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Prepare for your property return: opportunities not to be missed this autumn
The return to school is approaching, and with it, a key period for realising your property projects. Whether you are actively searching for a new property or…
Property: new-build in crisis, but prices continue to rise
The new-build construction market raises as many questions as the older properties market, in the unprecedented situation we have been experiencing for…
Government housing plan: review of key measures
Since the beginning of 2022, the property market has been experiencing certain difficulties. Professionals in the sector are sounding the alarm and private…
Mortgage loans: government wants to ease lending conditions
Recent changes in the property market raise the very serious question of the options available in the short and long term for households wishing to purchase…
2023 Property Market: Variables to Watch
Many property-related life projects were disrupted in 2022 following changes in certain key variables. Buyers, sellers and industry professionals had to adapt…
Evolution of the Property Market: Portability of Loans in Question
In this inflationary period encouraging prudence and given the tightening of lending conditions, the property market is entering a phase of uncertainty.…
Christmas: an excellent time to acquire a property!
The end-of-year festivities bring specific concerns, accompanied by sometimes time-consuming activities: searching for gifts, organising celebrations, inviting…
Usury rate: what risk for the property market?
Since the beginning of the year and the rise in mortgage rates, difficulties have been experienced by a large number of buyers seeking a bank willing to grant…
Property: everything that changed on 1st July 2022
July always brings its share of new developments and this year, the property sector is particularly affected. Through various measures, the government is…
Ukraine war: what consequences for the French property market?
The current geopolitical context has consequences for most areas of our lives, even if they are not immediately obvious. Property is no exception and the war…
Mortgage credit: new rules to facilitate borrowing
On 17 February, Parliament definitively adopted a bill somewhat changing the situation for borrowers with a property project. While there is question of easing…
Real Estate of Tomorrow: 3 Major Changes Ahead
While real estate is one of the most stable sectors, it must nonetheless adapt to our evolving needs. This is how our living spaces have expanded and our…
Rent Control: Soon the Norm for Major Cities?
With rent control coming into force in Lyon and Villeurbanne on 1st November 2021, it is worth examining this practice set to spread rapidly across other major…
Mortgage interest rates in 2021: evolution and trends
The year 2020 demonstrated relative stability in interest rates for mortgage borrowing, despite the pandemic and the concerns it raised. In 2021, the more…
Property buyers: the criteria in favour at the start of 2021
The health crisis has transformed French property buying habits. We take stock of the new criteria.
How to detect hidden defects during a viewing?
When acquiring a property in the older housing stock, a discerning eye is essential: you purchase as seen and very few defects will allow you to pursue a claim…
Sale of a Haussmann apartment with furnished attic rooms, dating from the 19th century
This is a particularly atypical property that has just come onto the Parisian real estate market: a Haussmann apartment with furnished attic rooms, unchanged…
Property and ecology: the key developments of 2021
Focus on the new ecological measures aimed at limiting pollution emitted by French housing in 2021.
Interest rates 2021: new records ahead
Historically low rates in 2019 gave way in 2020 to uncertainty that penalised the property market. What will 2021 bring?
Heating: new information to be provided by landlords
From the end of October, landlords will need to provide their tenants with a note on their heating and hot water consumption. Find out everything you need to…
The property market end 2020: a return to stability?
For many sectors and particularly property, the year 2020 has been a rollercoaster, both in terms of activity fluctuations and the uncertainties caused by the…
Property purchase: is a down payment essential?
A closer look at the role and importance of a personal down payment when purchasing property in the current economic climate...
The property sale agreement: can you change your mind?
You have just acquired or sold a property and after signing the famous agreement, a sudden thought strikes you! You have made a mistake! Don't panic, here are…
A sunny summer for the property market
Activity almost at a standstill and fears for the future: the first half of 2020 is unprecedented for the property market as for everyone. So much so that we…