What Van der Sande Makelaars does

Van der Sande Makelaars is a privately held, NVM-certified real estate brokerage founded in 1994 and headquartered in Breda, Netherlands. The firm operates a single physical office at Vijverstraat 1 in central Breda and serves customers across more than 30 municipalities in the West Brabant region. Its service portfolio spans residential purchase and sale brokerage, property valuation, mortgage advisory (delivered through an affiliation with De Hypotheekshop), commercial real estate brokerage, new construction sales, and rental management. The customer base is overwhelmingly individual consumers and small landlords/investors, with no enterprise anchors, and the firm reports 321 residential units, 1,888 new construction units, and 101 commercial units sold or rented in the trailing 12 months.

The underlying technology stack is conventional: all listings are published on Funda (the dominant Dutch real estate portal), document management runs on Move, and the firm relies on its website, social media channels, a bi-monthly newsletter, a podcast (Vastgoed Talk), and WhatsApp for client communication. There is no disclosed proprietary platform, AI tooling, or data flywheel; market intelligence is sourced from its Dynamis partnership (Sprekende Cijfers quarterly reports). Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based commissions on residential, commercial, and new-construction deals, supplemented by valuation fees and mortgage advisory fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The firm is led by partners Pieter Ahsman (since 1999) and Jan-Joost van Dijk (since 2008), supported by Robbin Trumpi (since 2015) and assistant Michael Leijte, with no external parent, private equity, or institutional investment disclosed.

Distribution is omnichannel but anchored in direct-to-consumer relationships: customers engage via the Breda office, phone, email, WhatsApp, the website, and Funda, while brand building is supported by local media commentary and content marketing. The business model is a traditional full-service regional brokerage rather than a modular SaaS or platform offering, and its competitive position rests on local market knowledge, NVM/Dynamis affiliations, multi-decade brand presence in Breda, and bundled mortgage advisory under one roof.

Name

Van der Sande Makelaars

Legal name

Van der Sande Makelaars

Website

https://vandersande.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Van der Sande Makelaars is a privately held, NVM-certified real estate brokerage founded in 1994 in Breda, Netherlands. It provides residential, commercial, and new-construction brokerage plus valuation and mortgage advisory services to individual consumers, landlords, and small investors across West Brabant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Brokerage Services: The company generates revenue through commissions on residential and commercial property transactions (buying, selling, renting), as well as valuation services and mortgage advisory services. As an NVM member, they operate under the standard Dutch real estate commission structures. The company also provides new construction transaction services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Van der Sande Makelaars is a full-service NVM-certified real estate brokerage based in Breda, Netherlands, providing residential and commercial property buying, selling, renting, valuation, and new construction services. The firm also offers mortgage advisory through its affiliation with De Hypotheekshop, operating under a 'one-stop-shop' model across over 30 municipalities in the Breda region.

Product overview

Van der Sande Makelaars is a full-service real estate brokerage operating as a unified offering rather than a modular platform. The core portfolio consists of residential brokerage services (buyer representation via Aankoopmakelaar, seller representation via Verkoopmakelaar), supported by complementary services including property valuation (Huis Taxatie), mortgage advisory through the De Hypotheekshop partnership, and rental management. The company also serves the commercial real estate segment (Zakelijk Vastgoed) and new construction projects (Nieuwbouw). Property listings are accessible through their Woningaanbod system, while the Research Woningmarkt module provides market intelligence. All services are delivered through their single office in Breda with NVM certification, integrated with Funda for property listings and Move for document management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hypotheekshop Breda: Mortgage advisory services offered through De Hypotheekshop, located at the same office as Van der Sande Makelaars

Products and services

• Aankoopmakelaar (Purchase Brokerage)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average residential property in Breda sells in 35 days (as of recent data)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NVM (Nederlandse Vereniging van Makelaars)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan der Sande Makelaars is a member of the Dutch Association of Real Estate Brokers (NVM), the largest industry organization in the Netherlands for real estate professionals. As an NVM member, the company adheres to NVM's core values of expertise, reliability, and certainty. NVM members are well-trained, maintain current knowledge, have access to the NVM database, and operate under the NVM Code of Conduct.
• DynamiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan der Sande Makelaars is a Partner in Dynamis, a network of regional real estate brokers in the Netherlands. Through this partnership, the company has access to extensive market research including the 'Sprekende Cijfers' (Speaking Figures) quarterly reports covering regional housing markets. Dynamis provides market data and analysis that supports informed decision-making for clients.
• De HypotheekshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan der Sande Makelaars is affiliated with De Hypotheekshop, the largest independent mortgage organization in the Netherlands. This partnership allows the company to offer comprehensive services including mortgage advice and calculations under one roof. The company states 'everything under one roof' including mortgages. Offices are available in Breda, Prinsenbeek, and Dongen.
• FundacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFunda.nl is the dominant real estate listing platform in the Netherlands. Van der Sande Makelaars lists all properties on Funda, which serves as the primary channel for reaching property seekers. The company also participates in Funda's review system for customer feedback.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• De Hypotheekshop: Largest independent mortgage advisory network in the Netherlands and a strategic partner of Van der Sande Makelaars through shared office locations. Not a direct competitor; rather an enabler/affiliate whose nationwide mortgage franchise complements Van der Sande's brokerage services.
• Funda: Dominant Dutch online real estate listing platform on which Van der Sande publishes all properties and collects reviews. Functions as a distribution partner and marketing channel rather than a competing brokerage; central to lead generation for nearly all Dutch brokers.
• NVM: Dutch Association of Real Estate Brokers (Nederlandse Vereniging van Makelaars), the largest industry body of which Van der Sande is a member. Functions as a standards-setting body, Code of Conduct enforcer and data provider rather than a competitor; shapes the regulatory and reputational environment for the firm.

Emerging players

• 123Wonen: Dutch regional brokerage chain with a digital-first orientation serving multiple provinces. Comparable to Van der Sande in core residential brokerage offering but differentiated by stronger online marketing and lead-conversion tooling, representing an emerging competitive threat to traditional regional brokers.

Direct peers

• Marijnissen Makelaars: Regional Dutch NVM real estate brokerage offering residential sales, rentals, valuations and new-construction services. Directly comparable to Van der Sande in service portfolio and target customer, with similar mid-sized regional positioning.
• RE/MAX Nederland: Global real estate franchise operating across the Netherlands through independent broker-owners. Competes directly with Van der Sande for residential listings and buyer mandates, but benefits from international brand recognition, franchise marketing budgets and a broader agent network.
• ERA Makelaars: Established Dutch real estate franchise offering residential brokerage, valuation and mortgage services. Comparable to Van der Sande in service mix and target customer, with the key difference of a national franchise structure providing brand and lead-generation advantages.
• Van den Oord Makelaars: Long-established regional NVM-affiliated real estate brokerage in the Netherlands. Closely comparable to Van der Sande in operating model — independent regional broker with NVM certification, residential focus and combined brokerage/valuation offering — making it a strong local-market peer.
• Huub van den Heijden Makelaars: Regional NVM-affiliated brokerage serving parts of North Brabant with full-service residential offerings including brokerage, valuation and mortgage advice. Highly comparable to Van der Sande as a similarly sized independent broker operating in adjacent Dutch regional markets.
• Makelaarsland: Large Dutch full-service real estate brokerage with a national footprint and hybrid online-plus-local-office model. Directly comparable to Van der Sande in offering aankoop/verkoop, valuation and mortgage services, but operating at significantly larger scale and with stronger digital tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vandersandemakelaars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/van-der-sande-makelaars
• Instagraminstagram.com/vandersandemakelaars
• Xx.com/makelaar_breda

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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