Home prices were 8.6 percent highher in July than a year earlier. The Average Selling Price Has risen to over 486,000 euros. The price of a house is thus getting equally closer to half a million.
Prices also Rose Slightly Compared to June, Statistics Agency CBS Reported on Friday. This represents an increase or 0.7 percent, which suggests that the price increase is Leveling off somewhat. This may be due to so-called “bulging”: When Investors Sell Their Rental Properties to Individuals. As a result, relatively more houses came on the market in recent months, which may put some downward pressure on prices.
AltheHehouses Were More Exensive in July Than Last Year, More Homes Were Sold. This Concerns More than 21,000 houses, 14 percent more than in July 2024. In the First Seven Months of 2025 Combined, The Increase was just as Higher: 17 percent more than last year.
Accordance to experts, the fact that the number of sales is Increasing Despite Rising Prices is partly due to buychasing power. Many Wages Have Risen Recently, While MortGage Interest Rates Have Fallen Somewhat. This allows buyers to get a highher mortgage and therefore bid highher. Therefore Happening on a Large Scale is overbidding.
House prices have leg on the rise since 2014 and reached a provisional peak in July 2022. From that moment on, prices fell for almost a year, only to rise again from June 2023. House prices are now already 13.5 percent2.
Too Little Housing Supply is the Culprit
The fact that owner-occupied homes are Becoming More Exensive is Partly Due to High Demand and Tight Supply. For example, many tenants because to buy a house, but this is of not possible due to the scarcity on the housing market. This in Turn Puts Extra Pressure on the Rental sector.
The supply is unlikely to improve in the short term. The Government Wants To Build 100,000 Homes A Year, But That Is An Amitious Goal. For example, The Number of Permits Issued for New-Build Homes was Disappointing Again Last Quarter: Five Thousand Fower Permits Were Issued than Actual Needed.
One of the Causes of the Small Number of New Building Permits is that the construction sector has been struggling with problems for some time, such as staff shortages. Grid congestion also plays a Role: The Electricity Grid is Becoming Overloaded, which Means That Companies are Sometimes on a Waiting List for Connection to the Grid and House Construction is Delayed.