The Ministry of Construction responds to the conditions for single people to buy social housing
On the Government Portal, Ms. N.T.H said that she is single, with an actual monthly income of 11 million VND. In January alone, every year, she receives an additional Tet bonus of 40 million VND. Ms. H asked, considering the income criteria alone, can you buy social housing or not? She fully meets all other conditions.
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Construction responded as follows:
Clause 1, Article 30 of Decree No. 100/2024/ND-CP dated July 26, 2024 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Housing Law on the development and management of social housing stipulates income conditions as follows:
"For subjects specified in Clauses 5, 6 and 8, Article 76 of the Housing Law, it is necessary to ensure the following income conditions:
In case the petitioner is a single person, the actual monthly income must not exceed 15 million VND as calculated in the Salary and Salary Table confirmed by the agency, unit, or enterprise where the subject works. See more...
Land prices cool down after land fever, investors are cautious
According to a report from the Ministry of Construction, at the end of the first quarter of 2025, there was a local land fever in some localities such as Bac Ninh, Phu Tho, Ninh Binh, Hung Yen, ... Land prices in these localities increased rapidly before the information of merging provinces and cities and rearranging new administrative units.
However, transactions during this time are mainly speculative. In that situation, management agencies in localities have proactively issued warnings to people, and at the same time deployed control measures to strengthen real estate market management in the area. Therefore, land transfer prices have been controlled by localities.
The Ministry of Construction said that the land transfer price level in the second quarter of 2025 only increased slightly by about 3-5% compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Accordingly, in Hanoi, Cienco 5 Me Linh (Me Linh commune) was transferred at about 60 million VND/m2, the average transfer price of Tan Lap Cienco 5 (O Dien commune) was about 165 million VND/m2... See more...
Warning about encroachment on public land and forestry land in Mang Den
On August 2, the People's Committee of Mang Den commune (Quang Ngai province) said that it had advised people not to let bad people take advantage of or occupy public land and forestry land under the management of the State.
According to local authorities, recently there have been many subjects taking advantage of people's lack of legal knowledge to encroach on public land and forestry land.
Common violations include illegal construction on agricultural land and buying and selling of land that does not meet legal requirements according to regulations.
The People's Committee of the commune requires the village team leader and village chief not to sign confirmation of land sale and transfer transactions in handwritten documents when they do not meet the prescribed conditions.
The government warned that violations such as land encroachment and illegal construction can be subject to administrative sanctions or criminal prosecution.
When people have a need to build, they need to contact the Commune People's Committee for instructions on legal procedures, to avoid affecting the planning and development of local tourism. See more...
Khanh Hoa adds 28 projects with problems, bringing the total to 245 projects with long-standing backlog
Khanh Hoa province has sent a report to Steering Committee 1568 and the Ministry of Finance on the results of reviewing and updating additional 28 investment projects facing difficulties and obstacles, bringing the total to 245 projects with long-standing problems in the area.
Previously, according to the report before August 1, the whole province had 217 projects behind schedule, mostly due to legal procedures such as bidding to select investors, land allocation, land lease, etc.
In response to the request of the Ministry of Finance, the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province has assigned the Department of Finance to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments and branches to continue reviewing and synthesizing, on that basis, adding 28 more projects with long-term problems.
Among the newly added projects, many projects are considered slow to implement, such as: Vinh Trung Urban Area, CC3 Social Housing Apartment, Quang Minh Commercial - Housing Center, Hung Thinh Residential Area... These projects are all selected for investors in the form of investor recognition, without going through bidding. See more...
