House prices over 7 percent higher in April

20/05/2020 15:00

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In April 2020, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.3 percent higher than in the same month last year. This price increase is higher than in the previous months. This is evident from price monitoring of existing owner-occupied dwellings by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency.

Prijsontwikkeling van bestaande koopwoningen
jaar	maand	%-verandering (%-verandering t.o.v. een jaar eerder)
2016	mei	4.3
2016	juni	4.6
2016	juli	4.9
2016	augustus	6
2016	september	5.9
2016	oktober	5.6
2016	november	6
2016	december	6.7
2017	januari	6.4
2017	februari	6.7
2017	maart	7.3
2017	april	7.4
2017	mei	7.8
2017	juni	8
2017	juli	7.6
2017	augustus	7.8
2017	september	7.3
2017	oktober	8.2
2017	november	8.2
2017	december	8.2
2018	januari	8.8
2018	februari	9.5
2018	maart	8.6
2018	april	8.8
2018	mei	8.9
2018	juni	8.9
2018	juli	9
2018	augustus	9.3
2018	september	9.3
2018	oktober	9
2018	november	9.5
2018	december	8.4
2019	januari	8.7
2019	februari	7.5
2019	maart	7.7
2019	april	7.7
2019	mei	7.2
2019	juni	6.9
2019	juli	7
2019	augustus	5.7
2019	september	6.1
2019	oktober	6.3
2019	november	5.8
2019	december	6.5
2020	januari	6.3
2020	februari	6.6
2020	maart	7
2020	april	7.3
Bron: CBS, Kadaster

Prijsontwikkeling van bestaande koopwoningen
jaar	maand	%-verandering (%-verandering t.o.v. een jaar eerder)
2016	mei	4.3
2016	juni	4.6
2016	juli	4.9
2016	augustus	6
2016	september	5.9
2016	oktober	5.6
2016	november	6
2016	december	6.7
2017	januari	6.4
2017	februari	6.7
2017	maart	7.3
2017	april	7.4
2017	mei	7.8
2017	juni	8
2017	juli	7.6
2017	augustus	7.8
2017	september	7.3
2017	oktober	8.2
2017	november	8.2
2017	december	8.2
2018	januari	8.8
2018	februari	9.5
2018	maart	8.6
2018	april	8.8
2018	mei	8.9
2018	juni	8.9
2018	juli	9
2018	augustus	9.3
2018	september	9.3
2018	oktober	9
2018	november	9.5
2018	december	8.4
2019	januari	8.7
2019	februari	7.5
2019	maart	7.7
2019	april	7.7
2019	mei	7.2
2019	juni	6.9
2019	juli	7
2019	augustus	5.7
2019	september	6.1
2019	oktober	6.3
2019	november	5.8
2019	december	6.5
2020	januari	6.3
2020	februari	6.6
2020	maart	7
2020	april	7.3
Bron: CBS, Kadaster

House prices show upward trend

House prices reached a record high in August 2008 and subsequently started to decline, reaching a low in June 2013. The trend has been upward since then. In May 2018, the price index of owner-occupied dwellings exceeded the record level of August 2008 for the first time. In April 2020, house prices reached the highest level ever. Compared to the low in June 2013, house prices were up by over 46.7 percent on average in that month.

Price index of existing owner-occupied dwellings
Year	Month	(2015=100) (2015=100)
2016	May	103.7
2016	June	104.3
2016	July	105.5
2016	August	106.4
2016	September	107.2
2016	October	107
2016	November	107.5
2016	December	107.9
2017	January	108.9
2017	February	109.3
2017	March	110.5
2017	April	110.9
2017	May	111.7
2017	June	112.5
2017	July	113.5
2017	August	114.6
2017	September	115
2017	October	115.8
2017	November	116.4
2017	December	116.8
2018	January	118.6
2018	February	119.7
2018	March	120.1
2018	April	120.6
2018	May	121.7
2018	June	122.5
2018	July	123.7
2018	August	125.4
2018	September	125.7
2018	October	126.2
2018	November	127.4
2018	December	126.6
2019	January	128.8
2019	February	128.7
2019	March	129.2
2019	April	129.8
2019	May	130.4
2019	June	130.9
2019	July	132.4
2019	August	132.5
2019	September	133.4
2019	October	134.1
2019	November	134.8
2019	December	134.8
2020	January	136.9
2020	February	137.2
2020	March	138.3
2020	April	139.3
Source: CBS, Kadaster

Price index of existing owner-occupied dwellings
Year	Month	(2015=100) (2015=100)
2016	May	103.7
2016	June	104.3
2016	July	105.5
2016	August	106.4
2016	September	107.2
2016	October	107
2016	November	107.5
2016	December	107.9
2017	January	108.9
2017	February	109.3
2017	March	110.5
2017	April	110.9
2017	May	111.7
2017	June	112.5
2017	July	113.5
2017	August	114.6
2017	September	115
2017	October	115.8
2017	November	116.4
2017	December	116.8
2018	January	118.6
2018	February	119.7
2018	March	120.1
2018	April	120.6
2018	May	121.7
2018	June	122.5
2018	July	123.7
2018	August	125.4
2018	September	125.7
2018	October	126.2
2018	November	127.4
2018	December	126.6
2019	January	128.8
2019	February	128.7
2019	March	129.2
2019	April	129.8
2019	May	130.4
2019	June	130.9
2019	July	132.4
2019	August	132.5
2019	September	133.4
2019	October	134.1
2019	November	134.8
2019	December	134.8
2020	January	136.9
2020	February	137.2
2020	March	138.3
2020	April	139.3
Source: CBS, Kadaster

Number of housing transactions up in April

According to figures by The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of dwellings sold in the month of April 2020 stood at 18,854. This is 9 percent more than in April 2019. In the first four months of this year, 70,433 dwellings were sold. This is an increase of almost 9 percent relative to the same period in 2019.

Figures for the reporting month of April do not yet or hardly reflect the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Sources

StatLine - House Price Index; existing own homes
StatLine - House Price Index by region
StatLine - House Price Index by type of dwelling

House prices show upward trend

Number of housing transactions up in April

Sources

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