Renovating empty shops can create thousands of homes: Realtors group
3 years, 5 months ago

Renovating empty shops can create thousands of homes: Realtors group

NL Times  

Converting vacant stores into residential housing can create 6,500 homes in the coming years, the realtors association NVM stated. NVM Business chair Sander Heidinga described the idea as, "A very interesting and realistic task." Heidinga said he believes up to 800 thousand square meters of vacant space is available in the Netherlands due to empty stores. As a result, ABN Amro predicted home prices will rise 12.5 percent this year.

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Netherlands could create 60,000 homes by transforming office buildings near highways
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands could create 60,000 homes by transforming office buildings near highways

NL Times  

The Netherlands can create homes for over 60,000 households by transforming office buildings on the edges of cities and close to highways, according to real estate advisor Colliers. Colliers identified 18 highway locations where the government could turn increasingly vacant office buildings into housing. “Although housing construction close to highways is still unusual, a project like The Mayor on the …

Housing construction at highest level in decade; Still 26% below gov't target
1 year, 10 months ago

Housing construction at highest level in decade; Still 26% below gov't target

NL Times  

Last year, the number of new homes completed was the highest in ten years. But it was still well below the Cabinet’s target of 100,000 new homes per year. In total, over 74,000 new homes were created in the Netherlands last year, an increase of 0.9 percent. The Economic Institute for Construction reported last week that it expects fewer homes …

Netherlands needs 10,000 new starter homes per year, says homeowners group
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands needs 10,000 new starter homes per year, says homeowners group

NL Times  

The Netherlands needs a minimum of 10,000 new starter homes at a maximum sales price of 260,000 euros, said Dutch homeowners association VEH in an appeal to Public Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge. The association was calling upon the minister because it believes that young people should have new opportunities to enter the housing market. De Jonge wants to build …

Dividing bigger homes could create 500,000 new ones in Netherlands
2 years, 6 months ago

Dividing bigger homes could create 500,000 new ones in Netherlands

NL Times  

Dividing existing homes in the Netherlands could create up to or more than half a million additional independent homes, according to a housing market analysis by BLG Wonen, a subsidiary of the Volksbank. BLG calculated how many owner-occupied homes with a usable surface of over 150 square meters or a plot of 750 square meters are occupied by two or …

Netherlands won't manage to build 1 million homes in 10 years
2 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands won't manage to build 1 million homes in 10 years

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The Netherlands won't manage to build a million homes in the next ten years, people involved said to newspaper AD. According to Van Zanen, municipalities will need at least 2 billion euros extra per year to achieve the government's housing construction goals. According to Verhagen, it is impossible to build 100,000 new homes per year if you work traditionally. The …

National housing shortage to worsen in the coming years: Researchers
2 years, 10 months ago

National housing shortage to worsen in the coming years: Researchers

NL Times  

The housing shortage in the Netherlands will likely increase for at least three years, experts at consultancy firm Capital Value expect. For example, housing associations could build 250,000 social homes annually if the landlord levy is completely abolished, the researchers suggest. The bank calculated that the new construction of around 14,000 new mid-range rental homes per year is financially feasible …

1,750 empty stores converted to homes last year
2 years, 11 months ago

1,750 empty stores converted to homes last year

NL Times  

The retail vacancy rate fell sharply last year, likely due to many buildings being converted into homes, repots by the research agency Locatus showed. "For a long time, the price of retail real estate in most places was much higher than the values of a house," Locatus said. "But the rising vacancy created an oversupply of retail real estate and …

Fewer office conversions, but over 80,000 new homes were created last year
3 years, 1 month ago

Fewer office conversions, but over 80,000 new homes were created last year

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Fewer homes were developed in empty offices and other redundant buildings last year, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Even though there were fewer conversions, the number of new homes created in the Netherlands last year reached 80,200 – well above the government’s target of 75,000, the home affairs ministry said. Square metres In July, real estate …

Fewer office conversions, but over 80,000 new homes were created last year
3 years, 1 month ago

Fewer office conversions, but over 80,000 new homes were created last year

Dutch News  

Fewer homes were developed in empty offices and other redundant buildings last year, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Even though there were fewer conversions, the number of new homes created in the Netherlands last year reached 80,200 – well above the government’s target of 75,000, the home affairs ministry said. Square metres In July, real estate …

Housing market milestone: Netherlands now has 8 million homes
3 years, 4 months ago

Housing market milestone: Netherlands now has 8 million homes

NL Times  

The Dutch housing market reached an important milestone in June - the 8 millionth home was added to the Netherlands' housing stock, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. A total of 39 thousand homes were added to the Netherlands' housing stock in the first six months of 2021. In the war years, the housing stock decreased by 104 thousand homes on …

Netherlands home prices up record 20%
3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands home prices up record 20%

NL Times  

Prices in the Netherlands' overheated housing market are still skyrocketing. In the second quarter of this year, home buyers paid 410 thousand euros for a home on average - a record increase of nearly 20 percent compared to the same quarter last year, the Dutch association of realtors announced on Thursday. NVM realtors sold over 34 thousand homes in the …

Housing companies want gov't to do more to combat housing shortage
4 years, 6 months ago

Housing companies want gov't to do more to combat housing shortage

NL Times  

Seventeen organizations involved in the housing market - from construction companies to real estate organizations - submitted a plan to the government on how to avoid a scenario similar to the credit crisis. According to the organizations, united in the Residential Building Alliance, at least 90 thousand homes need to be built per year until 2030. Earlier this week, a …

Housing shortage: 845,000 homes must be built by 2030
4 years, 6 months ago

Housing shortage: 845,000 homes must be built by 2030

NL Times  

In the coming decade, 845 thousand new homes must be created in the Netherlands to prevent the housing shortage from rising further, according to the report State of the housing market 2020 that Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs presented to parliament, NOS reports. In that year, the Netherlands is expected to have 18.8 million inhabitants - which means that …

Dutch Home Sales Soar to New Record in Q4 2017
6 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Home Sales Soar to New Record in Q4 2017

Dutch News  

Dutch house sales set a new record in Q4 2017, with over 66,000 homes changing hands. The total bill for the properties reached nearly €18bn, a significant increase from the previous quarter and the year-earlier period. Prices in the four largest cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht were more than 11% higher than in the year-earlier period, with …

Dutch Home Sales Soar to New Record in Q4 2017
6 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Home Sales Soar to New Record in Q4 2017

Dutch News  

Dutch house sales set a new record in Q4 2017, with over 66,000 homes changing hands. The total bill for the properties reached nearly €18bn, a significant increase from the previous quarter and the year-earlier period. Prices in the four largest cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht were more than 11% higher than in the year-earlier period, with …

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