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Affordable homes
We provide both affordable housing and a stable return for our shareholders. We do this by investing in mid-market rental homes to create real value for life.
Major shortage of housing in the Netherlands
There is a structural shortage of homes in the Netherlands. By current estimates, the Netherlands needs some 300,000 new housing units but this could reach as many as one million by 2035. The housing market stagnated in the wake of the financial crisis and few new homes were built. Prices have risen and some groups, such as starters and young families, are being confronted by the lack of affordable rental or owner-occupier homes, particularly in the big Dutch cities.
News about affordable housing
New build as a solution
We believe the most important way to solve the shortage is to build more affordable homes. To contribute to this effort, the Residential Fund has now decided to focus more on mid-market rentals when making acquisitions. This means that everyone has to play their part and make concessions. We work together with local authorities, developers, housing corporations and institutional investors which makes this approach easier. We have a long-term investment horizon and share the community interest: to develop inclusive cities which retain their value and which are pleasant places to live, work and socialise. This is why we make agreements at both a project and at a city level – such as the recent contracts made with both Utrecht and Amsterdam.
Knowledge
Bouwinvest invests in research to expand insight into mid-market and affordable homes, and we have set out our own position in a policy document.