Housing Lab
The Knowledge Platform for the Housing Market
The Housing Lab generates and consolidates theoretical insights and practical knowledge about the housing market. The aim is to address questions from governments, businesses, and societal groups, providing a space where policymakers, professionals, and researchers can convene, exchange information, and find answers.
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New research: How housing supply expansions reshape cities
In a recent article, Marco Giacoletti, Matthijs Korevaar and Franklin Qian study a large-scale policy relaxing residential land supply constraints near major Dutch cities in the mid-1990s (the so-called ‘Vinex policy‘). Land allocation was determined centrally and was unrelated to pre-policy local market dynamics. Using administrative data, the effects on housing, mobility, and labour markets…
New research: The social and economic impact of NV Zeedijk
What is the societal and economic value of NV Zeedijk? This question was addressed by Thomas de Graaff, Casper Klipp en Hans Koster. NV Zeedijk was founded in the 1980s to revitalize the then-deteriorated Zeedijk area in Amsterdam. By strategically purchasing, renovating, and actively managing properties, the organization – with the Municipality of Amsterdam as…
The housing market follows suit: The hidden price of land subsidence
The housing market Is not immune to climate change. When we think about climate change, we often focus on floods and heavy rainfall. But underground, a slower and less visible risk is emerging: land subsidence. Sinking gardens, cracked walls, broken pipes, and damaged foundations occur gradually, but they can suddenly lead to major financial consequences…
The “vintage” effect: Older commercial buildings increase in value more than younger ones
Recent research by Jan Rouwendal, Or Levkovich, Edwin Buitelaar and Jip Claassens, published in Regional Science and Urban Economics, shows that the prices of older commercial buildings increase relative to younger ones. According to the researchers, this is the result of the so-called “vintage effect”: in a growing real estate market, older buildings turn out…
Call for papers: Developments in the Dutch Housing Market
Housing Lab, in collaboration with Finance Ideas*, invites researchers to submit high-quality papers that explore trends, innovative solutions, and challenges in the Dutch housing market. The selected papers will be presented at a seminar on 18 November 2025 (from 15:00–17:30, at Creative Valley in Utrecht (Stationsplein 32, 3511 ED), attended by academics, policymakers, and professionals…