A more balanced and suitable supply of housing is needed. The new Dutch housing agenda is a promising example of the leading role our government should play on the Dutch housing market. Distinguished guests, Welcome to Amsterdam! The city with the highest house price rises in the Netherlands and, last year, also in the Eurozone.
I live here, so I have witnessed the soaring prices at first hand. Amsterdam, like many capital cities, has led the rebound in the Dutch housing market, which started in 2013. Prices here began to take off, and within a few years were growing at annual rates of over 15%. It is the same story in other large cities in the Netherlands.