House prices up by 7 percent in September year on year

House prices the same as in August

Relative to August, the price index for existing owner-occupied homes remained the same in September. House prices reached a low in June 2013; they subsequently followed an upward trajectory until August 2022. That trend was reversed and prices fell until June 2023, but since then house prices have been on the rise again. In September 2025, they were 14.0 percent higher than at their previous peak in July 2022, on average.

More housing transactions in September

According to The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of housing transactions recorded in the month of September was 21,934, a year-on-year increase of 24.5 percent. In the first nine months of this year, a total of 171,468 homes changed owners – a year-on-year increase of 16 percent.

In September, the average transaction price for owner-occupied homes was 489,072 euros. The average selling price may show a different trend than the price index for existing owner-occupied homes published by CBS and The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency. Unlike the price index, the average transaction price does not take into account differences in the quality of homes. In order to determine price changes for existing owner-occupied homes, it is therefore better to look at the price index.