France, known for its fashion, craftsmanship, exquisite handmade cuisine and art, is collected and on display at Concept Stores throughout Paris. The perfect places to find beautiful French made goods. Whether for you or the perfect gift to bring home, you are sure to find the best of the best.  Empreintes With a 600 square […]

The City of Lights. The City of Love. Home of (basically) every delicious food. Inventors of perfume and scented candles. Centre of culture, arts, and fashion. What more could you want? Well, perhaps a quick and easy neighborhood guide to where to find all of it! Figuring where to live and spend your time in […]

Since 2019, all companies in France with more than 250 employees and, since 2020, all companies with more than 50 employees must calculate and publish their Professional Gender Equality Index (overall score out of 100), each year on March 1.   Created by the law of September 5, 2018 for the freedom to choose one’s […]

Energy efficiency document now required for all Paris apartment purchases. With new rules taking effect April 1st of this year, fixing Paris apartment energy ratings is a hot topic on the minds of owners, buyers, and renters. From improving residential insulation to new ventilation and heating systems, it’s the latest step in making Paris a […]

The French face many new obstacles to becoming owners in 2023, lending restrictions, rising interest rates, inflation, the climate crisis and fuel crisis. The real estate market could easily continue its decline, given the number of clouds that are gathering over it, even as the attraction to the the safe haven of owning historic buildings […]

The year 2023 is off to a slow start for the French real estate market. Since the beginning of January, prices at the national level have fallen by -0.2%. Since the end of 2022, all areas of the real estate market have gone into the red, a phenomenon we have not seen since 2014. While […]

Inflation, difficult access to credit, energy crisis and new state rules dictating energy ratings… The real estate market has been turned upside down in recent months. Those who still dream of buying a property must adapt to this context. The good news is that if a buyer is able to adapt, it could be the […]

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 […]