Vietnamese abandon dreams of buying city homes

Apartment buildings in Hanoi. Photo by Shutterstock/Yeon Bak

Instead of taking out a loan to buy a house, Thu Hoai decided to buy a car worth nearly VND1 billion (over $43,000) and keep sharing a room with friends.

After more than eight years of working, the 32-year-old tour guide had accumulated over VND1 billion.

Hoai's initial plan was to buy an apartment in the capital and have her mother move in with her.

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