Number of real estate transactions in houses in Belgium 1990-2017, by region

This statistic shows the number of real estate transactions in houses in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region (Belgium) from 1990 to 2017. Belgium as a country has the unique situation that it has four governments: one national and three regional. These governments sometimes work together, but also do things differently from another. When looking at Belgium, one therefore also has to look at the regional level. According to the source, the numbers provided concern 'ordinary houses' (in Flemish Dutch: gewone woonhuizen). This in contrast to other numbers, which cover 'villa's, bungalows and mansions', 'apartments, flats and studios' (in Flemish Dutch: villa's, bungalows, landhuizen) and 'building lots' (in Flemish Dutch: bouwgronden). In 2017, there were approximately 42,000 housing transactions in the Flemish region in Belgium.

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in 2020, house prices in Belgium continued increasing. Unsurprisingly, the Brussels-Capital Region was the most expensive region for housing.