Sales volumes are up, but prices have continued their gradual decline.  Prices should stabilize in the near term due to the strong market typical in Paris during the summer months.  Figures provided by the Paris Notaires reveal that the Parisian real estate market has been slightly more active in recent months, especially in the Grand Couronne, which […]

International buyers seem to scoop up more and more Paris properties each year, fueling rumors that they are bidding up real estate prices. A  recent study by the Paris Notaire Association dispels the myth. One thing is certain: Paris is a global town. In addition to its status as the most visited city in the world,  15% of […]

The market in the greater Paris Île-de-France area has seen prices fall a slight 0.4% during the first quarter of 2015 versus the previous quarter, according to the official quarterly figures published by INSEE/Notaires de France on May 28. The average price over the past twelve months has gone down by 2.1 percent.

Figures published on May 21, 2015 by L’Observatoire de la Fédération des Promoteurs Immobiliers de France (FPI), show an increase in sales of 10.4% for the first quarter of 2015 for the new build real estate sector in France, compared to the same period in 2014.

An EU-wide regulation, passed by the European Parliament in July 2012 with effect from August 2015, will result in a drastic and welcome change to the inheritance rules governing real estate in France, for both residents and non-residents alike. Our summary follows.

Specialized French commercial property listing site BureauxLocaux.com recently released the results of its research identifying the top 5 most expensive and desirable neighborhoods in Paris for office property.

This fully renovated, air conditioned 1 bedroom apartment with balcony in a beautiful Haussmannian building is ideally located on a quiet street between the Luxembourg Gardens and the Place St. Sulpice in the heart of the 6th arrondissement, the most desirable area in Paris. On the 5th floor with elevator, the property offers views of […]

For the third year running, Paris has been ranked first among 50 cities for its attractiveness to students, ahead of Melbourne and London.

This spacious impeccably renovated 3 bedroom 2 ½ bath property is nestled on a quiet street just steps from the Seine and the Ile de la Cité. On the first floor without elevator of a well maintained 17th century building, it has 11 foot ceilings and beautiful wood flooring. It is located in a historic and […]

Since August 2012, non-residents who sell a property in France, or derive income from property rentals, have had to pay social charges totaling 15.5% on the net capital gain or the income. A recent judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has overturned this rule.