First-time Homeowner Loses One-Third of Income to Mortgage Payments | Economic Impact

First-time Homeowner Loses One-Third of Income to Mortgage Payments | Economic Impact

Door onze economieredactie 17 mrt 2023 om 09:38Update: een uur geleden Due to rising mortgage interest rates, first-time buyers in the housing market are losing an increasing part of their income to mortgage payments. Almost 33 percent of their disposable income goes to their mortgage. That is more than ever, say ING researchers. Mortgage interest … Read more

House prices have risen fastest in Amsterdam and Haarlem since 2013 | Economy

House prices have risen fastest in Amsterdam and Haarlem since 2013 |  Economy

Prices of owner-occupied homes have risen the fastest since 2013 in Haarlem, the Zaan region and the Amsterdam region. These are increases of up to 130 percent in less than ten years. This is evident from figures from Statistics Netherlands. In large parts of Zeeland, the increase was ‘limited’ to about 70 percent. In 2013 … Read more

House prices rose slightly last month after months of decline

House prices rose slightly last month after months of decline

ANPA for sale sign at a house in Haarlem NOS News•today, 01:13 House prices rose slightly last month after owner-occupied homes became cheaper for months. Prices rose by 1.5 percent in January compared to December, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the Kadaster. In December 2022, prices fell by more … Read more

House prices rise again after five months of decline | Economy

House prices rise again after five months of decline |  Economy

Prices of owner-occupied homes were 1.5 percent higher in January than one month previously. It was the first time since July that prices have risen month on month. This is evident from figures from Statistics Netherlands. Last month, 13,126 houses changed hands. That is 6.6 percent more transactions than one year previously. On average, buyers … Read more

Largest number of new homes completed since 2012 | Economy

Largest number of new homes completed since 2012 |  Economy

A total of 74,000 new homes were completed last year. That is the largest number since 2012, Statistics Netherlands reports on Tuesday. Most new houses were added to the housing stock in Amsterdam. In addition to new construction, homes were also created by, for example, splitting existing homes and transforming offices. Homes also disappeared from … Read more

House prices fall the fastest in North Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland | Economy

House prices fall the fastest in North Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland |  Economy

Prices of existing owner-occupied homes fell in all provinces last quarter. The decline was strongest in the provinces of Utrecht, Flevoland and Noord-Holland, where prices were 3 to 4 percent lower than in the previous quarter. This is evident from figures from Statistics Netherlands and the Land Registry. The smallest decrease was in Limburg (1.2 … Read more

Will the new system help with the long waiting time for social housing?

Will the new system help with the long waiting time for social housing?

ANP NOS News•today, 4:34 pm•Amended today, 5:05 PM Leanne Kraniotis economics editor Leanne Kraniotis economics editor In a large part of the Netherlands you have to wait many years to be eligible for social housing. A new system is being introduced in Amsterdam and the surrounding area today, which means that you may have your … Read more

State decides rent price brake for Dresden and Leipzig – housing market, housing industry | News | IVV rent & manage real estate

State decides rent price brake for Dresden and Leipzig – housing market, housing industry |  News |  IVV rent & manage real estate

With the publication of the so-called Rent Limitation Ordinance, the price brake comes into force in the country’s two largest cities. From then on, the rents agreed at the beginning of a new tenancy in Dresden and Leipzig may be a maximum of ten percent above the local comparative rent (according to the rent index). … Read more

House prices fell by 6.4 percent at the end of last year, the first fall in years | Economy

House prices fell by 6.4 percent at the end of last year, the first fall in years |  Economy

12 jan 2023 om 10:00Update: 3 minuten geleden The housing market has entered calmer waters in the last three months of 2022. Estate agents sold 8 percent fewer homes in this period than in the same period a year earlier, while the average sales price was almost 4 percent lower. On an annual basis, house … Read more