Leading mortgage providers for first-time buyers in Netherlands 2020
In the fourth quarter of 2020, banks accounted for approximately 57.5 percent of mortgage lending to first-time buyers. In recent years, the housing market has continued to rise in the Netherlands due the asset purchase programme (APP) of the European Central Bank and the, consequently, low mortgage rates. This can be seen in the, the number of registered transactions, which has risen by over 100 percent since 2013.
