House prices in the Netherlands are still rising on an annual basis, but the pace of growth is losing momentum, according to new data from the national statistics office CBS and the land

registry Kadaster.

Average prices were 6.6% higher in October than a year earlier, yet the month-to-month increase was just 0.5%, the CBS reported on Friday.

Kadaster housing market specialist Matthieu Zuidema told Nu.nl that the slowdown is largely driven by a growing supply of more affordable properties. Private landlords are offloading lower-priced homes—often under €400,000—in an effort to avoid tighter rent controls, he said.

Zuidema expects the annual rate of increase to cool further to about 5% in the coming months. The average transaction price in October stood at €498,996, narrowly below the symbolic €500,000 threshold.

Sales activity has picked up sharply: 193,317 homes changed hands in the first ten months of 2025, a 17% increase compared with the same period last year, reflecting the wave of sell-offs.

Stable mortgage rates and rising wages have also boosted buyers’ borrowing capacity, Zuidema added.

The CBS will publish its next regional breakdown of price developments in January. Separate figures from the estate agents’ association NVM show that prices climbed fastest in the northern and southern border regions last quarter, while in Amsterdam they dipped 0.3%, marking a second consecutive quarterly decline in the capital.