Q3 2025 Quarterly Results

The Amsterdam Real Estate Agents Association (MVA) provides information about the homebuyer market in Amsterdam. In the third quarter of 2025, there are many more homes for sale in the city: the supply is 31% higher than in the third quarter of last year. Landlords, in particular, are selling their rental properties. This is partly because the new Affordable Rent Act makes it less attractive to rent out properties. These homes are often smaller and less luxurious, causing the average sales price to drop slightly.

More choice, fewer bidding wars

Buyers now have more choice. In Amsterdam, it takes an average of 35 days for a home to sell, which is longer than last quarter. The average sales price has dropped to €594,000. Buyers paid an average of €8,439 per square meter, which is 1% more than last year but slightly less than the previous quarter. Bidding above the asking price is still common: in the East district, 87% of homes are sold above the asking price. In Amsterdam, buyers pay an average of 7% more than the asking price.

Figure 1: Sales price trends over the past 5 years in Amsterdam.

Significant differences between city districts

More homes have come on the market in all city districts. In Southeast, the supply rose by 63%; in New West, by 39%; and in North, by 38%. In Zuid, West, Oost, and Centrum, the supply has also grown, but at a slower pace. Centrum and Zuidoost show strong growth in the number of homes sold (+44%), as do West, Oost, and Weesp. Only Noord has fewer transactions than last year.

In Zuid, the asking price is highest at €1,115,000; in Zuidoost, it is lowest at €377,000. In North and Weesp, prices actually rose, while they fell sharply in South. In Southeast, the sales price even rose by 8% compared to last year. In Weesp, however, the average sales price fell the most, by nearly 10%.

Amsterdam Stands Out from the Rest of the Netherlands

Nationwide, home prices rose by 4.8% in the last quarter. In Amsterdam, however, the average transaction price actually fell by 3.4%. Still, Amsterdam remains expensive. The price per square meter is €8,439, which is 80% higher than the national average of €4,686. The large number of smaller apartments is driving down average sales prices, but locally, prices per square meter are rising in areas such as Nieuw-West (+7%), Oost (+6%), and Weesp (+4%).

According to Floris van der Peijl, chairman of MVA: “Due to the sale of rental properties, there are more smaller homes on the market, which is leading to a calmer market. But Amsterdam remains more expensive and unique compared to the rest of the Netherlands.”