Real estate agency NVM expects fewer house visitors on Saturday's Open House Day than last time. This year, many fewer houses are participating due to the limited offers on the housing market.More than 9,000 homeowners participated in the last NVM Open House Day on September 30 last year, welcoming 55,000 visitors. A spokesperson for NVM "does not see it happening" that the number of visitors from last time will be exceeded. "But I wouldn't dare put a number on it. We'll see."
More than half of home buyers who made offers last month had to bid above the asking price to seal a deal, said real estate agency Makelaarsland based on internal data. It is the first time in almost a year and a half that home buyers have had to outbid with such frequency, at a time when the market is facing a crisis with too few homes being sold.