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Only 10% of Paris owners register their homes in compliance with the ‘Decret Airbnb’

December 19, 2017

Only 11,000 out of 100,000 short-term rental listings in the capital abide by the new measure regarding registration of...

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Is an exclusive contract or using multiple agencies best to sell my property in France?

December 12, 2017

Paris has no multiple listing service (MLS) and what some might call an “every agent for himself” mentality. It can...

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Recent announcements show Paris is set to gain greatly from Brexit

December 2, 2017

The last few weeks have seen several high-profile announcements indicating Paris has much to gain from the Brexit...

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French property price data is now more transparent: but what to do with it?

December 1, 2017

It was only in 2011 that the French Notaires started making public their data on property in France. And this year,...

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Rent caps in Paris annulled by constitutional court; lobby group appeals

November 29, 2017

The end of rent caps in Paris is in sight as the administrative tribunal of Paris has decided to annul the measure after...

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Could the French property market slow this year? Some agencies think so

November 14, 2017

Market figures released by Guy Hoquet for the third quarter show a slow in the property market nationwide. What are...

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French wealth tax limited to real estate

October 24, 2017

The French government believes that proposed reforms to the wealth tax which will mean 3.2 billion less in revenue. The...

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Paris real estate market update: Law of unintended consequences?

October 14, 2017

The market has cooled a bit from the extreme frenzy we saw in Spring 2017, where buyers desperate to take advantage of...

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Earnings ceilings for taxe d’habitation exoneration revealed

October 2, 2017

Emmanuel Macron promised during his campaign to exonerate 80% of French citizens from the taxe d’habitation. His...

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How will the 2024 Olympics affect real estate prices in Paris?

September 12, 2017

Everyone from city planners to ordinary homeowners in Paris are rubbing their hands together with glee at the...

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The DON’TS of Buying a Home in Paris

August 10, 2017

There is no MLS in Paris. For non-US buyers, that’s real estate speak for there is no single database of all the...

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Airbnb hosts in Paris will have to register their property beginning December 2017

August 2, 2017

The measure discussed earlier in the year will enter into force on December 1. Anyone wishing to rent their Paris...

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