Housing market figures Q1 2026 NVM Haaglanden district
NVM Haaglanden district: average transaction price above half a million, with more sales and listings.
Q1 2026 shows a calmer market in the Haaglanden district. Compared with a year ago, 3% more homes were sold, but compared with the previous quarter 24% fewer (2,337 homes).
In line with the housing market trend, fewer homes are always sold in Q1 than in Q4 of the previous year, but the decline is now stronger than usual for this period.
The average transaction price in our district fell slightly compared with the previous quarter (0.2%) to an average of € 499,000. Compared with a year ago, this is an increase of 2.9%. The average price per m² of living area also fell compared with the previous quarter, by 1.1% (€ 4,934), and rose by 3.7% compared with a year ago.
In our district, we see the average time to sell rising to 35 days, where it was 33 days a year ago. The tightness indicator is also rising, from 2.4 a year ago to 3 in Q1 2026. When we also note that the average difference between asking price and price paid is shrinking slightly from 3.8% to 2.8%, and that homes are sold above asking price in 65% of cases (68% a year ago), it can be said that the market in our district is becoming slightly calmer. At the same time, a balanced market requires a tightness indicator between 5 and 10, and with overbidding in two thirds of cases, it is too early to say that the market is balanced.
Looking at the supply figures in our district at the end of Q1 2026, we see that supply is rising. There is an increase of 29% compared with a year ago and an increase of 3% compared with the previous quarter. We also see that asking prices are rising slightly, although the increase is limited.
The figures per municipality in the Haaglanden district
In the municipality of Wassenaar, the number of sales fell by 1% (70 homes) compared with Q1 2025, and 18.5% fewer homes were sold than in the previous quarter. Prices rose by 4.9% compared with a year ago and by 4.5% compared with the previous quarter. The average transaction price is currently € 1,069,885. The average time to sell is 76 days, versus 95 days a year ago. The percentage of homes sold above asking price in Q1 2026 is 27.8%. The tightness indicator is 6.5, compared with 7 a year ago.
In the municipality of The Hague, 1% fewer homes (1,071 homes) were sold in Q1 2026 than in Q1 2025. Compared with the previous quarter, 24.9% fewer homes were sold. The average transaction price in Q1 2026 is € 471,857. Compared with a year ago, the average transaction price rose by 4%, and compared with the previous quarter it rose by 2%. The average time to sell in the municipality of The Hague in Q1 2026 is 37 days, versus 34 days a year ago. The percentage of homes sold above asking price in Q1 2026 is 61.1%. The tightness indicator is 3.2, compared with 2.6 a year ago.
Source: NVM