Conditions have aligned to make high-end property in the French capital an advantageous investment for both residents and non-residents. Reasonable prices, low interest rates and the fall of the euro make Parisian luxury real estate attractive once again. Luxury real estate professionals in France ended 2015 in high spirits. Despite a slight decline in sales […]

French deputies are supporting an amendment that may make it illegal for tenants to sublet their properties on short-term rental websites such as Airbnb without their landlord’s explicit approval.

Despite a slight recovery in its real estate market’s activity, gaps between geographic areas are widening in Aix en Provence. While property in the city center continues to attract buyers, larger villas on the outskirts are increasingly difficult to sell. With over 140,000 inhabitants, the former capital of Provence is now France’s 23rd largest city. […]

The notaires of Paris and Île-de-France expect real estate prices to remain stable in the capital during the first quarter of 2016, at around 8,000 euros per square meter. Meanwhile sales volumes experienced strong growth at the end of 2015. Real estate prices seem on their way to steadying in Paris, ending what professionals have […]

Real estate prices have been falling steadily for the past three years in northeastern French city Metz. “It’s time to buy,” according to professionals, advice increasingly heeded by first-time buyers and property investors. With prices rarely exceeding 2,100 euros per square meter and still dropping, the property market is seeing the return of first-time buyers. […]

Paris officials want to instate a fivefold increase on occupancy tax on vacant secondary residences to encourage owners to sell their properties or rent them out. Last month, the City of Paris voted in the principle of increasing the occupancy tax — taxe d’habitation ­— on vacant second homes in the capital. The tax would […]

The reorganized Grand Paris plan will divide the Paris region into new zones. Real estate professionals are using the redistricting to attract foreign investment in lesser-known neighborhoods of the capital. An initiative launched by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Métropole du Grand Paris, or Metropolis of Greater Paris, is a reorganization of the Paris metropolitan region […]

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 […]

This truly special pied-a-terre apartment in Paris is as charming and secretive as the ancient streets that surround it. The area of Saint Germain between the river Seine and the Luxembourg Palace is some of the most sought after real estate in the world, and this luxurious one bedroom, one bath apartment fits perfectly into […]

A yearly ranking of office property markets in 100 European cities puts Paris in second place behind London, in keeping with results for 2014. Eight other French cities also make the cut. Published last month, the results are part of an annual research report undertaken by investment management company LaSalle. The E-REGI (European Regional Economic […]