Dutch house prices rose by almost 4 per cent year-on-year in July, maintaining a steady pace of growth from June, according to joint data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Land Registry. The average purchase price for an existing property climbed to €500,988, up from €486,041 a year earlier. However, the overall rate of inflation in the housing market has continued to cool since late 2024.
Transaction volumes also saw a boost, with the Land Registry logging over 22,000 sales in July—a 5 per cent increase compared with the previous year. This brings the total number of homes sold in the first seven months of the year to roughly 137,000, up more than 5 per cent on the same period in 2025.
Market analysts attribute the levelling off of house prices to a surge in former rental properties being sold off by private landlords. Driven out by tougher rental market regulations, investors are offloading stock, introducing a wave of more affordable properties onto the open market and easing upward pressure on average prices.
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