House prices are rising at their fastest rate since the market peaked in 2008, latest CBS figures show.
The average sale price in November was 3.8% higher than a year earlier, a rate of growth not seen since April 2008. The growth rate has been above 3% for the last three months, though houses are still 16% lower in value than they were when the market peaked in August that year.
The average price paid for a house in the Netherlands in November was €235,000, €15,000 more than 12 months earlier.
The number of registered sales stood at 15,545, an increase of 24% compared to a year ago.