Talking to Lao Dong reporter, Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh (born 1988, living in Thanh Xuan district) informed that because she wanted to buy an apartment, last weekend she researched and contacted a broker to post an ad for sale. cutting losses on apartments in Hanoi, reducing prices compared to the average level by about 200 - 400 million VND.
Ms. Minh shared that this broker said the 60m2 apartment is priced at 3.7 billion VND. However, after coming to see it in person, Ms. Minh felt like she was deceived when the apartment was degraded and not at all sparkling like the pictures for sale on social networks.
Similarly, Mr. Tran Van Xuan (born 1988, in Hanoi) said that during the process of looking to buy an apartment, he almost became a "victim" of information about selling the apartment at a loss of hundreds of millions of dong.
Mr. Xuan was once taken by a broker to directly see the apartment that was being sold at a loss, the original price of 4.5 billion VND has now been reduced to 4.2 billion VND/unit. But in fact, when he came to see this apartment, the broker told Mr. Xuan that the apartment had been sold and tried to introduce him to other apartments.
According to the research of PV Lao Dong, although apartment prices in Hanoi have continuously increased in recent times, on many social networking forums, information about selling at a loss is appearing.
For example, a 70m2 apartment in Ha Dong district (Hanoi) priced at 3.5 billion VND is being offered for sale at a loss of 200 million VND.
Or another apartment in Hoang Mai district, Hanoi) is also for sale to cut a loss of 300 million VND. Accordingly, this apartment has 3 bedrooms of 154m2, selling price is 5 billion VND (equivalent to 32.47 million VND/m2). Because it needs to be sold urgently, the owner is willing to give more money to customers.
Faced with this situation, experts of the Onehousing real estate analysis ecosystem commented that when making the decision to buy an apartment to cut losses, people should pay attention, be alert, and learn carefully about the project. investors and apartments to have a comprehensive view, avoiding the "trap" of brokers.
In addition, buyers at this time need to verify the market price, check the origin and legality of the apartment, and check the status and construction quality to avoid future risks.
In fact, according to data from real estate service consulting firm CBRE Vietnam, apartments in Hanoi increased by 6.5% in the second quarter of 2024 and 25% year-on-year. This consulting firm estimates that, thanks to abundant new supply, apartment transactions in Hanoi in the past 6 months have exceeded 2023, with over 12,200 units sold.
CBRE Vietnam analyzed that more than 70% of new supply has primary selling prices 2-3 times higher than the market average. In the secondary market, apartment prices increased 4% quarter-on-quarter and 3% year-on-year. Many suburban projects that had a prolonged wave of cut-loss losses have now slightly increased in price again.
According to data from Savills Vietnam, increased primary apartment prices along with reduced primary supply create conditions for secondary prices to increase. In the second quarter of 2024, there is no supply of new apartment projects under 45 million VND/m2 on the market.
