Key points of the housing crisis

What are the characteristics of the crisis in the real estate market in France, from metropolitan areas to coastal zones, from suburbs to public housing? Can a new vision of the division of space help to solve this problem? Renault Le Guay, geography specialist and professor at the University of Paris, and Louis Hainaut, director of housing at Habitat et Humanisme, will discuss this topic.

The French have lost 25% of their purchasing power in the real estate market due to rising interest rates. The number of home loans has collapsed and if prices are falling, it is still not enough to compensate for the rise in the cost of credit. It's worth noting that real estate values have risen 70% since 2000, not adjusted for inflation, and housing problems are acute in''some parts of the country.

Map of the area

shows the important issue of affordability, the ability of families to acquire their own homes and property. Affordability, defined simply, is the ratio of price to''the socio-professional hierarchy for wealthier individuals, human resource workers, those with assets, and to greater utilization of resources and assets of owners when purchasing real estate.