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International residential investors needed to realise housing production goals in the Netherlands
In the past years international residential investors have been of vital importance to the Dutch residential investment market. Only four years ago, their share in the total transaction volume on the ...
Prinsjesdag 2024: Government’s plans insufficient to reduce the shortage of rental homes
Yesterday, the new cabinet presented the 2025 Budget Memorandum titled 'Solid Budgeting for Prosperity and Stability'. The previously released outline agreement 'Hope, Courage, and Pride' and its...
Reducing property transfer tax to 6% is essential for increasing new construction and the supply of rental homes
To improve the investment climate in the Dutch market for rental and care homes, a reduction in property transfer tax on rented (care) homes is an absolute necessity, according to Capital Value. Lowering...
WWS points system for rental properties mandatory from 1 January 2025
As of 1 January 2025, landlords are required to include a WWS points assessment with every new tenancy agreement. This obligation stems from the Good Landlordship Act. Dutch municipalities will enforce...
More confidence in Dutch residential market, transaction volume increases with 60%
The transaction volume in the Dutch residential investment market reached 2.79 billion euros in the first half of 2024. This marks a 60% increase compared to the first half of 2023, when the transaction...
Without further incentives the Dutch housing shortage will increase to 450,000 homes in 2027
The housing shortage in the Netherlands currently stands at 390,000 homes and is expected to persist well into the foreseeable future. Due to the declining numbers of issued building permits and delays...
Dutch housing prices increase again, market stabilising
After months of decline, house prices for Dutch homes increased for the second month in a row. This is according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics. In June, prices for a house for sale ...
Largest price increase in 20 years for owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands
In the second quarter of 2021, prices of existing owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands again increased by no less than 13%, compared to the same period last year. Prices of existing owner-occupied ...
The effect of the Dutch elections on the Dutch residential investment market
The recently held Dutch elections showed that the liberal-conservative party VVD is once again the largest party with 34 seats (out of 150 in total), followed by the social liberal D66, who became the...
Homes sales in the Netherlands remain steady during corona
Source: NVM | The housing market has experienced little impact from the corona crisis up until now, according to estate agent’s association NVM. Since mid-March weekly sales via NVM estate agents...
Housing market prices in the Netherlands remain stable
Source: NVM | Even as we find ourselves at the beginning of the sixth week of ‘social distancing’, it appears that the housing market is still performing well. The price of a house sold...
COVID-19 and the Dutch residential market
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting people all over the world and far-reaching health and safety measures are taken by governments. At Capital Value the wellbeing of our people, clients and...