A sustained price drop in the first six months of 2015 led to Tours’ real estate market regaining activity after a quiet couple of years. Buyers returned, leading to a price increase reducing sales volumes. After a slow 2014, Tours’ property wheel began to spin again this year. No doubt encouraged by low interest rates […]

A study by mortgage bank Crédit Foncier profiles French property buyers, with a focus on rental investment. It highlights the six regions most prized by property purchasers, property types and the main reasons individuals are investing in real estate.

The French ministry of defense is leaving its building in the 7th arrondissement to move into new headquarters in the south of Paris. Paris’ Mayor wants to convert the old office to social housing. By September, the Defense ministry staff and central services of the armed forces will move into the “Balargone” — a play […]

One of the French government’s flagship laws has been censured on the grounds that parts of it may be anti-constitutional. The law would have altered key aspects of rental agreements, including short-term rentals.