Dutch rents decrease on average for first time in 6 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch rents decrease on average for first time in 6 years

NL Times  

The decrease in private sector rent prices that started in the big cities is now also spreading to medium-sized cities. As a result, the average private sector rent in the Netherlands decreased for the first time in six years in the past quarter, according to figures from rental platform Pararius, NOS reports. In the third quarter, the average private sector rent in the Netherlands was 0.4 percent lower than in the second quarter. In Rotterdam rents were 0.6 percent higher in the third quarter than the second quarter, in Tilburg rents increased 4.9 percent, in Nijmegen 8.4 percent, in Deventer 4.5 percent, in Leeuwarden 6.3 percent, and in Almere 6.2 percent. In the third quarter, new tenants in the capital on average paid 22.09 euros per square meter, compared to the national average of 16.65 euros per square meter.

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Dutch rental prices will rise significantly in 2025, with mid-market to jump 7.7%
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Dutch rental prices will rise significantly in 2025, with mid-market to jump 7.7%

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Residents living in rental housing in the Netherlands will face substantial rent increases next year, whether their home is from the private sector or on the social housing market. Those renting more expensive private sector homes can see rent rise by 4.1 percent from January, while social housing tenants can see a maximum 5 percent increase in certain circumstances starting …

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite
1 month ago

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite

Dutch News  

Small landlords are selling more of their homes, particularly in the biggest Dutch cities, but overall the number of rental properties in the Netherlands is stable, according to new figures from the Kadaster land registry. In the third quarter of this year, small landlords sold 3,550 properties to owner-occupiers, and that is the highest number in 10 years. New housing …

Amsterdam tops most expensive rental market; sharpest rent drop in Eindhoven
1 month ago

Amsterdam tops most expensive rental market; sharpest rent drop in Eindhoven

NL Times  

The newly launched National Rental Index revealed significant shifts in residential rental prices across the Netherlands, highlighting Amsterdam as the most expensive municipality and Eindhoven as the city with the steepest drop in rental prices. Amsterdam continues to lead the Dutch rental market with an average price of 25.80 euro per square meter. At the other end of the spectrum, …

Netherlands student housing crisis worsening: Rent jumped 7%, availability scarcer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands student housing crisis worsening: Rent jumped 7%, availability scarcer

NL Times  

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More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking
5 months ago

More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking

Dutch News  

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More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking
5 months ago

More signs that the Dutch rental housing market is shrinking

Dutch News  

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Municipal housing costs up 6% this year; 94 municipalities charging over €1,000
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Municipal housing costs up 6% this year; 94 municipalities charging over €1,000

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Free sector housing rent down 2%; Big price differences between cities
1 year, 8 months ago

Free sector housing rent down 2%; Big price differences between cities

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The average rent in the non-regulated rental sector fell slightly in the first quarter of this year compared to a year earlier. The average square meter price in the past quarter was 16.85 euros, a decrease of almost 2 percent annually. In the first three months of 2022, the price per square meter was still 17.18 euros, rental housing platform …

"Worrisome" decrease in student housing supply as rents increase 10%
1 year, 10 months ago

"Worrisome" decrease in student housing supply as rents increase 10%

NL Times  

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Sharpest monthly drop in Dutch housing prices since 2013
2 years ago

Sharpest monthly drop in Dutch housing prices since 2013

NL Times  

Average home sales prices in the Netherlands fell for the fourth month in the row, with November representing the sharpest recorded decrease since May 2013. Owner occupied homes sold in November cost nearly 1 percent less on average than in October, according to data released on Thursday by Statistics Netherlands. Overall, the Dutch Central Bank predicted that home prices will …

Dutch housing price increase continues to slow down; Prices up 14.5% since last July
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch housing price increase continues to slow down; Prices up 14.5% since last July

NL Times  

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Dutch inflation above 10% for first time since 1975
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch inflation above 10% for first time since 1975

NL Times  

Inflation in the Netherlands climbed above 10 percent for the first time since 1975, Statistics Netherlands reported based on its own calculation method. According to the stats office, consumer goods and services were 10.3 percent more expensive in July than in the same month last year. All this led to housing rents rising by 3 percent last month compared to …

Netherlands home prices up 16.6%; Lowest increase in a year
2 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands home prices up 16.6%; Lowest increase in a year

NL Times  

Existing owner-occupied home prices in the Netherlands were 16.6 percent higher in June than the year before, the lowest increases since July 2021. Compared to June 2013, home prices were over 98 percent higher last month. Earlier this month, the realtors association NVM also reported that home price increases are slowing down as the supply in the housing market is …

Private sector rent increases slowing down; Up 1.3% in second quarter
2 years, 5 months ago

Private sector rent increases slowing down; Up 1.3% in second quarter

NL Times  

The rent increases in the private sector slowed down a bit in the second quarter. According to Pararius, tenants paid an average of 17.04 euros per square meter per month in the second quarter of this year. That is slightly higher than the second quarter of last year but lower than the 17.18 euros per square meter new tenants paid …

Fewer new rental properties came on the market last year: ABN Amro
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer new rental properties came on the market last year: ABN Amro

Dutch News  

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Private sector home rental prices rose to new record, analysts say
2 years, 11 months ago

Private sector home rental prices rose to new record, analysts say

NL Times  

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Dutch housing prices increased at fourth-fastest rate in EU
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch housing prices increased at fourth-fastest rate in EU

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Home sales dropping as house prices continue to soar
3 years, 2 months ago

Home sales dropping as house prices continue to soar

NL Times  

For the second consecutive quarter, the number of existing homes sold in the Netherlands was lower than the previous year, dropping 13.4 percent. Home prices continued to increase, climbing 17.5 percent on average compared to the third quarter of 2020, Statistics Netherlands reported. In the third quarter of this year, the Land Registry recorded 53,875 residential transactions - 13.4 percent …

Social housing system in a bind as home sale prices, free market rents rise high
3 years, 3 months ago

Social housing system in a bind as home sale prices, free market rents rise high

NL Times  

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Dutch home prices up 16 percent; Biggest increase in 21 years
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch home prices up 16 percent; Biggest increase in 21 years

NL Times  

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Further drop in free sector rents; Large cities feeling absence of expats
3 years, 5 months ago

Further drop in free sector rents; Large cities feeling absence of expats

NL Times  

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Netherlands sees biggest existing home price increase in two decades
3 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands sees biggest existing home price increase in two decades

NL Times  

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Dutch home prices up record 11.5 percent in a year
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch home prices up record 11.5 percent in a year

NL Times  

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Private sector rents drop for second quarter, bigger cities lead the way
3 years, 11 months ago

Private sector rents drop for second quarter, bigger cities lead the way

Dutch News  

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Big city rents falling for first time in years as expats start leaving
4 years, 5 months ago

Big city rents falling for first time in years as expats start leaving

NL Times  

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