House prices up by almost 6 percent in December, year on year

Now that the December figures are known, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is able to indicate the annual figure. In 2025, prices for owner-occupied homes were up by 8.6 percent, on average, relative to 2024.

House prices fell by 0.9 percent, month on month

Relative to November, the price index for existing owner-occupied homes decreased by 0.9 percent in December. 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 December 2025, they were 13.9 percent higher than at their previous peak in July 2022, on average.

More housing transactions in December

According to The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of housing transactions recorded in the month of December was 27,154, a year-on-year increase of 14 percent. In 2025, a total of 238,695 homes changed owners – a year-on-year increase of nearly 16 percent.

The average transaction price for owner-occupied homes in December was 480,051 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.