Why is Eastern HCMC real estate so popular with investors?

Why is Eastern HCMC real estate so popular with investors?

From January to September 2025, interest in Eastern HCMC real estate climbed 10%, while the adjacent Dong Nai zone — Bien Hoa, Long Thanh, Nhon Trach — surged 21%.

Batdongsan.com.vn laid this out in its recently-published 2025 Q1–Q3 Eastern HCMC property market overview.

Convenient transit infrastructure
Batdongsan.com.vn Vice President Nguyen Quoc An explains that the surge in attention paid to Eastern HCMC and its adjacent zone in Dong Nai (Bien Hoa, Long Thanh, Nhon Trach) over the first nine months of the year is driven by expanded investment in transit infrastructure linking the south-east.

Dong Nai also stands out as a strategic location in HCMC's urban-expansion plan and as the hub of the eastern port-and-airport logistics network.

As a result, the following large infrastructure projects have already been completed, are under construction, or are in the investment pipeline: National Highway 51, the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau expressway, the Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro, the Ben Luc–Long Thanh expressway, the HCMC–Long Thanh–Dau Giay expressway widening, Phu My 2 Bridge, Dong Nai 2 Bridge, Cat Lai Bridge, and the Thu Thiem–Long Thanh rail line.

Attractive pricing
Alongside this, Eastern HCMC property remains notably cheaper than the urban core. By Q3 2025, apartment prices in the East average ~73 million VND/m², while adjacent Bien Hoa / Long Thanh / Nhon Trach sit around 34 million VND/m².

By contrast, the average HCMC central-area apartment price in Q3 2025 ran to ~84 million VND/m², with the South averaging ~64 million VND/m².

Over the same period, land prices in Eastern HCMC ran ~80 million VND/m², central HCMC ~130 million VND/m², and Bien Hoa / Long Thanh / Nhon Trach ~17 million VND/m².

Per Batdongsan.com.vn data, January–September 2025 interest in HCMC properties rose 10% for the East, 6% for the West, 2% for the South and 3% for the North, while the central area dropped 2% — and Bien Hoa / Long Thanh / Nhon Trach jumped a striking 21%.

Vice President Nguyen Quoc Anh notes an important feature: in Q3 2025 Ha Noi-based searches for Eastern HCMC property surged sharply.

Across the 9-month total, Ha Noi-user search share of HCMC property ran: East 27%, central 26%, West 18%, North 16%, South 13%.

Apartment prices in Eastern HCMC also lead growth. Vs Q2 2025, the old District 2 was up 5%, the former Thu Duc up 7%, and the old District 9 up 6%. In the adjacent East: Nhon Trach up 3%, Bien Hoa up 10%.

Land search interest in Eastern HCMC rose 6% from April to September 2025; over the same period, land prices climbed roughly 8%.

Similarly in Q3 2025, low-rise residential prices in Eastern HCMC averaged ~162 million VND/m² — up 8% from Q1.

Over the same period the South averaged ~177 million VND/m² (+7%), while the central area ran 248 million VND/m² (-2%).