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Property Market
Building Land Price in France for 2011
A graphical snapshot of the building land prices for 2011 in each department of France, courtesy of the Notaires de France.
01 May 2012
Housebuilding Figures Mask Fall in Sales
Despite a buoyant level of house building in France last year there was a fall in new homes sales of 10.5%.
05 Apr 2012
Property Prices in Paris for 2011
Property prices in Paris rose by an average of nearly 15% in 2011, according to the Chambre de Notaires de Paris.
06 Mar 2012
The British are Coming, the British are Coming!
We asked some of the estate agents participating in our French Village, A Place in the Sun Live, for their take on the housing market in 2012.
23 Feb 2012
French Building Land Prices 2010
The average price of a building plot in France in 2010 was €59m², an increase of 4.3% over 2009.
01 Feb 2012
Housing Market at a Turning Point
House prices have fallen by 3% over the past four years, according to FNAIM, and it looks as though it will deepen in 2012.
01 Feb 2012
Housing Market Shows Signs of Correction
Despite some divergences amongst French estate agents on the state of the housing market, there is general agreement that it is slowing.
01 Nov 2011
House Prices Fall in First Quarter
House prices in France outside of the capital fell by 1.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to the notaires.
02 Aug 2011
French Farmhouse Prices in 2010
The price of French rural properties remained broadly stable in 2010, but with significant variations in the movement of prices across the country.
15 Jun 2011
A Picture of Building Land Prices in France
A graphical snapshot of the average price of building land by department, and the movement in 2010, courtesy of the Notaires de France.
01 Jun 2011
The House Price Picture in France
A graphical snapshot of the average price of houses by department, and the movement in 2010, courtesy of the Notaires de France.
17 May 2011
New Housing Starts Up but Sales Down
The new build housing market grew strongly in the first quarter, but new home sales were down.
17 May 2011
Housing Market in 2010
House prices rose in all regions of France last year say the Notaires de France, and the British are still buying.
03 May 2011
House Prices in the Pays de La Loire
There was strong house price growth in the Pays de la Loire in 2010, according to the local notaires.
03 May 2011
House Prices in Tarn-et-Garonne
After two morose years, sales and house prices rose on average last year in the Tarn-et-Garonne.
03 May 2011
House Prices in the Basque Country
It was a mixed picture for house prices in the deep South West of France in 2010.
03 May 2011
Rental Levels Increase by 2.5% in 2010
Following a sharp downturn due to the economic crisis in 2009, the French rental market bounced back in 2010.
03 May 2011
House Prices Rise by 4% in First Quarter
House prices rose by an average of 4.2% in Q1/11, but there are signs the market may drift downwards for the rest of the year.
15 Apr 2011
House Prices in Brittany
House prices have been relatively stable in Brittany, although there is a contrasting picture across the region, say the French notaires.
01 Apr 2011
Alpine Ski Property Prices in 2010
There has been considerable variation in the price of ski properties in the French Alps, say the French notaires.
15 Mar 2011
