House prices over 7 percent higher in September
Prices over 21 percent up from dip in June 2013
In August 2008, house prices reached a record high. Subsequently, they fell to a low in June 2013. Since then, the trend has been upward. House prices are currently almost 5 percent below the record level of August 2008 and over 21 percent higher than during the price dip in June 2013. The average price level of owner-occupied houses in September 2017 was about the same as in April 2007.
Number of house sales continues to grow
According to figures released last Monday by the Dutch Land Registry Office 20,632 houses were sold in September. The total number of houses sold in the first nine months of this year was 175,672, representing an increase of over 14 percent compared to the same period in 2016.
Sources
- StatLine - House Price Index; existing own homes
- StatLine - House Price Index by region
- StatLine - House Price Index by type of dwelling
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