As reported in an article by challenges.fr, an annual survey by l’Observatoire des loyers de l’agglomération parisienne (Olap) has shown that the rise in the cost of rent for Parisian private housing, which had been slowing since 2012, accelerated slightly last year. With an average increase of 0.8% last year in Paris and throughout the […]

Secret, rooftop, or botanical, the garden is the ideal refuge for a shaded break in peak summer months.  As compiled by Le Figaro Lifstyle, here is a list of the 10 latest and greatest places in the capital to find a bit of greenery this summer.   1. 88 Ménilmontant Like last year, music venue […]

July 31st marked the last day of  “Autolib”, a car-share program encompassing some 4,000 electric vehicles that, for 7 years, were used in and around Paris for a fee per minute and a monthly subscription.  About 150,000 users profited from the service as of the most recent data.  In an article on libération.fr, reporters have detailed […]

What better way to spend summer in Paris than outside on a terrace enjoying a delicious, seasonal menu?  Thankfully Le Figaro’s lifestyle column, Sortir à Paris, has rounded up a list of ten new restaurants in Paris equipped with outdoor seating. If you, too, dream of a place in the sun, read on to discover […]

An open-air passageway, devoted entirely to quality gastronomy and specialty food shops, is set to open in Paris’ 7th arrondissement near boulevard Saint-Germain at the end of August.  “Beaupassage” will link boulevard Raspail, rue de Grenelle, and rue du Bac, forming a “food court du luxe” boasting 17 Michelin stars in total, including Yannick Alleno, […]

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 […]

As real estate prices continue to rise in France, property buyers can rely on low interest rates and minimal down payment requirements to offset cost. Affordable Down Payments Financing conditions are so favorable, that between the first semester of 2016 and the second semester of 2017 “it was possible to buy without any down payment”, […]

After a solid year in 2017, commercial real estate in Île-de-France if off to a good start in 2018, accelerating again in the second quarter in terms of investment and activity.   Over the first half of the year, investments in commercial real estate reached 9.1 billion euros in Île-de-France – where most investments in France […]

According to a study led by l’Observatoire BNP Paribas International Buyers, in partnership with les Notaires de France, the British, followed by the Belgians, are the first foreign buyers of real estate in France in terms of number of transactions. The British account for about a quarter (25,9 %) of the number of real estate transactions […]

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 […]