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Financial regulators and rating agencies have named France the strongest real estate market in Europe. According to reports by the Joint Forum and Standard & Poor’s, that strength is primarily due to two French banking trends in particular: a large number of secured loans, and strict lending criteria.
This elegant 4 bedroom Haussmanian corner apartment with high ceilings (12 ft.) overlooks the bell tower of the newly renovated Gare de Lyon in Paris’ 12th arrondissement. On the first floor with elevator of a well maintained 19th century building with concierge, a wide gallery runs the length of the apartment. The spacious living room faces south […]
President Hollande has made good on his promise to pull back on the dramatic increases in taxes imposed on property sales in France over the last two years. In releasing the details of the new plan, Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve cited the “perverse effects of the current system,” specifically the significant decrease in the volume […]
According to the 1st quarter 2013 results of real estate barometer Capacim, purchasing power continues to rise for households throughout Ile de France. Over half (53.7%) of them are in the position to purchase a home in one of the principal communities in the department; one-third (33.4%) could purchase that home in Paris.
The city of Paris and the Paris Region Lab have announced the selection of 30 projects that the city will fund under the Vegetation Innovations Initiative launched in March of this year. The Paris Region Lab is an association created by the city of Paris, whose mission is to promote creative and innovative public and private […]
This quiet sunny two bedroom apartment on the 3rd floor with elevator of a 19th century classic cut stone building is located between the Porte Maillot and the charming place St. Ferdinand in the 17th arrondissement. It benefits from principally western exposure and its position overlooking courtyards on each side provides a haven in this bustling neighborhood.
This upper Marais property benefits from its privileged position on one of the most sought after streets in the up and coming “Enfants-Rouge” neighborhood. It is this quiet patch North of rue de Bretagne, between the Marais and République, where rue Charlot is becoming more “bohemian chic” than at its origins South of rue de […]
This quiet sunny fully renovated one bedroom apartment, located in the heart of one of the most sought after areas in Paris, the historic Carré des Antiquaires in the 7th arrondissement, is on the 4th floor without elevator of a 19th century building that overlooks a cobblestone courtyard.
This charming Left Bank studio apartment on the top floor without elevator of an elegant stone and brick 1900 era building has a panoramic view and no vis à vis. It overlooks the Seine, the Right Bank, period buildings and a former private mansion, now an embassy, and its lush gardens.
Speaking to French weekly Les Echos on Wednesday, Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve expressed his hope to continue the strong pace of sales of state-owned property for the coming three years. 547 million euros in revenue from such sales was realized in 2012. “Between 2007 and 2011, the state realized about 4 billion euros in sales. […]