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The National Housing Protest at Dam Square in Amsterdam attracted about a thousand demonstrators on Saturday, a low turnout compared to the approximately 16 thousand five years ago, despite the central message that homes should be for people and not for profit. #Woonprotest #Woningcrisis #HuizenVoorMensen (translated)

"You are really favoring one group now. There may be political reasons for that, but it no longer serves an economic purpose," said Sleijpen, who also believes that the Dutch economy could handle a decline in housing prices well. #hypotheekrenteaftrek #OlafSleijpen #DNB (translated)

The president of De Nederlandsche Bank, Olaf Sleijpen, states that the mortgage tax deduction should be abolished because it creates an unfair fiscal advantage for homeowners over renters and artificially inflates house prices. #hypotheekrenteaftrek #OlafSleijpen #DNB (translated)

Housing reporter Dennis Naaktgeboren discusses the current situation in the Dutch housing market, where home buyers have more options due to an increase in supply, but there is also a decrease in interest in new-build homes, making it still attractive to buy a house in light of high rental prices. #woningmarkt #huizenkopers #nieuwbouw (translated)

Residents in Rotterdam, together with the municipality, have developed a system to raise the groundwater level and thus prevent foundation problems in their houses, resulting in a positive assessment of their foundation for the next 25 years. #funderingproblemen #Rotterdam #bewonersinitiatief (translated)

Forum for Democracy wrote that electricity would no longer be taken for granted according to the party if it were up to the cabinet. To relieve the overloaded power grid, new homes would need to be built 'smartly,' which, according to FVD, would affect energy security and make housing more expensive. The party also stated that Dutch households were facing costs of tens of thousands of euros due to the energy transition and said it wanted to stop this policy. According to FVD, Milan Schenk spoke during the question hour. #Energie #Huizen #Beleid (translated)

Jolande directed her message to D66, CDA, VVD, and PRO, sharing the story of Hans, a retired firefighter from Westland. He wrote that during a cycling trip through Overijssel and Gelderland, he visited farms to see for himself how farmers worked. Hans said that he did not see overcrowded pastures, mega-farms, or smoking farms, but rather well-maintained fields and meadows. According to him, a farmer and his wife welcomed him kindly and explained that they had been making adjustments in response to government measures for years. He described the farm as a place where attention was given to animals and land. The farmer showed him, among other things, a biogas installation and milking installations, and explained what investments the measures had required. Hans wrote that his visit had increased his appreciation for farmers. He felt that the Netherlands should cherish its farmers and feared that otherwise food would be imported that had been sprayed with agricultural chemicals or genetically modified. He also mentioned seeing new houses, which he considered expensive, bungalows, and large residences along the road. He wondered whether farmland intended for housing or nature areas was being sold at a profit to wealthy buyers. Hans wrote that he had little confidence in leaders who, in his opinion, lacked sufficient practical experience with farms. He emphasized that he had no knowledge of agriculture himself, but that his visit had given him a positive life lesson. #Boeren #Platteland #Duurzaamheid (translated)

Madelon Vos wrote that the plans for the new box 3 system, which were announced last week, had caused unrest among politicians, savers, entrepreneurs, and investors. Although the capital gains tax was presented as a victory, she argued that small savers and investors would be the victims. Additionally, people would temporarily have to pay taxes annually on paper gains from bitcoin and precious metals, even if they had not sold anything. Vos also pointed to rising global interest rates and a greater interest rate differential between France and Germany. She wondered what that indicated about investor confidence and how much room governments still had if inflation and scarcity of raw materials further pushed up interest rates. According to her, the higher interest rates would also affect the real estate market: Dutch houses could depreciate in real terms next year. In an episode of Madelon Praat, she discussed how taxes, interest, and inflation impacted people's wealth. https://t.co/hVinv3HF4l #belasting #rente #inflatie (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt argued that the Netherlands should ask less about which ministers should resign and more about whether officials should be held accountable. According to him, a forced departure was often followed by a new position or severance pay, which meant that political responsibility could change into a career step. He cited Hugo de Jonge as an example. Von Kreyfelt stated that political incompetence or mistakes did not in themselves constitute a crime, but that willfully lying under oath, destroying documents, falsifying data, corruption, and deliberately acting unlawfully by officials should be independently investigated. A ministerial title should not provide protection against criminal investigation, according to him. He cited as examples the childcare benefits scandal, Groningen, and the COVID-19 period. He wrote that affected parents were treated as fraudsters and that after inquiries and promises in Groningen, accountability was lacking. He also stated that Rutte, De Jonge, and Grapperhaus had presented political choices during COVID as natural laws, dismissed criticism, and stretched fundamental rights. He emphasized that this did not mean they had committed criminal offenses; this should be investigated independently, according to him. Von Kreyfelt wrote that the Netherlands had had enough of inquiries and reports without consequences, while victims faded from view. Officials who broke the law and deliberately caused harm to society should be able to go to court just like other citizens, according to him. #rechtsstaat #politiek #verantwoordelijkheid (translated)

An enormous migration is taking place in the Pacific Ocean due to climate change, with more and more people, such as the inhabitants of Fiji, having to leave their homes because of rising sea levels and the effects of flooding that threaten their communities. #Klimaatverandering #Volksverhuizing #Fiji (translated)