the research, published Friday by the NRC, is based on a model recently developed by the Free University of Amsterdam. This allows for small areas, such as neighborhoods and villages, the differences in the effect of earthquakes on housing prices are mapped. The total value of 954 million is largely the responsibility of the nine “recognized” communities with earthquake problems. This ranges from 118 million euros in Slochteren to 29 million euros in the Marne.

The researchers call it striking that there is significant loss of value in municipalities that are outside the control of the NAM to offset losses. Thus, in the city of Groningen comes to 111 million euros and in Hoogezand to 90 million.

,, The average depreciation per property over the entire area is 5,000 euros, ” says one of the claims. ,, That is 3 percent of the house value. But the depreciation varies widely by region, with the highest amount at the municipal level 20,000 in Slochteren, in some small centers like Toornwerd, St. Annen and Thesinge it amounts to around 26,000 euros per house. ”

Groningen homeowners, united in the foundation impairment by Earthquakes Groningen (WAG), calculated earlier that there is an impairment of EUR 1 billion. They comply went out of 100,000 houses, while the university is based on 180,000 homes in Groningen. The foundation last year won a lawsuit NAM with the commitment that the company has had to reimburse the value of the property before the property was sold. WAG won the case but the NAM was later appealed