This charming two-bedroom, two-bath pied-à-terre is nestled away in a very pretty 18th century building and hidden among the narrow winding streets of Saint Germain. Just steps from the river and all the high end shops and cafés in this very sought after neighborhood, this property is a history lovers dream. The 74m2, first floor […]

The high-end real estate market in France may profit from the uncertainty of Britain remaining in the European Union, predicts real estate network Coldwell Banker. The political and economic uncertainties linked to Britain’s potential exit (Brexit) from the European Union may benefit French luxury property, according to luxury real estate agency Coldwell Banker.

No longer merely the realm of tech start-ups and innovative consumer products, crowdfunding is increasingly used in the French real estate market. In the past couple years, several building projects have seen the light thanks to participative financing. The French real estate sector has found an innovative way to source capital while involving communities in […]

Sales volumes are rising again in Rennes, despite prices remaining relatively high in the city center. The suburbs and surrounding towns, however, see their property prices dropping, offering advantageous investment opportunities. Capital of the Brittany region and of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Rennes’ real estate market is on a slow path to recovery. The northwestern metropolis […]

Sales are increasing slightly in Nancy, while property prices continue their fall. The real estate sector had been declining since 2008 despite some geographical exceptions. Smaller property in the city center remains pricey and sought after. Nancy’s real estate sector has not yet recovered its pre-economic crisis performance, but the number of transactions in the […]

Construction companies are banking on “the start of a recovery” in 2016, with a projected increase of 0.9% in their activity, mainly driven by the construction of new housing. Construction of housing residences (for senior, students or within the tourism industry) exploded in the third quarter of 2015, growing by 34% to 5,600 units, according […]

Strasbourg’s real estate is recovering this year after sales volumes hitting record lows in 2014. Stable prices and low interest rates are attracting property buyers once again. Sales have picked up since the beginning of 2015 in the capital of the Alsace region, with property purchases increasing especially in the city center and close periphery, where […]

A new high-speed train between Paris and Saint-Malo may wake the seaport’s property market from its slumber, encouraging Parisians to flock to the beaches to buy vacation homes. The property market in Saint-Malo, a fortified port city located in Brittany in northwestern France, has not recovered from the economic crisis. After soaring in the 2000s […]

A lavish château located in the Yvelines department in the Parisian suburbs has just sold for 275 million euros, making it the most expensive private residence in the world. An extravagant private manor completed in 2011 in a 17th century style recently sold for the outstanding amount of 275 million euros, the equivalent of 300 […]

Falling real estate prices in La Rochelle have led to a slight swell in sales volumes in the center and around the city’s parks. Nonetheless, the Rochelais market has still not recovered its high performance of 2012. Suffering from a drop in real estate transactions the past three years, La Rochelle’s property sector has been […]