Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The real estate market has slowed inthe first months of 2019, which experts attributed to limited bank creditsources for the market.
According to President of the Vietnam National Real EstateAssociation (VNREA) Nguyen Tran Nam, credit for the real estate sector has beentightened and is getting tighter.
Credit growth in the sector has reduced from 18 percent in2016 to only 5 percent in 2018.
Nam said the diminishing credit flow into the real estatesector has greatly affected the operation of the market, as most capital issourced from banks.
Le Hoang Chau, head of the Ho Chi Minh City Real EstateAssociation suggested real estate firms ensure business efficiency and prepareland stock, while focusing on the quality and progress of their projects aswell as transparency in management.
Businesses should find prestigious and competent foreignfirms and investment funds to work with, he added.
According to Chau, less dependence on credit loans is also achance for the sector to restructure. Businesses should reform their capitalsources for sustainable and transparent development, he advised.
Nguyen Van Duc, Vice Director of Dat Lanh company, saidenterprises can seek other sources of capital via merger and acquisition deals orshare issuance.-VNA
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