“It is the journalists who make the market», real estate broker Angers (49) confides. “Ever since they read or heard that banks are lowering their rates, buyers keep coming back“, he rejoices. This is the case of Louis (41), who took the plunge and got a 25-year mortgage at less than 4%. “In a year … Read more
It’s a Christmas present we didn’t expect, you know the one from that aunt that usually always works. You tear open the paper expecting to be downright disappointed, and then miraculously it’s much better than expected. That’s exactly what happened with mortgage rates reported by brokers last week, are falling, for the first time in … Read more
Prices that fall but don’t go down. This is an observation we can make when taking stock of 2023 from a real estate perspective. According to data from French notaries, prices fell nationwide 2% for old apartments and 5.3% for Île-de-France itself. The decline is not nearly enough to offset the rise in mortgage rates … Read more
This is a tax that many owners will have to be wary of. The tax on empty homes is expanding and will, from 2024implemented in all authorized municipalities, unless the municipal council decides otherwise, as stated in the Modem appendix voted on December 6, 2023, as part of a financial account. All owners of vacant … Read more
Every month, “Big real estate event» (Capital / Radio Immo) answers your questions through the “Concerns You” sequence. Our experts – lawyers, notaries, real estate agents – will solve the most complex legal problems for you and provide you with sound advice, whether you are thinking about selling, buying, renting or renovating your home. In … Read more
Between a sharp rise in lending rates, a drop in the number of transactions and a slump in new housing construction, the real estate sector has had a tough year in 2023. If the long-awaited drop in prices does not materialize, buyers can hope for good bargaining margins in 2024. months collapsed, but sellers did … Read more
Become an owner or stay a tenant? This question is becoming increasingly debated as property prices and interest rates remain relatively high. According to a study carried out by Wüest Partner France and accepted by the company Le Figaro this Thursday, December 21, renting is often more profitable than buying in the ten largest French … Read more
All credit brokers confirm this: rising rates are a thing of the past. “Scales received in a month tend to no longer move or only marginally”assures Cécile Roquelaure, director of studies for broker Empruntis, in a press release issued on December 20. “The National Bank has just cut its rates again (for the third time!) … Read more
The increase in borrowing costs may have clipped the wings of buyers and weighed on the market, but nothing is helping. Households still see stone as a safe haven. A large part of them can hardly even imagine that prices could fall. According to a BPCE study published this Tuesday, which is based on a … Read more
Is good real estate weather coming after the embolism? This is the confidence from Maël Bernier, spokesman for the “meilleurtaux” broker with RTL, who gives freedom to think about it. It has seen mortgage rates fall for several days, which has not happened since January 2022. “We’re getting bank scales, I wouldn’t think I’d say … Read more