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Among the presidential debates, real estate remained absent in the discussions. And yet, the health crisis did not fail to raise, among other things, the difficulties of students during successive confinements. Accommodation in particular is a complicated issue to manage every year in the face of often tight budgets. In this context, Meilleurs Agents, has […]

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In 2021, sales of existing homes in the Paris region jumped 12% in one year despite a somewhat sluggish fourth quarter. With prices falling slightly in Paris and rising more moderately in the inner and outer suburbs, the Ile-de-France real estate market could return to more moderate rates in 2022. The Chamber of Notaries of […]

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The fall in prices is now widespread in the capital and stocks are increasing. Small spaces are the dwellings that fall the most.  According to the latest study published by the real estate valuation platform Meilleurs Agents, there is a general 1.7% drop in Parisian prices in all arrondissements, over the year 2021. Only the […]

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In this changing world, the rising property rates are no longer balanced out by lower borrowing rates.  The record setting year of 2020, excepting the 8 weeks of confinement, has continued on in strength, with 2021 setting records with almost 1.2 million sales, which is comparable to 2019. Everywhere in France, prices are rising, even […]

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In these times of crisis, our relationship with housing continues to evolve. Purchasing power, lack of supply, energy transition, quality of housing… so many issues that constantly raise questions for the population. Find out how the French feel about the real estate market in the Elabe survey commissioned by the Federation of Property Developers (FPI). […]

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In Paris, rental investments represented 32.3% of transactions in the first half of the year    Paris real estate still attracts those who wish to buy rental property, despite an average square meter price that exceeds 10,000€. Because, in the capital, the purchase has other advantages than profitability.   Paris, city of investments and pied-à-terres… This […]

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In all the departments of Ile de France, Parisians migrate to smaller suburban towns in search of a better quality of life.    Hauts-de-Seine: the choice of Parisians The large supply of houses and greenery combined with the development of transport explains why a large number of Parisians are now exploring the smaller towns surrounding […]

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Rental properties in Paris do not respect the rent control, according to a study by the City of Paris and the Abbé Pierre foundation.   The most significant overruns are observed in some of the richest arrondissements (1st, 7th, 9th, 16th) according to a study.   Some 35% of rental ads in Paris exceed the legal ceiling, […]

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Parisian prices dropped 1% in one month, the erosion continues. At a rate of 10,275€  per m², intra-muros prices are continuing their slow decline that began in August 2020. This trend seems to be accentuating over the weeks since the start of the school year. In just one month, the capital has indeed seen its […]

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As the presidential elections quickly approach, with a first round in less than 6 months, Meilleur Agents, leader in online real estate valuation, analyzes the evolution of the real estate purchasing power of the French property market under the Fifth Republic (1958 to present). Oil shocks, changeover to the Euro, subprime crisis, Covid19 … Which […]

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