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Daan de Vries
Housing Market Analyst
Daan de Vries is a housing market analyst at Huisly with a background in data science and Dutch real estate. He writes about market trends, WOZ valuations, mortgage rates, and data-driven strategies for buyers and renters.
About Daan de Vries
Daan writes for Huisly about Dutch housing-market data, WOZ values, mortgage rates, and rent regulation.
Articles containing market, financial, or legal information must include their own current sources and review date.
Areas of expertise:
- Dutch housing price forecasting
- WOZ value and property tax
- Mortgage rates and affordability analysis
- Rent regulation (WWS, vrije sector grens)
- Housing market statistics by city and neighbourhood
Articles by Daan de Vries
WOZ Value in the Netherlands: A Guide for Renters and Buyers
What the Dutch WOZ value is, its reference date, effect on taxes and WWS points, public lookup, objection process, and why it differs from market value.
Daan de Vries
Huurtoeslag 2026: Dutch Housing Allowance Explained
Who qualifies for huurtoeslag in 2026, how much you can get, how to apply via the Belastingdienst, and the mistakes that most often delay or sink claims.
Daan de Vries
Dutch Energy Labels: A++++ to G for Renters and Buyers
Learn what a Dutch home energy label measures, how to verify it, what it can and cannot say about bills, and how renters and buyers should use it in 2026.
Daan de Vries
Dutch Mortgage Rates in 2026: How to Compare the Real Cost
A practical 2026 guide to Dutch mortgage rates, fixed-rate periods, NHG, loan-to-value, lender conditions, monthly payments, and responsible comparison.
Daan de Vries
Dutch Housing Market Outlook for 2026
Understand the forces shaping Dutch house prices in 2026, how to read bank forecasts, and what buyers, sellers, and renters should verify before deciding.
Daan de Vries
When Dutch Housing Allowance Is Zero or Rejected
Troubleshoot Dutch huurtoeslag by checking residence, BRP, independent accommodation, eligible rent, household, age, income, assets, dates, and changes.
Daan de Vries
How Dutch Social Housing Works and Why Access Takes Time
Understand Dutch social housing: regional allocation, registration wait times, income rules, urgency, middle rent, and realistic parallel search options.
Daan de Vries
Utility Costs in the Netherlands: A Renter's Guide
Estimate Dutch electricity, gas, heat, water, internet, service costs, and local charges from the actual home, contract, meters, tariff, and household.
Daan de Vries
Why Are Dutch House Prices High? A Buyer’s Evidence Guide
Understand the forces behind Dutch house prices and turn national headlines into an address-level decision using current data and property documents.
Daan de Vries
The Dutch Housing Shortage: What Homebuyers Should Measure
Understand Dutch housing supply, demand, construction, regional differences, and buyer risks without relying on one stale shortage or forecast number.
Daan de Vries
Why Is Dutch Rent High? How to Compare the Real Cost
Compare live basic rent, service costs, WWS points, energy, location, and provider criteria instead of relying on stale city averages in the Netherlands.
Daan de Vries