Ba Ria – Vung Tau Real Estate Surges Ahead Post-Merger
According to a report by JLL Vietnam, a leading global real estate consultancy firm, the primary sales price of villas and townhouses in Ho Chi Minh City (former) in Q4 2024 witnessed a significant increase, reaching an average of VND 430 million/sqm, an 11% rise compared to the previous year.
The scarcity of supply, coupled with strong investment and accumulation demands, continues to push up the prices of land-attached houses to record highs. As a result, real estate capital is trending towards neighboring areas with significant growth potential, clear legal frameworks, synchronized infrastructure, and more attractive price levels.
Notably, Ba Ria – Vung Tau (former) is emerging as a new destination for investment following the administrative boundary merger. In addition to its strategic location connecting to the Ho Chi Minh City mega-city, the region boasts sustainable development factors such as inter-regional transportation, ample land funds, and the parallel development of industrial, port, and tourism potential.
In reality, the Ba Ria – Vung Tau real estate market (pre-merger) witnessed positive signals immediately after the merger decision. In just the first six months of 2025, the province attracted more than VND 24,000 billion in real estate investment, a 35% increase compared to the same period last year. The investment wave also spread to areas such as Long Dien, Dat Do, and Ba Ria City (former administrative unit), recording a surge in demand for coastal land.
Resort real estate in Ho Tram is also expected to increase by 20 – 30% due to tourism attraction, clean land funds, and improving transportation infrastructure.
With its strategic position, increasingly complete transportation infrastructure, abundant investment capital of nearly USD 4 billion in the first five months of 2025, and the prominent presence of major real estate developers such as Sun Group, TDG Group, and Eco Pearl City Group, Ba Ria – Vung Tau (former) is transforming itself from a satellite province into a growth pole and a new urban area of the Southeast region. By maintaining this development momentum, the locality will not only be a promising destination in the 2025 – 2030 period but also has the potential to reshape the entire Southern real estate trend.
Hunting for “Raw Gold” in Ba Ria – Vung Tau: Dat Do Offers Soft Land Prices and High Potential
Amid the widespread price increase across Ba Ria – Vung Tau (formerly), Dat Do is becoming a new destination for sensitive investment capital, offering ample land funds and softer land prices compared to areas like Vung Tau, Phu My, or Ho Tram, thus presenting an attractive growth prospect in the medium and long term.
According to a Q2 2025 market survey, land prices in Dat Do currently range from VND 10 million/sqm, similar to the prices in Ho Tram four to five years ago, before this area entered a phase of robust growth. In contrast, land along the Ho Tram coast has already recorded prices of VND 60 – 80 million/sqm, with some prime locations even reaching VND 100 million/sqm. This significant discrepancy indicates that Dat Do is still in a phase of “low valuation,” unaffected by price inflation, but its growth potential is evident due to distinct fundamental factors.
In terms of location, Dat Do occupies a central position on the Southeast sea line, just a 90-minute drive from the new Ho Chi Minh City center and a mere 10 minutes to access the Ba Ria – Vung Tau coastline (now part of Ho Chi Minh City). Additionally, the area is adjacent to critical transportation routes, including National Highway 55, the coastal road that is expediting its progress, the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau expressway scheduled for construction from 2025, and the accelerated implementation of the Long Thanh – Ho Tram expressway.
The 42km-long Long Thanh – Ho Tram expressway, starting from Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 4 and ending at the coastal road DT 994, enhances regional tourism connectivity.
Thanks to its increasingly comprehensive infrastructure, Dat Do enjoys superior regional connectivity, providing easy access to prominent tourist destinations such as Long Hai, Ho Tram, Binh Chau, and Ba Ria. Notably, its seaside location, proximity to tourist hotspots, and the presence of large-scale integrated resorts and entertainment complexes like Casino The Grand Ho Tram further boost the demand for accommodation, leisure, and real estate investment.
Moreover, Dat Do currently possesses a substantial clean land fund, which is fundamental for the future development of well-planned integrated resorts and entertainment hubs.
