Mark your calendars! This is the year for Art in Paris. 2023 starts off with exhibits that you you cannot miss. Make sure to reserve where necessary, you won’t be the only ones eager to partake.    Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold, Early Works #25: Self-Portrait, 1965. Oil on canvas, 127 x 101.6 cm, Brooklyn Museum; […]

City life often leaves us dwellers longing for the outside, a breath of fresh air. Which leads us to seek out and treasure the rooftop bars of Paris. The better the view, the more we gather. In the warmer weather the crowds are immense, but in the winter, the views are just as dazzling, the […]

Navigating the neighborhoods of Paris can be quite confusing for those who are not from here. Between understanding the arrondissements, districts, and neighborhoods and finding your way around the spiral that derives from the history of Paris, one can easily become turned around. Whether visiting Paris, looking to buy in Paris, or trying to find […]

Purchases of older, existing homes by foreigners often focus the attention of real estate market observers on relatively few, emblematic transactions carried out by wealthy clients. But detailed statistical analysis highlights a more nuanced reality and trends that go beyond these highlights, as shown in the attached graphs. Foreign buyers not resident in France (whose […]

The erosion of prices, which has existed for several years in Paris, now seems to be spreading to London. On the other hand, prices are still rising and historically very high in New York. But for how long? It is interesting to note that in England, the United States and France, as in many OECD […]

Art is life in Paris. The Exhibits coming up through the rest of 2023 are FIRE! Many exhibits now require reservations in advance, so join the waiting lists ahead of time.   Basquiat x Warhol – Painting 4 hands Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, OP OP, 1984. Bischofberger Collection, Männedorf-Zurich Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Licensed by […]

In the 3rd quarter of 2022, sales volumes of existing homes fell by 10% compared to last year, which was the highest level ever reached for a 3rd quarter. Despite this slowdown, activity remained at a historically high level. With the exception of Paris, this decline occurred in all departments of Ile-de-France. The notaries of […]

American buyers have been pouring into the Parisian market since last summer. Low borrowing rates, the rising value of the US Dollar and the ever rising prices in the US, makes French property extremely advantageous for American buyers. According to a recent Coldwell Banker network survey of luxury real estate trends, which surveyed 2,000 affluent […]

At the national level prices have indeed stagnated throughout the country (0%).  The rural areas are the only places with an increase (+0.5% in November) thanks to the holding interest of investment groups and the desire for home projects. The rest of the market is sealed off by the apartments whose prices are falling in […]

The common difficulty of renting an apartment in Paris is getting even harder and the future seems to hold even more restrictions, limiting the supply even more.    According to a study by PAP (De Particulier à Particulier), there have never been so few properties available to rent from the start of the 2022 school […]