Foreign investment in real estate sector in HCMC spikes after years of dormancyVietNamNet Bridge - New World, Diamond Plaza and other imposing construction works are considered symbols of a dynamic HCMC. According to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), in the first four months of 2018 alone, Vietnam licensed 883 foreign invested projects with total investment capital of $3.55 billion. Of this, $807.5 million worth of capital was registered to develop real estate projects. According to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), in the first four months of 2018 alone, Vietnam licensed 883 foreign invested projects with total investment capital of $3.55 billion. Analysts say that Vietnam’s and HCMC’s real estate markets have been developing in a stable way in recent years, especially after the real estate crash in 2007.