Dutch existing home prices increased 5.4% in February

Existing owner-occupied homes were on average 5.4 percent more expensive in February than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Land Registry reported based on the latest figures. In January, home prices also rose by 5.4 percent year-on-year.

On average, people spent €487,768 on an existing home in February 2026. That is 0.1 percent more than in January.

Home prices peaked in July 2022, after which they fell until June 2023. Since then, the average owner-occupied home prices have risen every month.

The increases are levelling off due to rental sell-offs, where investors bring former rental properties onto the owner-occupied market due to stricter regulations. The supply of apartments, in particular, increased, driving down the average price.

The Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents (NVM) expects this sell-off wave to become less intense after July 1.

The Land Registry recorded over 8 percent more housing transactions in February than in the same period a year earlier. Last month, nearly 18,000 homes were sold. The number of homes sold over the first two months of 2026 is over 7 percent higher than in the same period last year.