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rawene wrote:

The CHINESE !!

If all else fails, blame China.

rawene wrote:

They have tried that a few times before..doesn鈥檛 pan out...Westerners are buying now ( 70 ye lease) so DEMAND drives price..economics 101

I think you may want to do some fact checking before posting.

colinoscapee wrote:

My wife buys land in her home town area,which is a farming area. Not a Chinaman or expat in sight, yet land prices have doubled in two years

Did she convert the land to building land?
If so, how much did she pay?
300m2 of the farmland we bought is converted to building land in about 1-2 weeks and we have to pay about 80 million Dong for that.

Andy Passenger wrote:

colinoscapee wrote:

My wife buys land in her home town area,which is a farming area. Not a Chinaman or expat in sight, yet land prices have doubled in two years

Did she convert the land to building land?
If so, how much did she pay?
300m2 of the farmland we bought is converted to building land in about 1-2 weeks and we have to pay about 80 million Dong for that.

She buys land that already has the pink book. That way she doesnt have to deal with government officials changing the paperwork.

colinoscapee wrote:

She buys land that already has the pink book. That way she doesnt have to deal with government officials changing the paperwork.

Thanks for the answer, but I don't understand what you mean.聽
You mean pink book instead of red book?
Because to my knowledge, there are only pink books these days.
And for every land you buy (regardless of whether it is farm land or building land), you get a pink book.

colinoscapee wrote:

Just wondering where you heard it's pink books only. Where we buy its still red books and apply for a pink book to construct. Maybe different areas are doing it differently, not sure. Also, you are going from farmland to residential, therefore they may issue just one book these days. Land that already has a red book, needs to apply for a pink book.

Since 2009, only pink books have been published.


The land use rights are defined in it (as in the Red Book).
If you rezon the land it will be updated in the same pink book.
And if you build a house, it's recorded also in the same pink book.

Andy Passenger wrote:

colinoscapee wrote:

Just wondering where you heard it's pink books only. Where we buy its still red books and apply for a pink book to construct. Maybe different areas are doing it differently, not sure. Also, you are going from farmland to residential, therefore they may issue just one book these days. Land that already has a red book, needs to apply for a pink book.

Since 2009, only pink books have been published.


The land use rights are defined in it (as in the Red Book).
If you rezon the land it will be updated in the same pink book.
And if you build a house, it's recorded also in the same pink book.

The law in Vietnam is interpreted by the officials who are making the decision. The marriage process is a good example, one set of rules, yet every Huyen has their own way of doing things.

I realise that the law changed in 2009, sometimes these smaller towns take a long time to make changes. Where we bought in Xuyen Moc,a red book had been issued in 2016.

1willy1 wrote:

Im fresh to Saigon , and am very shocked at the prices of general items im finding.

Instant coffee = through the roof
olive oil = through the roof
any name brand item (food, clothing , electronic , etc.. ) = through the roof
Bag of lays potato chips = through the roof
phildelphia cream cheese = through the roof

Some stuff was so high it was sickening ,聽 4-5 Canadian king crab legs it was 2+ million(uncooked frozen)

wines and spirits are higher then what I would pay in Canada , pretty much everything is higher



Im really not surprised the housing is high a well given what ive seen so far


I blame the tourists , (not china) , westers white people (im western white) are usually the dumbest of all, they are considered cash cows and suckers no matter where they go on earth , and the rest of us have to suffer for this

Dear Rocket Scientist
You do realize most of what you mentioned is imported, therefore has a tax. I'm sure Vietnamese products are dearer in Canada than they are in Viet Nam.

colinoscapee wrote:

1willy1 wrote:

Im fresh to Saigon , and am very shocked at the prices of general items im finding.

Instant coffee = through the roof
olive oil = through the roof
any name brand item (food, clothing , electronic , etc.. ) = through the roof
Bag of lays potato chips = through the roof
phildelphia cream cheese = through the roof

Some stuff was so high it was sickening ,聽 4-5 Canadian king crab legs it was 2+ million(uncooked frozen)

wines and spirits are higher then what I would pay in Canada , pretty much everything is higher



Im really not surprised the housing is high a well given what ive seen so far


I blame the tourists , (not china) , westers white people (im western white) are usually the dumbest of all, they are considered cash cows and suckers no matter where they go on earth , and the rest of us have to suffer for this

Dear Rocket Scientist
You do realize most of what you mentioned is imported, therefore has a tax. I'm sure Vietnamese products are dearer in Canada than they are in Viet Nam.

That's no excuse for the kind of prices im seeing

A slight import tax sure, but not 3-4 times the regular price.

The whole world runs on importing products from other country's , usually at a fair price.

These overinflated products wouldn't last if people weren't buying it 鈥�.which goes back to my earlier post.

1willy1 wrote:

colinoscapee wrote:

1willy1 wrote:

Im fresh to Saigon , and am very shocked at the prices of general items im finding.

Instant coffee = through the roof
olive oil = through the roof
any name brand item (food, clothing , electronic , etc.. ) = through the roof
Bag of lays potato chips = through the roof
phildelphia cream cheese = through the roof

Some stuff was so high it was sickening ,聽 4-5 Canadian king crab legs it was 2+ million(uncooked frozen)

wines and spirits are higher then what I would pay in Canada , pretty much everything is higher



Im really not surprised the housing is high a well given what ive seen so far


I blame the tourists , (not china) , westers white people (im western white) are usually the dumbest of all, they are considered cash cows and suckers no matter where they go on earth , and the rest of us have to suffer for this

Dear Rocket Scientist
You do realize most of what you mentioned is imported, therefore has a tax. I'm sure Vietnamese products are dearer in Canada than they are in Viet Nam.

That's no excuse for the kind of prices im seeing

A slight import tax sure, but not 3-4 times the regular price.

The whole world runs on importing products from other country's , usually at a fair price.

These overinflated products wouldn't last if people weren't buying it 鈥�.which goes back to my earlier post.

Maybe you are shopping at high-end stores. I have lived here for 11 years and have not seen the pricing you refer to.

colinoscapee wrote:

Tell us where you are shopping, got a feeling it may be Thao Dien or similar overpriced areas.

I thought so as well at first, I shop at聽 Annung gourmet shop in the basement of Saigon centre, and thought its a specialty store but other markets have similar prices聽 with certain products.

I started shopping a little in vincom centre , vinmart I think its called, its a lot better for seafood and some things, but not much better with others.

Anyways for me its fine, I mostly eat sweet potatoes or taro with greens, soups and stuff, I cook at home, but I was a little shocked.

Have you checked out the NIKE store in district 4? They carry all the stuff no one wants in north America, and are charging twice as much as what I would pay in Canada

considering the nike products are made here in Vietnam and asia, and that its in a less developed nation you would think the prices would reflect that , but NOPE

Bought a pair of nike air max for $9.00 Canadian from ben thanh market, ill see how well they hold up.... wouldn't mind seeing them put the nike store out of business to be honest