In short
In 2025, the median price of a house in Forest is €640,000 (86 sales, 21% above the Brussels-Capital Region median), and that of a flat €279,500 (600 sales, 4% above the Brussels-Capital Region median). For a house at that median price, expect about €85,783 in purchase costs if it is your sole and own home.
Calculate in Forest
The questions, answered
How much does a house cost in Forest?
In 2025, half of the houses sold in Forest went for less than €640,000; a quarter below €450,000 and a quarter above €860,999 (Statbel, 86 sales, resales only).
How much does a flat cost in Forest?
In 2025, half of the flats sold in Forest went for less than €279,500; a quarter below €219,500 and a quarter above €350,000 (Statbel, 600 sales, resales only).
Have prices gone up in Forest?
The median price of houses in Forest changed by +6% between 2024 and 2025, and by +95% since 2015 (€329,000 → €640,000), according to Statbel.
What are the purchase costs for a house at the median price in Forest?
For €640,000, purchase costs come to about €85,783 if it is your sole and own home (of which €80,000 registration duties), and €85,851 otherwise (of which €80,000 registration duties), notary and deed costs included.
What registration duties apply in Forest?
Forest applies the Brussels-Capital Region duties: 12.5% of the price, with an abatement on the first €200,000 for your sole and own home if the price is at most €600,000.
How much tax on the gain when you sell in Forest?
The rule is federal, the same in Forest as across Belgium. Your own home is not taxed on the gain, even when sold within 5 years, if you lived in it for 12 months without interruption. A second home sold less than 5 years after the purchase (dates of the notarial deeds) has its gain taxed at 16.5%; after that, the gain is exempt (Wikifin, FSMA). Example at the median prices in Forest (Statbel): a house bought for €550,000 in 2022 and sold for €640,000 in 2025 makes a gain of €90,000; as a second home, the tax is €14,850, municipal surcharges not included.
Is Forest an expensive municipality?
For a house, Forest ranks 5th of the 18 municipalities Payotte covers here in 2025, from most to least expensive (Statbel).
Prices in 2025
| Type | Sales | Median price | 1st quartile | 3rd quartile | Regional median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | 86 | €640,000 | €450,000 | €860,999 | €530,000 |
| Flats | 600 | €279,500 | €219,500 | €350,000 | €270,000 |
Median: half of the sales were below it, half above. A quarter of the sales are below the 1st quartile, a quarter above the 3rd. Statbel publishes no price below 16 sales.
The ten-year trend
| Year | Houses, median | Sales | Flats, median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | €385,000 | 90 | €186,000 | 452 |
| 2017 | €385,000 | 86 | €197,000 | 462 |
| 2018 | €395,000 | 78 | €205,000 | 506 |
| 2019 | €452,000 | 85 | €213,600 | 445 |
| 2020 | €497,000 | 69 | €245,000 | 470 |
| 2021 | €472,500 | 83 | €260,000 | 537 |
| 2022 | €550,000 | 81 | €273,250 | 481 |
| 2023 | €485,000 | 67 | €269,000 | 531 |
| 2024 | €601,500 | 74 | €280,250 | 550 |
| 2025 | €640,000 | 86 | €279,500 | 600 |
The latest quarters
| Quarter | Houses | Sales | Flats | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | €670,000 | 26 | €280,000 | 155 |
| Q4 2025 | €677,500 | 26 | €270,284 | 163 |
| Q1 2026 | €497,500 | 20 | €270,000 | 159 |
| Q2 2026 | fewer than 16 sales | 9 | €260,000 | 142 |
Property professionals in Forest
One firm per profession, selected on public data according to the published method: companies, never individuals, with the title you can check with the official body.
- Estate agent: Myimmo Altitude (68/100)
- Mortgage credit broker: listing in preparation
- Notary: listing in preparation
- Chartered surveyor (géomètre-expert): listing in preparation
Sources
- Prices: Statbel, real estate prices (based on the sale deeds of the FPS Finance), licence CC BY 4.0.
- Purchase costs: rates and sources of the calculator.