# Dutch home prices up 3.4% in a year, but 13 towns see falls

> Existing home prices were higher than a year earlier in most municipalities in the third quarter of 2026, but the national rise is slowing, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Kadaster land registry report.

Housing · published 2026-11-11 05:54 · https://nlnow.nl/a/dutch-home-prices-up-3-4-in-a-year-but-13-towns-see-falls/

Prices of existing owner-occupied homes were 3.4% higher on average in the third quarter of 2026 than a year earlier, according to new analyses by CBS and the Kadaster. Woudenberg saw the biggest rise at 14.6%, and Best the biggest fall at 4.6%.

Prices fell in thirteen municipalities, against six in the previous quarter. Best was followed by Hillegom (-4.4%) and Texel (-3.6%). Eindhoven, Delft and Zaanstad each recorded a fall of 0.8%.

At the top, Woudenberg was followed by Oldebroek (14.1%) and Asten (14.0%). Berg en Dal came next at 13.3%, then Simpelveld and Noardeast-Fryslân, both at 12.9%.

**The yearly price rise has slowed every quarter since late 2024** (% change on a year earlier; source: CBS, Kadaster)

- Q4 2024: 11.5
- Q1 2025: 10.9
- Q2 2025: 9.7
- Q3 2025: 7.8
- Q4 2025: 6.2
- Q1 2026: 5.2
- Q2 2026: 4.2
- Q3 2026: 3.4

National prices peaked in mid-2022 and then fell until mid-2023. Because prices have risen again in recent quarters, many municipalities have reached new record prices, CBS says. The national rise is levelling off, however.

The monthly figure for September 2026 was 2.9% above a year earlier. That compares with 11.5% in October 2024.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.
- **Kadaster**: The Dutch land registry is the national agency that keeps the public registers of land and property ownership, including the cadastral maps and the records of mortgage rights on homes and land. Its registers are open to the public, so anyone can check who legally owns a property. It also publishes property transaction data, which is why it works with CBS on house price analyses.

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