, it is also an entertainment destination for millions of people in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces, opening up countless business and profit opportunities for investors.
"Vinhomes Grand Park is witnessing a similar scenario to Times City in Hanoi in 2012 when it had good prices, strong infrastructure and wide room for price increases. Apartments in Times City - once worried about being far from the center and having limited infrastructure, have increased in price many times and brought "sweet fruit" to customers and investors in the early stages. And Vinhomes Grand Park - currently priced at only about 40-90 million VND/m2, is also the starting point for a strong acceleration in real estate value, helping investors capture the "great fortune" of the metropolis when infrastructure is completed at the end of this year and in 2026" , commented Mr. Hoang Anh, an investor from Hanoi.
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