All about real estate in France in autumn2023

Real estate: how to make the right choices in a stalled market. Explosive interest rates, slight price reductions... In the face of inflation, French families must reconsider their real estate projects in a stagnant market. To sell or buy, how to decide? Reading time 4 minutes.

Mortgage loan: how high are the rates?

On average, banks are now offering 4% for 20 years. The only positive: some institutions are starting to take the brake off. Reading time is 3 minutes.

Housing assistance: employers who go along to get along.

Lack of housing is a barrier to hiring. To avoid this, some employers help their employees rent or buy housing. An overview of some of these initiatives. Reading time is 2 minutes.

Tourist rentals: municipalities revolt.

Some cities are trying to regulate platforms like Airbnb that are drying up the rental market and driving up rental costs. But when will there be a real law? Reading time is 4 minutes.

New housing shortage: how to break the deadlock.

Urbanization, mayor-builder bailouts, building lot tax... Professionals and elected officials vie for ideas to revitalize construction. Reading time is 2 minutes.

Energy-saving renovations: don't touch my gas?

The gas boiler shutdown has been announced. Now we need to figure out how to do without the equipment, which is in 13 million homes. Reading time is 2 minutes.

How our childhood can affect our real estate choices.

Our dwellings are much more than we realize. Sometimes all it takes is a simple recall of our memories to understand the mechanism that makes us settle somewhere. Reading time is 4 minutes.

Real estate purchase: (many) advantages of nu-property.

This increasingly popular scheme offers numerous advantages when investing on a medium-term basis. Reading time: 1 minute.

How to find a beautiful secondary home at a reasonable price.

The market is stabilizing, but real estate prices remain high. To find your dream home, you need to venture off the beaten path... that is, move away from the sea. Reading time: 2 minutes.

Housing for students is a puzzle at the start of the academic year.

Rare rental offers, rising rents...

Life in Strasbourg, Metz, Nancy: prices, tips, real estate trends in Eastern France.

How have prices changed in Eastern France at the end of 2023? In which area of Strasbourg could you live? Or in which other city? Find all the articles from "l'Obs" to learn about the latest real estate trends in Strasbourg, Metz, Nancy, Mulhouse, Colmar, Besançon, as well as in Meuse and Vosges.

Life in Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing or in the region: prices, tips, real estate trends.

How have prices changed in Lille and the region at the end of 2023? In which area of Lille could you live? Or in which other city? Find all the articles from "l'Obs" to learn about the latest real estate trends in Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Amiens, and Tournai.

Life in Lyon, Saint-Étienne, or the region: prices, tips, real estate trends.

How have prices changed in Lyon and the region at the end of 2023? In which area could you live? Or in which other city? Find all the articles from "l'Obs" to learn about the latest real estate trends in Lyon and Greater Lyon, in Saint-Étienne, in Gex, in Drôme, and in Ardèche.

Life in Montpellier, Sète, or the region: prices, tips, real estate trends.

How have prices changed in Montpellier and the region at the end of 2023? In which area could you live? Or in which other city? Find all the articles from "l'Obs" to learn about the latest real estate trends in Béziers, Sète, Nîmes, Uzès, Perpignan, and Od.

Life in Nantes, Angers, or the region: prices, tips, real estate trends.

How have prices changed in the Nantes region at the end of 2023? In which area could you live? Or in which other city? Find all the articles from "l'Obs" to learn about the latest real estate trends in Nantes, Angers, La Baule, Pornichet, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, in Vendée, and especially in Noirmoutier.

Features of real estate: prices, tips, and trends in Paris and the Île-de-France region.

How have prices changed in Paris this September 2023? In which area could you live according to your budget? Find all our articles to learn about the latest real estate trends in Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Yvelines, Seine-et-Marne, Essonne, and Val-d'Oise.