Auteur: Ozqur Makelaardij

Since 1 January 2026, several new rules and thresholds have applied to the housing market. The threshold for the first-time buyer transfer tax exemption has increased, the NHG limit has been raised and investors now pay less transfer tax. At the same time, some homebuyers may be able to borrow slightly less, while new maximum […]

The government is taking another step to reduce the housing shortage. At five new locations, approximately 30,000 homes are to be built at an accelerated pace over the coming years. This will create housing for an estimated 60,000 home seekers. Building more homes is necessary, but according to OZQUR Makelaardij, what matters most is that […]

Around 30,000 additional homes are expected to be built in five Dutch cities over the coming years. The government has designated new large-scale housing development areas in Deventer, Haarlem, Leeuwarden, Maastricht and Weert. The plans are intended to increase the housing supply and create room for approximately 60,000 home seekers. The homes will be developed […]

Dutch housing construction could reach an important milestone in 2027. According to a new forecast, nearly 100,000 homes could be completed that year. This would be good news for home seekers and could help reduce the housing shortage over time. However, one year of high construction output does not mean that pressure on the housing […]

New construction is often seen as an important solution to the shortage in the housing market. However, affordable new-build housing is not automatically equally accessible to every income group. New housing association properties mainly go to lower-income households, while newly built owner-occupied homes are often purchased by higher-income households. Housing costs also differ significantly depending […]

Housing associations built significantly more new rental homes in 2025. The number of completed housing association properties reached its highest level since measurements began in 2012. Housing associations play a particularly important role in expanding the housing supply in urban municipalities. Nevertheless, the differences between municipalities remain significant. More housing association homes added In 2025, […]

In 2025, the Netherlands once again added fewer homes than in previous years. Nearly 80,000 homes were added through new construction, subdivision and other forms of housing expansion. This means housing production has declined for the third consecutive year. For home seekers, this means the shortage is unlikely to disappear quickly and pressure on both […]

The reform of Box 3 has been delayed once again. The coalition does not want to continue considering the current bill in the Senate for the time being and first wants to investigate how a new system can be structured more effectively. This creates renewed uncertainty, especially for people with property, investments or other assets. […]

The shortage in the rental market means that home seekers sometimes have to make decisions quickly. It is precisely this time pressure that makes tenants vulnerable to fraud. A property may genuinely exist, may have been viewed and a key may even have been handed over, while the person renting it out is not actually […]

The private rental market is not only under pressure in the major cities. In smaller and medium-sized municipalities, increasing numbers of rental properties are also disappearing because investors are selling their homes. The major difference is that outside the larger cities, hardly any new rental properties are being added. As a result, the mid-market rental […]