HCMC – From 2026, individuals and organizations in Vietnam will be required to provide detailed information on the properties they own according to a Ministry of Construction proposal aimed at building a unified national housing and real estate database.
The proposal is part of a draft Government decree on the development and management of the housing and real estate market database, currently open for public feedback. The draft includes new regulations on ownership information to enhance transparency and data quality in the sector.
According to the draft, both Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals will need to declare key information such as personal identification, property type, address, area, quantity, ownership form and duration, and legal status.
The draft also requires data on beneficiaries of housing support policies, including those eligible for social housing or housing for people with meritorious services, low-income households, or near-poor households. Beneficiaries must submit personal identification details, registration type (purchase, rent, or rent-to-own), and the relevant project information.
For public housing assets, organizations and individuals will have to report the quantity, size, usage purpose, management status, and assigned management unit.
Before nationwide rollout in 2026, the ministry plans to pilot the system in late 2025 in five major cities: Hanoi, HCMC, Haiphong, Danang, and Can Tho. Technical deployment and data integration will be carried out in the first half of 2026, with official operation scheduled for the end of the year.
The ministry said the new data requirements would help improve the accuracy of collected information, enhance market transparency, and support more effective policy-making and market regulation. It will coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to link the new housing database with the national land information system.
