House prices up by over 5 percent in January, year on year

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The average price of an owner-occupied home (excluding newbuild homes) was 5.4 percent higher in January 2026, year on year. Prices in January rose by 1.2 percent relative to December. This is according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster), who monitor the prices of existing owner-occupied homes.

House prices rose by 1.2 percent, month on month

Relative to December, the price index for existing owner-occupied homes increased by 1.2 percent in January. 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 January, they were 15.3 percent higher than at their previous peak in July 2022, on average.

More housing transactions in January

According to The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of housing transactions recorded in the month of January was 18,893, a year-on-year increase of 5.5 percent.

The average transaction price for owner-occupied homes in January was 493,875 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.

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