Now, companies all around the world are planning to bring more workers back to the office. One survey of 350 business leaders by staffing firm LaSalle Network found that 70% plan to have employees back in the office in some capacity by the fall of this year.

New technologies are changing the way companies work and compete with each other. Technology is not only affecting how companies work but have made an impact in working spaces too. In the past three years, we have seen growing trends of open workspaces and even virtual offices. Although the concepts of virtual offices and open workspaces have some merits and may cater to the needs of working, the traditional concept of ‘the office’ retains many of its benefits

The Covid-19 outbreak caused great disruptions to the Vietnam real estate market in the year 2020 to 2021. However, production and business activities have since gradually regained growth momentum, and the Government's policy to push socio-economic recovery and development has shown positive effects since the beginning of this year. In the first 9 months of 2022, Vietnam attracted about US$15.4 billion in foreign investment, up 16.2% over the same period last year. Real estate investment continues to rank second among sectors attracting the most foreign direct investment with over US$3.5 billion received, accounting for 18,7% of the total amount of investment. GDP in the first nine months of 2022 increased by 8.83% over the same period last year, the highest growth in the past decade. This shows that Vietnam is still among the markets with great potential for investment in the Asia Pacific region.

Stable rental prices were observed in the office market of Ho Chi Minh in Q2 2023.However, the occupancy rate slightly decreased compared to the previous quarter, with Grade A offices reaching 92% and Grade B offices achieving 75%. Additionally, the average rental prices remained relatively unchanged, with Grade A offices ranging from 41-67 USD/sqm/month and Grade B offices around 36 USD/sqm/month. New projects entering the market in outer CBD areas showed a promising occupancy rate of approximately 20-25%. Furthermore, investor are actively seeking tenants, and it is expected that the occupancy rate will increase in the near future.

Maintaining a work/life balance is easy when you’re a sole trader, right? You typically work from home and you have no one else to answer to, so it should be easy to switch off. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In fact, many home-based sole traders struggle to strike a healthy work/life balance because the lines are more blurred.