House prices up by over 5 percent in March

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In March 2024, existing owner-occupied dwellings were on average 5.4 percent more expensive relative to one year previously. Prices were 0.7 percent higher in March than they were in February. This is clear from the price index for existing owner-occupied dwellings by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster).

Price development of existing owner-occupied dwellings
YearMonthChange (year-on-year % change price index)
2020April7.6
2020May7.9
2020June7.7
2020July7.6
2020August8.3
2020September8.7
2020October9.1
2020November8.9
2020December8.3
2021January9.3
2021February10.2
2021March11.1
2021April11.2
2021May12.8
2021June14.5
2021July16.1
2021August17.6
2021September18.3
2021October18.2
2021November20
2021December20.2
2022January20.9
2022February20
2022March19.4
2022April19.6
2022May18.4
2022June16.4
2022July14.2
2022August11.6
2022September9.1
2022October7.5
2022November4.5
2022December2.2
2023January0.7
2023February-1.2
2023March-2.6
2023April-4.7
2023May-5.8
2023June-5.7
2023July-5.5
2023August-4.7
2023September-3.4
2023October-2.1
2023November-0.6
2023December1.9
2024January1.8
2024February4.3
2024March5.4
Source: CBS, Kadaster

House prices up by 0.7 percent on February

The price index for existing owner-occupied dwellings increased by 0.7 percent in March relative to February. House prices in the Netherlands peaked in July 2022. After that, they declined for a year. Since June 2023, prices of owner-occupied dwellings have been increasing again. In March 2024, prices were 0.2 percent below the July 2022 peak.

Price index of existing owner-occupied dwellings
YearMonth(2020=100) (2020=100)
2020April98.3
2020May99.1
2020June99.3
2020July100.3
2020August101.1
2020September102.1
2020October103
2020November103.3
2020December102.9
2021January105.4
2021February106.6
2021March108.3
2021April109.4
2021May111.7
2021June113.7
2021July116.4
2021August118.9
2021September120.7
2021October121.8
2021November124
2021December123.7
2022January127.4
2022February127.9
2022March129.3
2022April130.7
2022May132.3
2022June132.4
2022July132.9
2022August132.7
2022September131.7
2022October130.9
2022November129.6
2022December126.5
2023January128.2
2023February126.4
2023March125.9
2023April124.6
2023May124.6
2023June124.9
2023July125.6
2023August126.4
2023September127.2
2023October128.1
2023November128.7
2023December129
2024January130.5
2024February131.8
2024March132.7
Source: CBS, Kadaster

More homes bought and sold in March

According to The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of dwellings bought and sold recorded during the month of March stood at 16,179. That is an increase of almost 5 percent relative to one year previously. In the first three months of this year, a total of 44,441 dwellings changed ownership; an increase of almost 10 percent relative to one year previously.

In March, the average transaction price for an owner-occupied dwelling was 432,061 euros. However, it is not the transaction price but the price index that is used to determine price changes for existing owner-occupied dwellings. Unlike the price index, the average transaction price does not take into account differences in the quality of homes.

Number of sold existing owner-occupied dwellings
YearMonthChange (year-on-year % change)
2020April9
2020May-6.9
2020June14.4
2020July7.3
2020August-2.8
2020September12.5
2020October17.8
2020November0.6
2020December16.1
2021January39.9
2021February9.4
2021March35.5
2021April0.5
2021May-12.1
2021June-0.1
2021July-15.6
2021August-9.3
2021September-14.7
2021October-26.9
2021November-13
2021December-21.6
2022January-42.7
2022February-16.8
2022March-37.3
2022April-15.7
2022May-2.3
2022June-11.6
2022July-13.8
2022August-4.9
2022September0.3
2022October-8.2
2022November-5.6
2022December3.8
2023January-6.6
2023February-15.5
2023March-2.4
2023April-19.8
2023May-4.1
2023June5.9
2023July-9.1
2023August-2.9
2023September-8.7
2023October5.7
2023November0.7
2023December-8.3
2024January10.1
2024February16.5
2024March4.7
Source: CBS, Kadaster