The interesting thing about the chart below is that the maximum rate of property price increases in the Netherlands was just after the euro was introduced when year-on-year prices rose a staggering 20%. Since that time the trend has been down, with prices falling since 2008. Recently, there has been an acceleration to the downside, with prices falling 8% year-on-year in September 2012, the fastest rate in this time series.
Source: NRC Handelsblad