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7 common mistakes while buying

There is no MLS in Paris. For non-US buyers, that’s real estate speak for there is no single database of all the available properties to buy in the Paris market. So if you want to buy an apartment in Paris, the key is understanding how the market does (and doesn’t) work, and being ready to […]

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The measure discussed earlier in the year will enter into force on December 1. Anyone wishing to rent their Paris apartment on short-term rental site Airbnb will have to register with local authorities to do so. 

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The Paris Council recently voted in favour of a quadrupling of the surcharge on the taxe d’habitation for unoccupied homes in the city. If voted into law by the National Assembly, this would take it from 60% to 250%, adding several hundred or even thousands of euros to Paris property owners’ tax bills. 

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How much more would it cost you to live near the best schools in Paris? A study looked at the prices around the top rated schools, and how this compares to the city averages across France. 

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Emmanuel Macron’s election has proven good news for those with high-end Paris real estate.  Several sources have proclaimed a period of rejuvenation for the capital’s luxury property market. Most notably, there has been talk of foreign buyers seeing the country in a new light, and one which makes property acquisitions on French soil that much […]

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A study looked at the difference in price between the different floors of a typical Paris apartment block, both with and without a lift. The results are surprising. 

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The extraordinary price growth seen this year in the capital has reached another summit. Recent figures showed the Paris price per square meter average in uncharted territory with all arrondissements seeing appreciation in the last 12 months. 

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The Paris property market in the first quarter of 2017 saw almost double the activity of the previous year, with price growth accelerating to reach 5.5% year over year through March. 

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A luxury apartment in the 16th arrondissement decorated in the style prevalent during the Second Empire (1852-1870) is up for sale. Eleven rooms, 524 m2, plus a large garden are available for the willing buyer.

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