Especially the very special and very expensive homes participate in the OpenHuizendag

The route through his house came up with Marcel de Reus (51) in advance: start in the attic, end in the living room. “Because upstairs is the least sexy, I keep The Best for Last« . Those who don’t know him would think that the giant is the broker of this big detached house in IJsselstein, which has been on sale since February. But his broker is not present. During the NVM Open House Day, of which the 31st edition was held this Saturday, sellers themselves have to show their house.

The giant has prepared well, he has an answer to every question, a solution for every shortcoming. The kitchen is a bit small? « He is tailor -made. » The living room is not completely square? « At least it doesn’t look like a ballroom. » He himself never lived in the house. Bought after his relationship ran on, he tells his first guests in the sun -lit stairwell on the way to the attic. They nod understanding. « Now I have peace again in my thunder, » says De Reus. For the time being, he does not want to leave his current house in Culemborg and is looking for new owners for the house in IJsselstein.

The National Open Houses Day originated in 2008, because the Dutch Association for Real Estate Agents (NVM) wanted to lower the threshold for potential buyers to view a home. But nowadays the market looks completely different. « Around 2011 and 2012, many more homes participated, » says NVM spokesperson René Loman. « Then it was 56,000 homes. » Now there are tight 6,000, on a housing supply of 44,000 available homes total.

Everyone who is looking for a house now knows: you have to be there quickly. Those who want to sell a home knows: there are plenty of people who want a house. Broker Rob Polderman, active in the vicinity of IJsselstein, Buitenstad van Utrecht and last year « the favorite on Funda », therefore advises his customers not to participate in this day. « Don’t get that on your neck, you have enough viewings, » he says.

An open day is therefore an outdated concept in the current market, says Polderman. People who are actively searching keep a house of housing site Funda constantly. They have enough overview of the range that suits them and have such an open day « not necessary at all, » says Polderman. It seems that more brokers in the popular city have thought: there are only three homes in IJsselstein, two of which with an asking price of more than a million.

Inaccessible for Dutch people with an average income. But that applies the housing supply as a whole: only 1.7 percent of the total housing supply was available last August for a one earner, and 29.1 percent for modal dual -income households, De Hypotheker reported.

Nelson (51) and Carolina (46) Pereira, the first visitors to the giant, are not put off by the asking price. They thought this week they wanted to move. They are happy with the open day, because today they don’t have to work. And they didn’t have to engage a broker, says Carolina. Nelson: « Such a concept seems awkward for an apartment in a lower price range, too many people come to that. Here it is quiet. » For this 1.2 million house, the open day is ideal, he thinks.

Good passage

The cheapest open house that participates is an apartment of 61 square meters in Leeuwarden, with a balcony of four square meters: 165,000 euros. The most expensive costs more than three and a half million. For this, the buyer will receive a 360 square meter home on a 4-hectare site, with a ‘complete equestrian accommodation’ that offers ‘plenty of opportunities for the professional horse lover’, the Funda description says. Of the participating homes, just 1,300 homes have an asking price to 400,000 euros.

At the home of Werner Vervaet (51), asking price 850,000 euros, it seems calm in the first instance, but from half past eleven the passage is good. « You buy the location of course, you buy a piece of Nieuwendammerdijk, » he tells Manuel Schmaranzer (43) and Els Duran (43), his first visitors. He lovingly shows his house on the idyllic dike, with the famous Zaanse facades, in Amsterdam-Noord.

Vervaet bought them, he bought them, six years ago, but shortly after he went abroad. By the time he returned, he had « a completely different private situation. » So he goes to sell the house, for which he has already had complete building plans made for a grand renovation, with a little pain in his heart.

Duran and Schmaranzer are looking for a home with a little more space, for themselves and their two children aged 6 and 9, who now have to share a bedroom in their house in the Pijp. Schmaranzer has already looked at the Dijkhuis. « We have tried to make a follow -up appointment earlier, but that did not work with the broker. That is why we are now there during the open day, » says Duran. « We are not viewing enthusiasts. »

Vervaet does not hide that it is a house that needs love. “I am not covered, What You See Is What You Getso you have to break this part of the house, « he says in the part where the kitchen is situated. The Funda description also does not hide that something should be done about the house. » Processed building plan to renovate the house and expand it into a living area of ​​approximately 130 m², « is the first sentence of the Funda ad, after which the plan of approach is.

It’s just a nice day, I used to do it, a day of hobby viewing

Despite those renovation plans, many people come to the house. While Duran and Scharanzer are still walking around, other candidates also come in. Vervaet’s Nieuwendammerdijk neighbor supports where necessary. An older man does not need to brave the steep steps up or down. « Too dangerous, » he says. Another couple leaves the Vespa-Helmen at the top of the stairs and goes down the stairs on the buttocks per tree. Another couple is enthusiastic, but is also « also going to look at a house in Abcoude ». The neighbor finds it all fun. « It’s just a nice day, I used to do it, a day of hobby. »

Interior designers

It is also nice, looking inside other people, but what you see is not always what you get. During the tour, the giant confesses that the furniture and decoration are nothing of him. It was dressed in February by interior designers. For the open houses day he did bring some « personal accents ». There are yellow garden seats on the veranda, a JBL-Box pop music is running inside and there are two plastic forests tulips, because he is ‘incredibly allergic’ for pollen.

Duran and Scharanzer are still going to think carefully about the house on Nieuwendammerdijk. « It is a big job. And it would also be a change, leaving the city. »

In IJsselstein, Nelson and Carolina Pereira are more secure of their business. « The price is big, but we are going to count at home, » says Nelson. « We will definitely make a bid. » And they were not the only ones. Two more couples came by today, from Utrecht and Breukelen. « Both serious bidders, » says De Reus when he looks back on the open day. « The people who came by today have made it absolutely valuable. »

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