Official statistics, latest month August 2026
The Dutch housing market in numbers
House prices are at a record, but they are rising far more slowly than a year ago. Rents, meanwhile, are going up faster than they did for most of the past decade.
Sources
CBS and Kadaster, existing owner-occupied homes (table 85773NED)
CBS, prices by province and city (table 85792NED)
CBS, rent increases since 1959 (table 70675ned)
Last updated 7 October 2026. CBS publishes house prices every month and rents once a year; we update this page when they appear.
€503,523
average sale price of an existing home in August 2026
+3.3%
price rise on a year earlier in August 2026, down from +11.9% in November 2024
+4.4%
average rent increase in 2026, after +5.4% in 2024
238,695
existing homes sold in 2025
Buying
Prices are still rising, but less than half as fast as a year ago
House prices, % change on a year earlier
Renting
Rents have risen about twice as fast since 2024
Average rent increase per year, %
Where you live
A home in Noord-Holland costs half as much again as one in Zeeland
Average sale price, 2nd quarter 2026, €
Prices rise fastest in the north, slowest around Amsterdam
Change on a year earlier, 2nd quarter 2026, %
Amsterdam is the most expensive big city, but barely rising (+0.8%)
Average sale price in the four largest cities, 2nd quarter 2026, €
The words you will hear
- Bestaande koopwoning
- An existing owner-occupied home, as opposed to a newly built one. The price figures on this page cover only existing homes sold in the period.
- Kadaster
- The Dutch land registry. Every home sale is registered there, which is what the official price statistics are built on.
- Huurverhoging
- The yearly rent increase. CBS measures the average change across all rented homes, social and private together.
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