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Turning Left on the Housing Market: Affordability takes Centre Stage — but who foots the Bill?
What happens if the cabinet takes a left turn? Affordability moves even more explicitly to the forefront as the guiding principle for housing development plans. Housing deals, more social housing, and stronger national government direction provide a clear orientation. Yet that immediately raises the fundamental question of how such ambition can be made workable in practice.
Jos Hesselink • July 20, 2026
Vastint Netherlands appoints Cushman & Wakefield for integrated property management
Vastint Netherlands will partner with Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services as of 1 October 2026 for the integrated management of its Dutch real estate portfolio. With this step, Vastint opts for a broader service offering that combines commercial, technical, financial, hospitality and marketing management—aligned with its ambition to make property management more future-proof, efficient and sustainable.
Barbara Voskuil - Geerlings • June 15, 2026
Left or right: the housing market awaits political direction
There is no shortage of plans. Anyone reading the coalition agreement will find, on nearly every page, a new attempt to get the housing market moving: faster construction, shorter procedures, stronger central direction, more affordable housing, while still leaving room for investment. It is all there. And that is precisely the problem.
Roel Timmermans • June 19, 2026
AI Drives Demand for Commercial Real Estate
Barbara Voskuil - Geerlings • July 16, 2026
Turning right on the housing market: the fast track also requires affordability
What if the government opts for the fast track? Fewer regulations, faster permitting, and more room for market players and investors. It sounds appealing, especially at a time when construction output is lagging and the investment climate is under pressure. A right-leaning majority offers the shortest path: deregulation, maintaining fiscal incentives, and accelerating procedures can count on support from the right side of the political spectrum.
Eelco Horstman • July 03, 2026
Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Pierre Nolte As Head of Germany & Netherlands
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Pierre Nolte as Head of Germany & Netherlands – an expansion of his responsibilities to include the Dutch business. Following a structured transition and handover period, Annelou de Groot will leave the business.
Barbara Voskuil - Geerlings • June 29, 2026
Housing Market Plans Balance Between New Spatial Planning Policy and Market Access
According to an analysis by Cushman & Wakefield, no political party fully complies with the new Spatial Planning Policy and opens the housing market to all buyer groups.
Barbara Voskuil - Geerlings • October 21, 2025
Cushman & Wakefield Netherlands will relocate to new, sustainable headquarters in the Zuidas district
Cushman & Wakefield choose a location designed to connect people and provide an environment where organizations and teams can collaborate and perform at their best.
Barbara Voskuil - Geerlings • November 12, 2025
Cushman & Wakefield Launches Banking Team and Quality-Risk Model for Real Estate Lenders
Cushman & Wakefield launches Banking Team and Quality-Risk Model: a new standard for risk management and portfolio analysis in real estate lending.
Barbara Voskuil - Geerlings • June 30, 2025
Milan’s Via Montenapoleone World’s Most Expensive Retail Destination
Milan’s Via Montenapoleone, where rents have risen by nearly a third in the past two years, has overtaken New York’s Upper 5th Avenue to be crowned the world’s most expensive retail destination.
Jos Hesselink • November 26, 2024
Worsening Scarcity of Offices in Prime Locations
The latest figures from international real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield show that in 2024, around 930,000 m² of office space was taken up in the form of new lettings and purchases for own use by office-holding organisations.
Jos Hesselink • January 13, 2025
More transaction dynamics in office market due to growing demand for quality
Absorption of new office space in the first three quarters of 2024 reached 560,000 sq ft, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Jos Hesselink • October 07, 2024
