The Housing and Real Estate Market Management Department said that in the first quarter of 2026, the supply of commercial housing projects showed signs of differentiation between stages of the project development process: the number of projects approved for investment policy decreased sharply, while the number of projects completed and eligible to sell houses formed in the future recorded an increase compared to the same period.
In the first quarter, the whole country had 39 commercial housing development projects approved for investment policy, equal to 49.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, with a total investment of about VND 603.712 billion. This is a fairly sharp decrease in the new approval stage, showing that the source of additional new projects to the market is still not really abundant.
On the ongoing side, there are 825 commercial housing projects under construction nationwide, with a scale of about 456,799 units. Of which, there are 205,527 apartments and 251,272 detached houses. This figure shows that the amount of goods on the "pipeline" is still quite large, which is the basis for expecting to improve supply in the following quarters if construction progress and legal procedures are accelerated.
Notably, in the construction completion stage, the first quarter of 2026 recorded 31 commercial housing projects completed with a scale of about 5-733 units, including 2,424 apartments and 3,309 detached houses.
This level is equal to 68.9% compared to Q4/2025 but equal to 221.4% compared to the same period in 2025. This shows that product output has clearly improved compared to the low level of the same period last year.
Another indicator reflecting the ability to absorb supply in the coming time is the number of projects eligible to sell houses formed in the future. In the first quarter, there were 74 projects with a scale of about 34,315 units, including 19,496 apartments and 14,819 detached houses. This level is equal to 86% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 but increased by 125.4% compared to the same period in 2025.
In the coming time, when new regulations are implemented synchronously and put into practice, the real estate market is expected to continue to be more stable, supply is improved, thereby contributing to limiting unreasonable price increases.
The Ministry of Construction also said that it will continue to review and remove difficulties for housing and real estate projects to unlock investment resources and increase supply to the market.
