On January 8, 2026, at the forum "Prospects for the real estate market in 2026 - Momentum for a new growth cycle" held in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh emphasized that the construction and real estate sectors always play an important role when contributing about 11% to the country's GDP.
To help the market overcome difficulties, the Government has drastically completed institutions through key laws and Resolution 170/2024/QH15 to remove obstacles in major cities. The Deputy Minister informed that out of a total of 2,991 projects facing obstacles nationwide, so far, agencies have unlocked 926 projects. The remaining projects are continuing to be classified to release investment resources for the next period.
In the recovery picture, social housing is identified as a key program. To date, the whole country has 698 projects being implemented with a scale of more than 657,000 units. Notably, in 2025 alone, more than 102,000 units were completed, reaching 102% of the set plan. The Deputy Minister also noted that 2025 is a solid foundation for the market to break through from 2026.
At the discussion session, economic expert Nguyen Minh Phong said that the market will receive a big "boost" thanks to absorbing resources from new policies, but it is necessary to thoroughly remove backlog projects for substantive development. Speakers also pointed out that merging 34 provinces and cities from July 2025 is a "golden" opportunity to re-plan large-scale and more synchronous social housing areas in terms of infrastructure.
Agreeing with this view, businesses believe that the application of identification codes and valuation codes is the "key" to eliminating the virtual price fever, creating a healthy trading environment. The synergy from legal completion and promoting the supply of cheap housing is expected to make real estate in 2026 an important driving force of the economy, realizing the dream of settling down for people.
