Owner-occupiers Housing: Owners, cost to acquire and own, 2020=100
| Cost to acquire and own | Periods | Price index (2020=100) | Changes compared to the previous period (%) | Changes compared to the previous year (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupiers Housing Expenditures | 2024* | 129.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Acquisition of dwellings total | 2024* | 130.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Acquisition of new dwellings | 2024* | 132.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Purchase of new dwellings | 2024* | 133.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Acquisition of self-built dwellings | 2024* | 130.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Acquisition formally rented dwelling | 2024* | 138.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Other acquisistion costs | 2024* | 122.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Structural cost: total | 2024* | 126.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Structural costs: major maintenance | 2024* | 127.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Structural costs: insurance | 2024* | 122.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table explanation
This table measures the price development in the transaction price of a dwelling that was purchased for own-use and the cost of all goods and services that households purchase in their role as owner occupiers of dwellings. Acquisition costs concerns the purchase of a newly built dwelling, self-built dwelling and a former rental dwelling. Costs of possession a dwelling concerns costs of (large) maintenance and property insurance.
Data available from: 1st quarter 2010
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are one period provisional; the sub-series ‘Acquisition formally rented dwelling’ and ‘Structural costs: insurance’ are final directly.
Changes as of April 8th 2025:
The figures for period 4th quarter and the year of 2024 have been added and the figures for the 3rd quarter of 2024 are now final.
Changes as of June 27th 2024:
The figures in this table for the period 2015-2023 have been corrected as a result of the application of an improved methodology.
When will new figures be published?
New figures are published in July 2025.
Description topics
- Price index
- The price index shows the price development of costs incurred to obtain a property (that is new to the household sector) and costs associated with owning a home.
- Changes compared to the previous period
- Percentage changes per period (quarter, year) relative to the corresponding previous period.
CBS uses unrounded figures for the calculation of percentage changes. - Changes compared to the previous year
- Yearly percentage changes.
CBS uses unrounded figures for the calculation of percentage changes.