The data displays the quarterly number of mortgages sold in the Netherlands from the third quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2018 (in thousands). In the first quarter of 2018, approx. 80,000 mortgages were sold in the Netherlands. This is a slight decrease from the 83,000 sold in the fourth quarter of 2017. 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.
