Over 30 percent more homes sold
It goes well with the Dutch housing market. © ANP.
The housing market is recovering better than expected. NVM estate agents sold in the last quarter of 2014 a total of 34 622 homes. That is over 30 percent more than the same period a year earlier and almost double the number of homes sold in the depths of the crisis.
In the overall market sold an estimated 46,500 homes. The Dutch Association of Estate Agents (NVM) announced quarterly results today.
The average price of the property sold is now at 215,000 euros. That is 3.5 percent higher than last year and 5 percent higher than at the height of the crisis. ,, The crisis quarters of low sales numbers and falling house prices are thus firmly behind us, “said NVM chairman Ger Hukker.
Strongest
for all housing types was up to see sales numbers, but at the apartments the increase is strongest. On an annual basis, 38.1 percent more apartments sold.
Compared to the third quarter, the transaction prices rose 1.3 percent. ,, Last quarter seemed positive price by 0.1 percent to almost come to a standstill, but this quarter there is talk of a plus, “said Hukker. In total, housing prices in 2014 by 3.5 percent.
Tussenwoning
Especially the increase in prices of apartments last year was striking. The price of apartments increased by 4.8 percent. The price of a townhouse was a modest 2.3 percent.
The expectations for 2015, according to the NVM positive despite all restrictive financial measures since January 1st. Hukker: ,, We expect an increase in the number of transactions from 5 to 10 percent and an increase of 2.5 to 3 percent “But political unrest and instability in the world, the housing market can upset again, he warned
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