The data displays the number of mortgages sold in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2017 (in thousands). In recent years, the housing market has continued to rise in the Netherlands due the asset purchase programme (APP) of the European Central Bank and the, consequently, low mortgage rates. For example, the number of registered transactions reached a value of approx. 215,000 in 2016. In 2017, approx. 353,000 mortgages were sold.
The value of mortgages in 2018 is forecasted to increase with approx. 4% compared to 2017. Between 2006 and 2016, the total mortgage debt from households in the Netherlands increased from approx.
