Rent prices per square meter in the largest Dutch cities have been on an upward trend after a slight decline in 2020. Amsterdam remained the most expensive city to live in, averaging a monthly rent of 27.6 euros per square meter for residential real estate in the private rental sector. Monthly rents in Utrecht were around six euros cheaper per square meter. Both cities were above the average rent price of residential property in the Netherlands overall, whereas Rotterdam and The Hague were slightly below that. Buying versus renting, what do the Dutch prefer? The Netherlands is one of Europe’s leading countries when it comes to homeownership, having funded this with a mortgage. In 2023, around 60 percent of people living in the Netherlands were homeowners with a mortgage. This is because Dutch homeowners were able to for many years to deduct interest paid from pre-tax income (a system known in the Netherlands as hypotheekrenteaftrek). This resulted in the Netherlands having one of the largest mortgage debts across the European continent. Total mortgage debt of Dutch households reached a value of approximately 803 billion euros in 2023. Is the Dutch housing market overheating? There are several indicators for the Netherlands that allow to investigate whether the housing market is overheating or not. House price indices corrected for inflation in the Netherlands suggest, for example, that prices have declined since 2022. The Netherlands’ house-price-to-rent-ratio, on the other hand, has exceeded the pre-crisis level in 2019. These figures, however, are believed to be significantly higher for cities like Amsterdam, as it was suggested for a long time that the prices of owner-occupied houses were increasing faster than rents in the private rental sector.

Georeferenced Amsterdam Rental Values

Exploring Urban Housing Markets Through Historical Patterns

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About this dataset

This dataset provides insightful and comprehensive information on the spatial distribution of rental values in Amsterdam throughout a period of time. In order to generate this data, the Verponding registration from Amsterdam City Archives was consulted, which collected a tax known as the Verpondings-quohieren van den 8sten penning on the rental value of immovable property. This data was attained through transcribing and geo-referencing registration books from the archives; thereby incorporating both transcribed rental values of all real estate properties listed therein as well as geo-referenced tax records plotted onto an historical map of Amsterdam.

The compilation and analysis of historic rental values may offer further insights into underlying social, economic, and cultural developments within Amsterdam over time. Therefore, the potential applications for this dataset are enormous; offering investigators an opportunity to gather useful information with relation to urban renewal efforts or even supporting archaeological research studies. Moreover, with various columns such as order number, wijk district where applicable property is located within respective street name as well as details on whether said property is available for rent/own disposition - researchers may also utilize these collected metrics for meaningful planning/management decisions simultaneously unfolding hidden patterns concerning disparities or trends that might be discerned when compared to current trends employed by residents today

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How to use the dataset

This dataset provides insight into the spatial distribution of rental values in Amsterdam between 1647 and 1652. The data provided is a valuable resource for researchers looking to study the economic, social, and cultural history of Amsterdam over this period in time. With this data set, users can explore hidden patterns, disparities, and trends that may inform decision-making or help with urban renewal projects. Moreover, this dataset can also be used to assess archaeological and cultural heritage research.

In order to understand the georeferenced rental values better and draw meaningful conclusions from the data set it is important to keep few things in mind: - Check out handy columns such as ‘wijk’ (district) which offers information about where each property is located;
- The ‘rent/own’ indicates whether a property was rented (huur) or owned (koop);
- The ‘value’ column contains information regarding the rental value of each property; - The ‘tax’ column shows how much tax was paid on each listed property;
- In addition to this additional notes have been provided in some cases offering more insights into particular properties;

By seeing all these details together one will get an excellent overview of individual households renting or owning their real estate properties along with their tax payment throughout Amsterdam during this period 1647-1652. Additionally by graphing this data one could compare rental value against geographic location or even track consecutive years on how they vary year after year! This can help trace any historical changes taking place how they affect individual households within Amsterdam as well as socio-economic changes occurring throughout the city over the years!

Research Ideas

• Creating a predictive heat map by analyzing correlation between rental values and various other factors such as geographic location, proximity to public transportation, availability of amenities/services etc.
• Comparing and contrasting current maps of real estate prices in Amsterdam with the maps from this dataset to analyze shifts in property prices over time and understand the evolution of urban housing markets in the city.
• Studying socio-economic differences between different geographical areas based on rental values from this dataset, which could help provide a better understanding of the social, economic, and cultural history of the city

Acknowledgements

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License

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