Is there an optimum time of year to buy property?

There is no doubt that the property market is a seasonal business here in France, just as in most countries, which begs the question, is there an optimum time to buy a house here and are there certain times that buyers should avoid?

According to the LPI (l’Observatoire de Les Professionnels de . . . → Read More: Is there an optimum time of year to buy property?

French property undervalued

Astonishing how the property market can turn on a few pence (or centimes) but that is exactly what is happening right now in France where suddenly French property is looking distinctly undervalued.

A sure sign of this is that there has been a sudden resurgence in British buyers in the market because . . . → Read More: French property undervalued

New Year, New Horizons

Winter sunshine in the Foothills

Happy 2015 to you all and I hope you were also lucky enough to be able to enjoy your Christmas Day apéritif outside in the sunshine and perhaps go for a snowy walk on Boxing Day followed by some excellent skiing in the days leading up . . . → Read More: New Year, New Horizons

A Very French Christmas

St Lizier

Christmas tends to represent a very definite deadline in the property market; sellers want to know that they have sold and can move on in the New Year and buyers want to have completed and preferably be in their new home for Christmas. By mid December, property hunters . . . → Read More: A Very French Christmas

« Newer Entries  
  Older Entries »