There seems to be a slight recovery in the Dutch housing market, but beware of too much optimism. Be careful build.
Before warns the Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) in a report.
In some, especially urban regions the market is perhaps, but construction is not obvious. in large parts of the country In the longer term (10-20 years), the number of young families, and get a lot of older apartments available, according to the PBL
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In 2030, will leave the baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1960) in large numbers of their houses. Already come through the outflow of older households annually approximately 30.00 apartments free. In 2030, there were 50,000. That’s equivalent to the total annual production of new owner-occupied homes before the credit crisis. Simultaneously, over time, the number of young families, making the demand for single-family houses may drop.
Careful with build
Although the housing light Recovery has a warning for too much optimism in place. “Therefore, be careful with building ‘, warns the Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) in a report.
There is less and less moved in the Netherlands. In 1995 moved another 12 percent of the Dutch, now that 8 percent annually. Among the elderly, the residential mobility by 5 percent is even lower.
Especially apartments
About 15 to 20 years the 75-plus will households have increased to 1.4 million households in 2030 “Once these elderly are unable to live or die, quite independently get their homes free. These are mostly owner-occupied, because the baby boomers more often than the prewar generation homeowner, “writes the PBL.
Provinces and municipalities in particular are doing it under the PBL well to take into account the future population developments.” Adjust of the existing housing stock to the actual needs are more important than new construction. Also reallocating existing (empty) offices, shops and other real estate can be an alternative to building new homes, “advises the PBL.
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