Hanoi, Sept. 9 -- Vietnam's real estate sector is increasingly attracting foreign investors through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with cooperative and "friendly" deals emerging as the prevailing trend.

The first half of 2025 saw a number of notable foreign-led transactions. These include CapitaLand's 553 million USD acquisition of a project from Becamex IDC; the partnership of Sumitomo Forestry, Kumagai Gumi and NTT Urban Development with Kim Oanh Group to develop The One World project; and Nishi Nippon Railroad's purchase of a 25% stake in Nam Long's Paragon Dai Phuoc project.

According to Grant Thornton Vietnam, property M&A has staged a strong recovery after a quiet period, buoyed by favourable macroeconomic conditions that have st...