KNAP Makelaardij Certified Expat Broker

What KNAP Makelaardij Certified Expat Broker does

KNAP Makelaardij is a privately-held Dutch residential real estate brokerage founded in 2014 and headquartered at Weesperzijde 107, Amsterdam. The firm is owned by Bart Bouwman and Maurice van der Kroft, each with more than 25 years of real estate experience, and operates with a five-person team including brokers Kirsten Willemsen (A-RMT) and commercial inside-sales staff Petra Pafort. KNAP is an NVM-affiliated broker and has held MVA Certified Expat Broker status since 2016, providing regulatory credentials required to operate professionally in the Dutch market.

The company's core product is full-service residential buying and selling brokerage across three primary segments: expats relocating to the Amsterdam area, property investors (serving as 'preferred buyer' for a select investor base with portfolios ranging from single units to full portfolios), and private individuals seeking their own homes. Service coverage spans Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht, with new-construction advisory delivered in partnership with DWE Nieuwbouw Makelaars. A dedicated English-language sub-brand, KNAP Expat Broker (knapexpatbroker.nl), was launched in 2018 to serve the international segment, alongside a referral partnership with relocation advisor Tips4Expat established the same year.

Revenue is generated through transactional commissions on residential sales (no public pricing disclosure), supplemented by new-construction advisory mandates. Distribution relies on Funda listings (the dominant Dutch property marketplace), the firm's own website, direct phone/email sales, and partner referrals. KNAP has no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, and operates as a founder-owned private limited company without app, API, or AI/ML infrastructure.

Name

KNAP Makelaardij Certified Expat Broker

Legal name

KNAP Makelaardij

Website

https://knapmakelaardij.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KNAP Makelaardij is a privately-held, NVM-affiliated Dutch residential real estate brokerage founded in 2014, serving expats, property investors, and private individuals buying and selling homes across Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Brokerage: Commission-based real estate services for buying and selling residential properties in Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht regions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KNAP Makelaardij is an NVM-affiliated residential real estate brokerage based in Amsterdam that assists clients with the purchase, sale, and rental of homes in the Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht regions. The firm specializes in serving international expats relocating to the Netherlands, individual property investors, and clients seeking new construction (nieuwbouw) homes, providing end-to-end brokerage and advisory services under its MVA Certified Expat Broker designation.

Product overview

KNAP Makelaardij is a full-service, NVM-affiliated real estate brokerage firm offering residential property buying and selling services. The company provides specialized services across three main segments: expat clients (MVA Certified Expat Broker since 2016), property investors (managing portfolios from single properties to complete investment portfolios), and private individuals. The core offering includes property brokerage, new construction advisory through DWE Nieuwbouw Makelaars, and market intelligence reports. The firm operates primarily in Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht regions, with key team members Bart Bouwman (RMT) handling investor relations and Kirsten Willemsen (A-RMT) serving private clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KNAP Expat Broker: Dedicated English-language real estate service for expats and newcomers in Amsterdam. Website: www.knapexpatbroker.nl

Products and services

• Residential Real Estate Brokerage Full-service NVM-makelaar brokerage for the purchase, sale, and rental of homes across the Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht regions.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tips4ExpatcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2018KNAP Makelaardij has partnered with Tips4Expat since 2018 to jointly guide internationals in finding housing in the Amsterdam area. Tips4Expat specializes in relocation advice and provides 'á la carte' services to help companies and individuals with their moving process, including preparation, welcoming, guidance, and integration in their new environment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Engel & Völkers Amsterdam: International full-service real estate brand with Amsterdam operations; comparable to KNAP as a higher-end brokerage competitor in the Amsterdam residential market, including for international and expat buyers.
• Sotheby's International Realty Amsterdam: Global luxury real estate brand with Amsterdam presence; comparable to KNAP for competing on premium residential listings and international buyer mandates in Amsterdam, Haarlem, and surrounding areas.

Direct peers

• Rotsvast Groep: Dutch real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and investor services nationwide; comparable to KNAP for its investor-focused brokerage services and Dutch-wide footprint against which KNAP competes for landlord/portfolio mandates.
• Voorma & Walch Makelaars: Long-standing NVM-affiliated residential broker in the Amsterdam region; comparable to KNAP as a competing full-service brokerage for buyers, sellers, and expats in the same Randstad geography.
• Expat Properties Amsterdam: Amsterdam-focused real estate agency specialized in expat relocations; directly comparable to KNAP on target customer (internationals), service region (Amsterdam), and core offering (buy-side brokerage assistance).
• Huub Klinkhamer Makelaars: Established NVM-affiliated Amsterdam residential brokerage; comparable to KNAP as a similarly positioned independent Dutch broker competing on listings and buyer mandates within Amsterdam's NVM ecosystem.
• Domain Brokers: Independent Amsterdam real estate agency serving expats and local buyers with brokerage services; comparable to KNAP as a similarly sized, expat-credentialed Amsterdam broker competing for the same international segment.

Others

• Makelaarsvereniging Amsterdam (MVA): Amsterdam regional real estate broker association whose Certified Expat Broker designation KNAP holds; comparable because the membership defines the competitive set of credentialed Amsterdam brokers KNAP competes with and is benchmarked against.
• Tips4Expat: Amsterdam-based relocation advisory partner of KNAP since 2018; comparable as a referral-source ecosystem participant feeding expat demand into KNAP's brokerage pipeline rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Pararius: Dutch real estate platform aggregating rental and sales listings including expat-focused properties; comparable to KNAP as a competing channel for expat housing demand in Amsterdam, though operating via a platform model rather than full-service brokerage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knap-makelaardij

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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