Housing permits surged in the Netherlands in 2024; Highest levels in a decade
1 month ago

Housing permits surged in the Netherlands in 2024; Highest levels in a decade

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The number of building permits issued for new homes in the Netherlands surged by 21 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to new data from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. Zuid-Holland had the highest number of building permits issued in 2024, with nearly 18,000 new homes approved. In contrast, Drenthe saw the fewest permits issued, with just 1,100 new homes approved, of which 28 percent were designated for rental use. Several factors contributed to the increase in construction costs, including the higher number of permitted new homes, larger average home sizes, and rising costs per square meter.

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Landlords still selling off rentals on a large scale; First-time buyers profiting
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Landlords still selling off rentals on a large scale; First-time buyers profiting

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Investors sold significantly more homes in the last quarter of 2024, according to data from the Land Registry. In total, investors sold 20,150 homes in the months of October to December, compared to 12,375 a year earlier. Of the homes that investors sold to owner-occupiers, 65 percent went to first-time buyers. Business investors sold more than twice as many homes …

Dutch home prices rose 11.5 percent in January
1 month ago

Dutch home prices rose 11.5 percent in January

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The price increase of the average existing owner-occupied home continued in the first month of 2025, according to Statistics Netherlands and the Land Registry. Prices were 11.5 percent higher in January than in the same month a year earlier. In December, existing owner-occupied homes became almost 11 percent more expensive and over the whole of 2024, prices rose by 8.7 …

Only 70,000 homes added to housing stock last year; Lowest number in 5 years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Only 70,000 homes added to housing stock last year; Lowest number in 5 years

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Last year, around 70,000 new homes were added to the housing stock in the Netherlands, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. It is also well below the government’s target of adding 100,000 new homes per year to reduce the housing shortage. On balance, the housing stock increased by a net of 70,364 homes, a decrease of 10.7 percent compared to the …

Dutch home prices increased by 8.7 percent last year
2 months ago

Dutch home prices increased by 8.7 percent last year

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The prices of existing owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands rose by an average of 8.7 percent last year, Statistics Netherlands and the Land Registry reported. According to the Land Registry, 203,555 homes exchanged hands last year, almost 12 percent more than in 2023. Last year, approximately 82,000 homes were added to the housing stock through new construction or renovation of …

Amsterdam to allow more home sharing in fight against housing shortage
3 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam to allow more home sharing in fight against housing shortage

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Amsterdam will allow more home sharing in an attempt to make it easier for people to find somewhere to live in the very tight housing market. The city council agreed on Thursday to allow almost 6,000 additional permits for more than two people not from the same household to live together, Parool reports. D66 city councilor Suleyman Aslami is therefore …

House prices rise again, transactions up 15% on last year
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4 months ago

House prices rise again, transactions up 15% on last year

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Dutch house prices were up 11.5% in October when compared to October 2023, and that is the biggest increase in two years, national statistics agency CBS said on Friday. House prices have been rising steadily since July 2023 after previously peaking in June 2022. Earlier this week the Kadaster land registry office said small landlords are selling more of their …

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite
4 months ago

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite

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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 …

Third fewer housing construction permits issued in third quarter
4 months, 1 week ago

Third fewer housing construction permits issued in third quarter

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The number of housing construction permits issued in the third quarter of this year decreased dramatically compared to the second quarter. Municipalities issued permits for the construction of 12,400 homes in the third quarter, 6,500 less than in the second quarter, a decrease of 34 percent, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. The number of housing construction permits was about 1,000 …

Number of permits for housing construction continues to fall
1 year, 7 months ago

Number of permits for housing construction continues to fall

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Last quarter, municipalities again issued fewer permits for housing construction compared to the same period a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands reports. As a result, fewer new homes will likely be built in the near future, says chief economist Peter Hein van Mullingen of the statistics office. Homes created by converting office buildings, for example, are not included in the figures …

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

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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 …

Far fewer housing construction permits issued in first quarter
2 years, 10 months ago

Far fewer housing construction permits issued in first quarter

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While the construction sector in the Netherlands had a good first quarter of 2022 with a higher turnover, the number of permits for housing construction issued dropped significantly, Statistics Netherlands reported. Permits were issued for the construction of some 16,600 homes - almost 13 percent less than a year earlier. The number of construction permits issued is a good indicator …

Fewer new rental properties came on the market last year: ABN Amro
2 years, 10 months ago

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

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The number of new rental properties added to Dutch housing stock fell 9% last year, when compared with 2020, as the mounting cost of workers and material lead developers to delay projects, ABN Amro said in a new analysis of the housing market. While most new rental homes were realised in Amsterdam, the total in the capital was just 2,965, …

The new government has plans to get the housing market moving
2 years, 11 months ago

The new government has plans to get the housing market moving

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Plenty of things have been happening on the housing market since the start of the year, when the Netherlands got a new government. Investors Local councils have already been taking action to try to loosen the grip of the private sector on the housing market – for example by stopping investors buying up cheaper homes and renting them out. The …

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

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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
3 years, 1 month ago

National housing shortage to worsen in the coming years: Researchers

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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 …

More homes in Amsterdam are free market rentals than owner-occupied
3 years, 1 month ago

More homes in Amsterdam are free market rentals than owner-occupied

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The buy-to-let and keep-to-let trend has rapidly grown in Amsterdam, to the extent that there are now more expensive free-market rentals in the city than owner-occupied homes. Over the past two years, some 10,000 owner-occupied homes turned into free-market rentals, Amsterdam said in a press release on its biennial Living in Amsterdam survey for 2021. We are building massively in …

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

Dutch housing prices increased at fourth-fastest rate in EU

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The Netherlands is in the top five EU countries where home prices increased the most. In the Netherlands, they became almost 17 percent more expensive, according to European stats agency Eurostat. The supply of owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands is dwindling rapidly, the Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents reported earlier this week. Low interest rates probably also factor in …

Housing corporations completed about 15,000 new homes last year
3 years, 3 months ago

Housing corporations completed about 15,000 new homes last year

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Housing corporations built 15,199 new homes in the Netherlands last year. Most of the homes are social housing and built in places where, according to Aedes, many people are looking for affordable homes. In 2013, when the landlord levy was introduced, housing corporations still built almost 30,000 homes. The housing corporations want to increase their production to 25,000 new homes …

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

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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 …

Dutch home prices up 16 percent; Biggest increase in 21 years
3 years, 6 months ago

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

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In July, existing owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands were 16.3 percent more expensive than the same month last year - the largest price increase since October 2000 when home prices also jumped 16.3 percent, Statistics Netherlands said on Monday. Since the post-credit crisis low point on the Dutch housing market in June 2013, home prices increased steadily to their highest …

Housing market milestone: Netherlands now has 8 million homes
3 years, 7 months ago

Housing market milestone: Netherlands now has 8 million homes

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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 sees biggest existing home price increase in two decades
3 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands sees biggest existing home price increase in two decades

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In the first quarter of 2021, the average price for existing owner-occupied homes increased 10.3 percent compared to a ear earlier, the highest increase in nearly 20 years. The average price for a newly built owner-occupied home was 16.9 percent higher than in the first quarter last year - the biggest increase since 2015, Statistics Netherlands reported on Monday. In …

Dutch home prices up record 11.5 percent in a year
3 years, 10 months ago

Dutch home prices up record 11.5 percent in a year

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The average price of a home in the Netherlands was 11.5% higher in April compared to a year earlier, research done by Statistic Netherlands showed. Home prices have been steadily increasing for nearly eight years now, owing in part to the ongoing housing shortage. CBS suggested such a dramatic difference was likely a result of the removal of property transfer …

Housing prices still rising, fewer homes sold
4 years, 9 months ago

Housing prices still rising, fewer homes sold

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The number of homes sold in the Netherlands in May decreased compared to a year ago. Compared to the housing market's low in June 2013, home prices were 47.8 percent higher last month. Last month the Land Registry registered 347 homes sold, 6.9 percent less than in May 2019. Though the total number of homes sold in the first five …

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

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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 …

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4
5 years ago

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4

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Amsterdam city council handed out permits for just 77 new homes in the final quarter of last year, down 95% on the previous year, according to an analysis by ABN Amro economists. In total, said Buijs, the number of permits for new housing fell by almost one fifth last year, to a total of 57,380. Last month, officials in Amsterdam …

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4
5 years ago

Permits for just 77 new homes granted in Amsterdam in 2019 Q4

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Amsterdam city council handed out permits for just 77 new homes in the final quarter of last year, down 95% on the previous year, according to an analysis by ABN Amro economists. In total, said Buijs, the number of permits for new housing fell by almost one fifth last year, to a total of 57,380. Last month, officials in Amsterdam …

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

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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 …

Nearly 71,000 new homes built last year; most in a decade
5 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 71,000 new homes built last year; most in a decade

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Last year, nearly 71 thousand new homes were built and delivered in the Netherlands, over 6 percent more than in 2018 and the biggest increase in a decade, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. If divisions of houses and transformation of existing buildings are also taken into account, the Netherlands got a total of 77 thousand new homes last year - …

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

Netherlands housing shortage to reduce somewhat in coming years

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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 …

Fewer construction permits issued in NL as middle-class struggle to find homes
5 years, 7 months ago

Fewer construction permits issued in NL as middle-class struggle to find homes

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In the second quarter of this year, 12.8 thousand permits were issued to build new homes - the lowest number in three years and 14 percent less than in the second quarter of 2018, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. The permitted building sum for the new construction and renovations of homes was also nearly 15 percent less than the second …

Netherlands sees lowest average rent increase since 2015
5 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands sees lowest average rent increase since 2015

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The average national rent increase in the second quarter of 2019 was the lowest since the second quarter of 2015. If Amsterdam's rent increase is not included, the average national rent increased by 5.5 percent in the second quarter, not 3.1 percent. Breda saw a substantial rent increase of 10.7 percent to 13.88 euros per square meter on average. In …

Dutch housing prices at record high; up nearly 9 percent
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch housing prices at record high; up nearly 9 percent

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The prices of existing homes in the Netherlands increased by 8.8 percent in the second quarter compared to a year earlier, reaching a record high. In Rotterdam housing prices were 14.4 percent higher and home sales were 15.8 percent lower in the second quarter than in the same quarter last year. A total of nearly 53 thousand homes were sold …

Netherlands housing shortage to last through 2020: Report
7 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands housing shortage to last through 2020: Report

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The housing shortage in the Netherlands is estimated to keep growing until 2020, reaching a peak around the end of 2018, according to a study by real estate advisor Capital Value in collaboration with ABF Research, NU.nl reports. "In order to reduce the housing shortage to more normal proportions in five years time, the estimated expansion will have to be …

Amsterdam tackles housing shortage with 27,000 new homes in past four years
7 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam tackles housing shortage with 27,000 new homes in past four years

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In an effort to deal with the housing shortage in Amsterdam, a massive 27 thousand new homes were built in the Dutch capital over the past four years of the city coalition's reign. The Amsterdam coalition aimed to build 5 thousand homes per year in its four year term. This ambition was more than met, with construction on an average …

Dutch house sales down for first time in 3 years
7 years, 8 months ago

Dutch house sales down for first time in 3 years

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In the past quarter the number of homes sold in the Netherlands decreased for the first time in nearly three years, according to realtors association NVM. In April, May and June 56,900 homes were sold in the Netherlands, a decrease of 0.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year. "In order to prevent the housing market coming to a …

Amsterdam real estate up 20 percent in 2017; Netherlands homes up 9 pct
7 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam real estate up 20 percent in 2017; Netherlands homes up 9 pct

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The Dutch housing market continues to recover and the recovery can now also be seen in areas outside the big cities and the Randstad, according to quarterly figures by realtors association NVM. The average price of a home in the Dutch capital was 20 percent higher in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same quarter last year. …

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

Amsterdam region to build 60,000 homes by 2020

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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 …

Dutch housing market continues recovery; more homes sold in July
8 years, 7 months ago

Dutch housing market continues recovery; more homes sold in July

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In July 19,723 homes were sold in the Netherlands, a 7.1 percent increase compared to the 18,442 homes sold in the country in July 2015, the Land Registry announced on Wednesday. Compared to June 2016, there was a 10.4 percent increase in the number of homes sold, ANP reports. The number of detached homes sold increased the most at 18 …

Major shortage of affordable housing looms, says new report
9 years, 1 month ago

Major shortage of affordable housing looms, says new report

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The demand for rental homes in the Netherlands far outstrips supply and the trend is worsening, according to housing experts. A new report by property advisory group Capital Value has found that most of the new properties being built are for sale and thousands of rental homes are also being sold off. Affordable housing ‘Councils will have to do more …

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