Dividing bigger homes could create 500,000 new ones in Netherlands
2 years, 9 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 fewer people. It found that 502,277 owner-occupied homes had the potential to be divided into two houses with their own front door, kitchen, bathroom, and water, gas, and electricity connections. BLG Wonen thinks the Netherlands can reduce its housing shortage more quickly by dividing homes.

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Netherlands could create 60,000 homes by transforming office buildings near highways
9 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 …

New housing construction way below Cabinet targets; Plans for 130K homes in Brabant
2 years ago

New housing construction way below Cabinet targets; Plans for 130K homes in Brabant

NL Times  

Eight of the 12 Dutch provinces are hopelessly behind in achieving their targets for housing construction, according to research by the Economic Institute for Construction. Noord-Holland managed around 17,000 new homes in 2021, also well below the Cabinet’s 22,000 target for the province. The national government wants 100,000 new homes built yearly to solve the housing shortage. 130,600 homes in …

Housing construction at highest level in decade; Still 26% below gov't target
2 years, 1 month 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 …

The Netherlands has 143,000 homes that would cost more than €1 million
2 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands has 143,000 homes that would cost more than €1 million

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The Netherlands has an increasing number of homes valued at more than €1 million and they now account for 3% of the total housing stock, according to real estate data company Calcasa. Most million euro homes are in Amsterdam – some 18,550 in total – and 583 are concentrated on the Keizersgracht, which has the most €1 million plus homes …

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

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

NL Times  

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 …

Encouraging sharing homes will help solve housing crisis, economists say
3 years, 1 month ago

Encouraging sharing homes will help solve housing crisis, economists say

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Making better use of the existing housing stock by changing the rules on sharing would go some way to solving the Dutch housing crisis, three economists from Maastricht University say in the latest issue of economics magazine ESB. Piet Eichholtz, Linde Kattenberg and Nils Kok say that government rules make it unattractive to share a home or rent out a …

Encouraging sharing homes will help solve housing crisis, economists say
3 years, 1 month ago

Encouraging sharing homes will help solve housing crisis, economists say

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Making better use of the existing housing stock by changing the rules on sharing would go some way to solving the Dutch housing crisis, three economists from Maastricht University say in the latest issue of economics magazine ESB. Piet Eichholtz, Linde Kattenberg and Nils Kok say that government rules make it unattractive to share a home or rent out a …

More than 79,000 new homes planned for The Hague region
3 years, 3 months ago

More than 79,000 new homes planned for The Hague region

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Over 79,000 new homes will be built in the Haaglanden region in the coming years, including more social housing units. The housing shortage in the region is continuing to increase and the need to build new homes is great, according to the parties involved. In order to ensure that sufficient housing is available by 2030, we are substantially adding more …

Fewer office conversions, but over 80,000 new homes were created last year
3 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 7 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 …

Renovating empty shops can create thousands of homes: Realtors group
3 years, 8 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 …

Quarter of Dutch homeowners unhappy with their home
4 years, 7 months ago

Quarter of Dutch homeowners unhappy with their home

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A quarter of homeowners in the Netherlands are dissatisfied with their home, according to a survey among 1,028 people by Kadasterdata.nl. The main cause for dissatisfaction is the purchase price, with about 10 percent of the homeowners saying they paid too much for their home, RTL Z reports Drenthe residents are most negative about their purchased home, with 21 percent …

Housing companies want gov't to do more to combat housing shortage
4 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

Fewer owner-occupied homes in Amsterdam as investors buy-to-let
5 years, 1 month ago

Fewer owner-occupied homes in Amsterdam as investors buy-to-let

NL Times  

For the first time in years, the number of owner-occupied homes in Amsterdam decreased in 2019. Despite 1,400 new owner-occupied homes being built last year, the total number of owner-occupied homes in the Dutch capital decreased from 139,300 in 2017 to 136,200 in 2019, according to figures the municipality released, Het Parool reports. The number of rental properties owned by …

Netherlands housing shortage to reduce somewhat in coming years
5 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands housing shortage to reduce somewhat in coming years

NL Times  

In the coming years, the construction backlog on the number of homes in the Netherlands will be partially made up, according to a forecast by Statistics Netherlands and the Netherlands environmental assessment agency PBL. The number of households in the Netherlands is expected to grow less rapidly in the coming years. From now up till and including 2045, the growth …

Amsterdam region to build 60,000 homes by 2020
8 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam region to build 60,000 homes by 2020

NL Times  

Amsterdam and its surrounding municipalities plan to build 60 thousand homes in the region by 2020 - about 20 thousand more than in the original plans for the region in the period to 2020, Amsterdam alderman Laurens Ivens of Housing announced on Monday. The Amsterdam region decided to boost the construction of new homes after a problem was noticed about …

Paul Schnabel: The Netherlands is turning red
12 years, 10 months ago

Paul Schnabel: The Netherlands is turning red

Dutch News  

Paul Schnabel thinks the new cabinet had better pay attention to the issue of public housing. When you look at one of the last maps of the wonderful Bosatlas of the history of the Netherlands it becomes clear how quickly urbanisation has developed since 1900. In the 17th century Amsterdam even became one of the biggest cities in the world, …

Paul Schnabel: The Netherlands is turning red
12 years, 10 months ago

Paul Schnabel: The Netherlands is turning red

Dutch News  

Paul Schnabel thinks the new cabinet had better pay attention to the issue of public housing. When you look at one of the last maps of the wonderful Bosatlas of the history of the Netherlands it becomes clear how quickly urbanisation has developed since 1900. In the 17th century Amsterdam even became one of the biggest cities in the world, …

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