What effects have the current lockdown measures had on the state of mind of future property buyers in France?   In conjunction with the Observatoire du Moral Immobilier (OMI), SeLoger surveyed more than 2,500 potential buyers for an exclusive study on market confidence.   Covid-19 crisis: 7 out of 10 French people are optimistic Although […]

Most real estate experts are anticipating a drop in property prices due to coronavirus.  This decrease could be more limited in Paris than in other cities.   While the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, many worry about its effect on the real estate market.  Before the quarantine, Paris was one of the few […]

With the growth of luxury real estate on a general decline around the globe, Paris is one of the only world capitals boasting strong price increases.   Paris is on its way to becoming a real estate anomaly. Two different studies concentrating on the international luxury real estate market, published by Savills and Knight Frank […]

In two years, rental investments have jumped 69% in Ile-de-France, according to Century 21. Investors are flocking to Paris.   Rental investments in Ile-de-France are increasing at unprecedented levels. “We’ve never seen anything like it,” says Laurent Vimont, president of Century 21. According to the real estate network, more than one out of every four […]

For the first time, the French capital is at the top of Barnes’ Global Property Handbook ranking for 2020.  In the Paris luxury real estate market, more and more sales now exceed €30,000 per square meter.   For the first time, Paris has officially been ranked as the most sought-after city by the world’s wealthiest, […]

In the world capital that is Paris, real estate is in a league of its own.  Incomparable to what’s available in the rest of the world, it forms its own micro market with distinctive characteristics that add to its stability.   “For years now, everyone has been saying that prices and volumes are rising. I’m […]

Paris ranks 7th in the world for innovation and 8th for talent, according to the 2019 Innovation Geographies study by real estate broker JLL.   Real estate broker JLL recently released their yearly Innovation Geographies study, revealing the world’s most innovative cities as well as its current “talent hotspots”.  In the 2019 study, Paris ranked […]

Financially speaking, if it’s possible for you to buy a property outright, in cash, thus avoiding interest payments on a mortgage, you should do it, right?  Well, not necessarily in France…  Read on to discover why buying property in France with a French mortgage is the more financially savvy route, even if you can afford […]

2019 was an exceptional year for real estate in France, with notaries recording a 7% increase in the number of transactions from July 2018 to July 2019.  Between low interest rates and soaring prices, who exactly is buying real estate in France and its capital these days?  Online real estate broker Pretto reviewed the more […]

According to market predictions by luxury real estate specialist Coldwell Banker, the price per square meter in the capital could become the highest in Europe by the end of 2022.   Soaring property prices in Paris are the new norm, and the luxury real estate market is no exception.  High-end, luxury properties are affected to […]