This Paris Life

Expert Insight, Breaking News, and Insider Stories on Real Estate in Paris

Chantier du chantier Grand Paris Express à proximité de la gare La Plaine - Stade de France à Saint-Denis. Photo prise du quai de la gare du RER B.

The arrival of a high-speed subway linking Paris to it’s suburbs will overhaul the metropolis and rebalance its real estate, opening up new territory to investors. The new home market has been in decline everywhere in France, except in Île-de-France, the area surrounding Paris.  The Paris region remains largely untouched due to lack of housing […]

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“When we think back on the entire process –  what we remember most are the fun times of going from apartment to apartment, laughing about the bad ones and debating the merits of the good ones; the excitement of finding “the one”; and the sense of confidence that came from knowing we were in safe […]

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For each arrondissement of Paris, MeilleursAgents.com has identified the street, the avenue, the passage, or even the square, where the average property value per square meter is the highest. This list is based on the median price of real estate per square meter of the street. Some lanes deemed “too small” were deliberately discarded in […]

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The four most central arrondissements in the heart of Paris will merge in the wake of the municipal elections of 2020.  But how will this new territory be named? The City of Paris launched a campaign asking Parisians to submit their ideas.   The four arrondissements of central Paris will indeed merge the day after […]

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The Parisian luxury housing market is doing very well, benefiting from low interest rates, the consequences of Brexit, and a revived image of France as a whole in the eyes of foreigners and French people living abroad. “In the Auteuil neighborhood in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the majority of 3-4 bedroom apartments between 1 […]

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According to Knight Frank’s Annual Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100), which tracks and predicts price changes in major global prime residential markets, Paris is predicted to outperform 12 other major international cities with a price growth of 9.0% expected for 2018. This is good news for investors namely from the US, Middle East, and Europe, who […]

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According to a survey of 502 companies and data from Ernst & Young and IBM, investment in Paris is on the up and up, with 37% of the reported businesses ranking Paris first for foreign direct investment.  This is the first time since the EY Attractiveness Survey’s inception in 2003 that the French capital has […]

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In the Grand Foyer of Paris’ Palais Garnier opera house, evening dresses and tuxedos have given way to more casual outfits.  And for good reason.  The performers are resting, and actors have replaced them.  For the first time ever, the Palais Garnier has opened its doors to an escape game dubbed “Inside Opéra”, a life-size […]

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Which arrondissements boast the most expensive property values in Paris?  Which ones have seen prices rise over the past five years?  How does your arrondissement figure in the grand scheme?  Using notary data, Le Figaro Immobilier has compiled a comprehensive summary of real estate price changes, arrondissement by arrondissement. The big picture: Today’s Parisian real […]

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According to an economic report by Daniel Fortin of Europe1, average property values in Paris are at an all-time high.   For two consecutive months now, the average property value of €9/m2 has been exceeded and continues to increase, with an average value of €9.043/m2 at the end of May. This figures most notably for studios […]

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