Dutch Housing Market Quarterly Dutch version
Just like in the first quarter fewer homes were sold between April and June 2018. Yet, house prices have increased rapidly in the same period. Decreasing affordability and accessibility of the owner-occupied market severely undermine buyer confidence on the housing market.
Economic Update Dutch version
The Dutch economy keeps expanding, but housing investments are expected to stagnate while optimism about future activity has taken a hit among industrial producers.
Economic Comment Dutch version
Expensive and unaffordable housing has become increasingly concentrated in cities. Why, and how can we make urban housing markets less volatile and more equitable?
Dutch Housing Market Quarterly Dutch version
While we still expect house prices to increase substantially this year, sales activities seem to reached a turning point on the Dutch housing market. Hampered by an increasing scarcity of homes in almost all regions, we have adjusted our 2018 sales forecast from 250,000 to 235,000 homes, a decline of 3% compared to 2017.
Economic Update Dutch version
The Dutch economy is off to a good start of the year, with more paid jobs than in December. Meanwhile prices of owner-occupied homes are rising faster than in previous months.
Dutch Housing Market Quarterly Dutch version
In 2017 house prices in the Netherlands rose on average 7.6% as sales reached new heights. For 2018 we expect that prices will increase even faster, making owner-occupied homes accessible for fewer people.
Economic Update Dutch version
The Dutch economy is continuing to experience a broad based recovery, with in the third quarter once more high employment growth and a record number of sales of owner-occupied homes.
Dutch Housing Market Quarterly Dutch version
In the third quarter of this year house prices rose on average 7.5 per cent, while a record number of homes were sold. But younger buyers bought fewer homes, and in the west of the Netherlands the number of sales declined. We therefore expect that the number of transactions will gradually decline.
