No. An owners’ association is not a business in division 68 of the CBS statistic; the industry contains the managers of VvEs (68.32). VvEs themselves can be requested separately.
SBI L 68
Estate agents, valuers, property managers, managers of owners’ associations (VvEs), landlords and investors in their own property – for service providers in maintenance, sustainability upgrades, insurance and software.
Our database holds 535,638 records (as of 4 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to an industry, so there are no counts of our own per industry yet. For your request we confirm the scope and data date in advance.
Export of the whole industry: €429 (final price). Selections by province, municipality or your own filters are quoted individually.
Official statistics: 41,985 businesses in the Netherlands according to CBS StatLine, table 81589NED “Bedrijven; bedrijfstak” (reference date 1 October 2026 (provisional), table updated 15 October 2026). Section L real estate activities (division 68), including agents and property management (68.3); owners’ associations (VvE) themselves are not businesses and are not counted. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
The industry is SBI division 68. CBS counts 41,985 businesses (1 October 2026). More than half of them are active in brokerage (6831: 12,950) or property management (6832: 10,910). The rest let or trade their own property.
An owners’ association (VvE) itself is not a business in this statistic; VvE managers are (6832). Housing associations are listed as landlords under 68.2.
| SBI 2008 | CBS description | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 68.1 | Buying and selling of own real estate | buying and selling own buildings |
| 68.2 | Renting of real estate | landlords, housing associations, investors |
| 68.31 | Real estate agencies (Bemiddeling in onroerend goed) | estate agents and valuers |
| 68.32 | Property management (Beheer van onroerend goed) | property and VvE management |
Since 2001 the title estate agent (makelaar) has no longer been protected by law. There are registers and trade associations:
These 15 columns are included.
Classes 68.1 and 68.2 include many bvs that only hold their own property, often without an office or staff. If you are looking for service providers, limit the selection to 68.31 (agents) and 68.32 (managers). That is possible once the source provides the SBI code; the current records have no SBI code yet.
For sustainability upgrades and maintenance, VvE managers are interesting: they help decide on large maintenance projects. The export contains the management office, not the VvEs it manages.
We offer maintenance plans for apartment buildings and are looking for VvE and property managers (SBI 68.32) in South Holland and Utrecht with phone number and website. How many companies are there?
Use cases
Approach VvE and property managers for long-term maintenance and insulation.
Recruit agents and managers as intermediaries or partners.
Offer software for brokerage and property management by region.
Compare the density of estate agents per municipality.
Questions
No. An owners’ association is not a business in division 68 of the CBS statistic; the industry contains the managers of VvEs (68.32). VvEs themselves can be requested separately.
Through SBI class 68.31 (real estate agencies), once the source provides the SBI code (the current records have no SBI code yet). Valuers also fall under it; the code does not make that distinction.
Many companies under 68.1 and 68.2 only hold their own buildings. They provide no public services and therefore often have no website or phone number. For a prospect list, choose a website as a mandatory field.
41,985 businesses in the Netherlands according to CBS StatLine, table 81589NED “Bedrijven; bedrijfstak” (reference date 1 October 2026 (provisional), table updated 15 October 2026). Section L real estate activities (division 68), including agents and property management (68.3); owners’ associations (VvE) themselves are not businesses and are not counted. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and the rules for email and phone (Dutch Telecommunications Act): questions about all industries.