The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 4: Unlocking the Potential of This Emerging Real Estate Hotspot

“Super Belt” Accelerates Deployment

The Belt 4 Project, with a total length of over 207 km and an investment of more than VND 120,000 billion, interconnects five localities: Ho Chi Minh City (16.7 km), Binh Duong (47.95 km), Dong Nai (46 km), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (18.2 km), and Long An (78.3 km).

The section passing through Binh Duong (old) was officially started on June 18. The sections through Long An (old) and Dong Nai (old) are expediting progress and are expected to be officially started in 2026 and completed by 2028. This “super belt” is expected to contribute to the completion of the transport system in Ho Chi Minh City, reducing urban pressure and supporting the development of satellite towns.

As the locality with the longest length on the Belt 4 axis, accounting for 40% of the total route length, Tay Ninh (formerly Long An) directly benefits from this key route. The project section passing through Tay Ninh province is about 78.3 km long (specifically, 74.5 km in Tay Ninh province and 3.8 km in Ho Chi Minh City), passing through 15 communes, including Hau Nghia, Duc Lap, Hoa Khanh, Duc Hue, Thanh Loi, Binh Duc, Ben Luc, My Yen, Long Cang, Rach Kien, My Le, My Loc, Phuoc Vinh Tay, Can Giuoc, and Tan Tap.

Upon completion, Belt 4 will shorten the travel time from Tay Ninh (formerly Long An) to Ho Chi Minh City and satellite towns by 30-40% (only 15-30 minutes), promoting population migration to the suburbs. Especially, Belt 4 through Ben Luc connects directly with DT 830, a vital transport corridor, reducing logistics costs and enhancing the capacity of industrial parks in Ben Luc (Phuc Long, Thuan Dao, Vinh Loc 2, Phu An Thanh, and Prodezi), attracting FDI, and stimulating demand for housing and services.

In reality, when the National Assembly officially approved the investment policy for the Belt 4 Ho Chi Minh City project, it marked a turning point for the localities in the key economic region of the South, especially when the provinces completed the administrative merger and restructured the operating apparatus.

According to architect Ngo Viet Nam Son, an urban planning expert in the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, in the context of the transport infrastructure system still lacking synchronization, causing significant obstacles to inter-regional development, the appearance of Belt 4 Ho Chi Minh City is expected to become a new “lifeline,” effectively connecting the radial highways, completing the network connecting Ho Chi Minh City with satellite provinces. In addition, this route also contributes to promoting the balanced socio-economic development between regions within the region.

Real Estate Wave Pouring In

Although not the only transport infrastructure project impacting the socio-economic landscape and the real estate market, the accelerated deployment of Belt 4 Ho Chi Minh City has created a positive psychological boost for the real estate market in the west of Ho Chi Minh City, especially as the section passing through this area is more than 78 km long.

The proof is that a series of real estate enterprises such as Vingroup, Ecopark, Nam Long, Prodezi, Hai Thanh, Solia Group, and Phu My Hung have simultaneously launched projects in Long An and recorded positive demand. Notably, the segment of townhouses, villas, and apartments in large-scale urban areas.

For example, after a short time in the market, Vinhomes Green City project (Duc Hoa, former Long An) with a scale of nearly 200 hectares by Vingroup Group recorded a booking volume of up to 2,000 units within 24 hours. There was even a phenomenon of investors lining up to take their turn to buy.

On August 19, the Group will continue to commence the Phuoc Vinh Tay Urban Area project with a scale of more than 1,000 hectares in Can Giuoc, Long An, creating a positive effect on the real estate market in the west of Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to investors following the “big guy,” the move to anticipate infrastructure being implemented in the area has contributed to the liquidity of the project.

Also catching up with the infrastructure information, from the beginning of 2025 up to now, Nam Long – a company owning more than 355 hectares of land in Long An, has regularly introduced subdivisions in Waterpoint Urban Area to the market and recorded a significant level of interest. Another notable project is Eco Retreat, a more than 200-hectare project in Ben Luc by Eco Park, which recorded positive sales in the VND 5-6 billion townhouse segment.

Located on Belt 4 Ho Chi Minh City and the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway, the LA Home project by Prodezi, with a scale of more than 100 hectares, has also received positive attention in the past time. In addition, some land plot projects such as The Solia, Saigon Village, T&T City Millennia, Saigon RiverPark, and Elite Life are also contributing to the bustling real estate supply in Long An at this stage.

In reality, in the past time, under the impact of a series of key infrastructure projects and the simultaneous participation of real estate businesses in the market, the landscape of the western Ho Chi Minh City real estate market has changed a lot.

From a land of mainly land plot supply with individual investment activities, in the past 5-6 years, the real estate market in this area has welcomed many large-scale urban area projects. The investment wave from groups of investors from different areas, including those from the North, has created a buzz in the Long An market. Especially, the appearance of large-scale enterprises with financial potential and market reputation, focusing on developing projects methodically, has promoted a strong population shift.

Not only Belt 4 Ho Chi Minh City, but also many other key transport infrastructure projects are being invested in the western Ho Chi Minh City area, such as Belt 3 Ho Chi Minh City (expected to be technically opened on the occasion of September 2); Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway (full route opened in early 2026); Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong Expressway (expanded to 8 lanes, started in Q2/2025); National Highway 50 expansion… have been and are contributing to changing the western urban landscape.

Sharing about infrastructure impacts on the western Ho Chi Minh City urban landscape, in general, and Long An, in particular, Mr. Dinh Minh Tuan – Director of Batdongsan.com.vn, said that developing satellite cities has always faced three significant challenges: failing to attract residents, being far from the center, and lacking synchronous project infrastructure.

However, recently, with continuous infrastructure investment and the entry of industry giants, the knots for real estate will be untied, and the western Ho Chi Minh City urban landscape will change. In the future, real estate in this area will attract businesses, investors, experts, and high-quality labor.

He cited that Ho Chi Minh City’s urban space has continuously expanded thanks to significant infrastructure works. From 1997 to 2025, the southern real estate market flourished with Nguyen Van Linh Boulevard, the East-West Boulevard, Thu Thiem Tunnel, and the Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway. These routes have transformed the real estate landscape in the East, South of Ho Chi Minh City, and adjacent areas.

The trend of urban space expansion continues in the 2025-2030 period. Belt 3 and Belt 4 Ho Chi Minh City and the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway will be invested in expanding and shifting focus to the western region. Tay Ninh is ready to welcome this potential migration wave.

Affirming that expanding urban space to satellite cities of Ho Chi Minh City will be a trend in the real estate market in the coming time, Mr. Dinh Minh Tuan cited nearly 2,400 new projects in the expanded urban space to Belt 4 to show that the shift of projects from the core to the belts and highways in the 2016-2025 period is very strong.

“Real estate prices will increase sharply when key infrastructure is completed in 2025-2026, especially for projects with favorable locations, good connectivity, well-planned utilities, and synchronous infrastructure… close to Belt 3 and Belt 4,” emphasized the Director of Batdongsan.com.vn.