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Netherlands house prices rise 3.4% in third quarter 2026

Dutch existing home prices rose +3.4% in the third quarter of 2026, yet prices fell in 13 municipalities and three of the four largest cities lagged the country.

The facts

  • Prices of existing owner-occupied homes in the third quarter of 2026 were +3.4% higher than a year earlier, according to an analysis published by the Dutch statistical office CBS together with the land registry on 11 November 2026 at 06:30.
  • Prices fell in 13 municipalities.
  • The largest rise was in Woudenberg at 14.6%, followed by Oldebroek at 14.1% and Asten at 14%.
  • The largest fall was in Best at -4.6%, ahead of Hillegom at -4.4% and Texel at -3.6%.
  • Three of the four largest cities came in below the national figure: Amsterdam 1%, Utrecht 2% and Rotterdam 2.9%. The Hague, at 4.4%, came in above it. CBS marks all four, because they are calculated and were published earlier on a different method from the other municipalities.
  • CBS states that price rises averaged higher in the east and north of the country than in the west, but gives no figure for that comparison.

What it means for your money

  • Entering costs 3.4% more than a year ago on average. In 13 municipalities it costs less, and in Best 4.6% less.
  • Glopra puts the Dutch national average at 5,561.90 USD per m² with a Bubble Risk Index of 65 out of 100, in the elevated band. A 3.4% annual rise neither clears that reading nor sharply worsens it.
  • The spread is what a buyer can act on. Woudenberg at 14.6% and Best at -4.6% are 19.2 percentage points apart in the same quarter and the same country, so the municipality matters more than the national average.
  • Amsterdam at 1%, Utrecht at 2% and Rotterdam at 2.9% rose by less than the country did, while The Hague at 4.4% rose by more. Anyone comparing the big four with a small municipality should note the different calculation method first.

What to watch

  • This release carries no price level in euros, no transaction count and no provincial figures, so a gross yield cannot be built from it.
  • Several municipalities carry no value at all. CBS does not explain the gaps in this release.
  • The east-and-north versus west pattern is stated in words only. Until CBS publishes the regional figures behind it, the claim cannot be checked against numbers.

Sources: CBS https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2026/46/sterkste-toename-prijzen-bestaande-koopwoningen-in-oost-en-noord-nederland

Market data: Netherlands · Rotterdam · Amsterdam