Fewer new-build homes sold in the second quarter, more existing homes

In the second quarter of 2026, fewer new-build homes were sold than last year. In total, people bought 5,700 new homes. That is 11.2 percent fewer than a year earlier.

This is now the fourth consecutive quarter in which fewer new-build homes have been sold. This was reported by Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, CBS), the Land Registry and Eurostat. People actually bought more existing homes.

Almost 59,000 existing owner-occupied homes were sold in the second quarter of 2026. This is 2.7 percent more than a year earlier. In the previous quarter, growth was still 8.7 percent.

In total, 64,600 homes were sold in the second quarter, including both new-build and existing homes. The total value of all homes sold was 31.8 billion euros. House prices rose in the second quarter of 2026.

Existing owner-occupied homes were 4.2 percent more expensive than last year. That was less than in the first quarter. At that time, homes were 5.2 percent more expensive than a year earlier.

On average, an existing home cost 492,000 euros. A new-build home cost 4.7 percent more than last year. Here too, the price increase was smaller than in the previous quarter, when new-build homes became 5.6 percent more expensive.

On average, a new-build home cost 514,000 euros. The increase in the price of owner-occupied homes in the Netherlands was 4.3 percent. This is almost equal to the average in the European Union, which was 4.7 percent.

Prices rose most sharply in Portugal, by 16.5 percent. In Finland, house prices fell the most, declining by 2.7 percent. Prices also fell in France and Luxembourg.