Industrial land rents in Ho Chi Minh City have reached a new high of $198 per square meter per term, outpacing all other cities with a 90 percent occupancy rate.
It was followed by Hanoi at $140 and Da Nang City at $80, according to a survey by consulting firm Cushman Wakefield. The average rent in the southern region is $135, whereas the average rent in the northern region is $109.
Due to multinationals’ shift of manufacturing from China, northern industrial hubs are experiencing an average occupancy of 80%. The average rent in the central region is $34 per month, with a 67 percent occupancy rate.
Food processing, heavy industries, oil, energy, textiles, and footwear are the prevailing industries.

According to research by real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), rents in southern cities were $120 per square meter per term in the first quarter, up 9% year over year.
As the economy reopened, international corporations boosted their investment in Vietnam, causing the surge.
Colliers Vietnam stated that industrial land rents in HCMC have risen by 8-9 percent yearly in recent years, and businesses are moving to other southern cities such as Binh Duong and Long An due to a lack of space in Vietnam’s main metropolis.
According to Savills Vietnam, the government is pushing multinational companies to relocate their manufacturing to Vietnam, with a focus on high-value-added industries.
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Source: VNExpress