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Tenants Staying Longer: Apartment Competition Skyrockets

Tenants are forced to stay in their home longer: “Sometimes there are 60 to 70 candidates for one apartment” The StandardNumber of new rental properties at historic lows: Leuven remains the most expensive city, Mechelen leapfrogs Antwerp VRTReal…

  1. Tenants are forced to stay in their home longer: “Sometimes there are 60 to 70 candidates for one apartment”  The Standard
  2. Number of new rental properties at historic lows: Leuven remains the most expensive city, Mechelen leapfrogs Antwerp  VRT
  3. Real estate agents have never let so few properties: ‘If you put something online, there will be at least 100 requests in a day’  The Time
  4. West Flanders remains the cheapest place to rent a house or apartment  Focus a WTV
  5. IN MAP Renting costs a quarter more than 5 years ago: “Singles and large families don’t get a chance”  KW.be

date:2026-02-11 11:01:00

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