House prices up by over 4 percent in April, year on year

The average price of an owner-occupied home (excluding newbuild homes) was 4.3 percent higher in April, year on year. In the previous month, the price increase was 5 percent. Compared to March 2026, prices remained the same in April. 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.

No change in home prices compared to March

Relative to March, the price index for existing owner-occupied homes was unchanged in April. 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 April, they were 15.8 percent higher than at their previous peak in July 2022, on average.

More housing transactions in April

According to The Netherlands’ Cadastre, the total number of housing transactions recorded in the month of April was 19,454, a year-on-year increase of nearly 3 percent. In the first four months of this year, a total of 75,403 homes changed owners – a year-on-year increase of over 7 percent.

The average transaction price for owner-occupied homes in April was 486,101 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.