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Property Market
House Prices in France Second Quarter 2016
The notaires report that house prices outside of Paris fell by an average of 0.4% in the second quarter, although sales reached their highest level since 2012.
04 Oct 2016
House Prices in France Qtr 1 2016
The notaires report that house prices across France rose by 0.9% in the first quarter of the year, but forecast no major change in prices over the year.
03 Aug 2016
Vineyard Prices in France 2015
Vineyard prices in France rose by an average of 3.0% last year, with the average price for an AOP vineyard outside Champagne reaching €64,100 a hectare.
03 Aug 2016
Sales to International Buyers in 2015
Sales of property in France to international buyers increased last year by 29%, with the British leading the pack.
05 Jul 2016
Agricultural Land Prices in France 2015
The price of agricultural land in France increased by an average of 1.6% in 2015, to reach €6,010/hectare, according to SAFER, the French rural land agency.
05 Jul 2016
French Farmhouse Prices in 2015
The French rural land agency SAFER have published their review of the property market for 2015, reporting that prices fell by an average of 2.4%.
07 Jun 2016
House Prices in France 2015
House prices in France rose marginally last year according to the Notaires de France, although that is not a view shared by French estate agents.
03 May 2016
Housing Rental Market in France 2015
Rent levels for different sized property in the main towns and cities in France for 2015.
05 Apr 2016
House Building in France in 2015
New house building in mainland France increased marginally by 0.4% last year to 335,000, after having fallen in the two previous years.
03 Mar 2016
France's Empty Homes
There are 2.8 million empty homes in France and their location provides a useful indicator of just where the best bargains may be found.
03 Mar 2016
Holiday Apartment Investments Under Scrutiny
The risks to investors in holiday apartment complexes known as résidences de tourisme is to come under closer scrutiny by the French government.
03 Dec 2015
Cheapest House Prices in Brittany
The cheapest twenty communes in Brittany in which to buy a house for up to around €100,000.
04 Nov 2015
French House Prices in Second Quarter 2015
An analysis of the movement in house prices in France to the end of June, for each department of France.
04 Nov 2015
Building Land Prices in France 2014
The average price of a building plot in France in 2014 was €78m², an increase of 7.7% over 2013, but with large variations between regions.
04 Nov 2015
Rural House Prices in France 2007-2014
A recent review of the rural property market in France provides a snapshot of the movement in average house prices in each department since 2007.
02 Sep 2015
Agricultural Land Prices in France 2014
The price of agricultural land increased by an average of 3% in 2014, to reach €5,910/hectare, according to recent figures published by SAFER, the French rural land agency.
04 Aug 2015
Housing Market Revival or Trompe l'Oeil?
With passage of the first half of the year a number of analysts have published their own assessment of the housing market in France.
04 Aug 2015
Second Homes in France
One in ten homes in France is a second home, concentrated in particular areas of the country, and overwhelmingly owned by French nationals.
04 Aug 2015
Who Pays the Most for French Property?
The British may well be the largest group of international buyers in France, but it is the Americans who are the high-rollers when it comes to the average spend.
04 Aug 2015
Surge in Property Sales to British Buyers
Sales of property in France to British buyers increased by 33% last year, as buyers cashed in on a strong exchange rate and falling prices.
02 Jul 2015
