Existing homes for sale were 21.1 percent more expensive in January than a year earlier. This is the largest price increase since statistics began in 1995. This is according to research on the price development of existing privately owned homes in the Netherlands by CBS and the Land Registry.
Rising trend in prices of homes for sale
In June 2013, prices of owner-occupied homes reached a low point. Since then, there has been an upward trend. Compared to the trough in June 2013, prices were nearly 91 percent higher in January.
Fewer transactions of existing homes for sale in January
The Land Registry announced that it recorded 14,053 housing transactions in January. That is almost 43 percent less than a year earlier.
