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The furnished rental system, advantageous for landlords, is being severely criticized by the Commission on Unfair Terms. The Duflot bill, examined Tuesday in Parliament, aims to strengthen certain rules. The furnished rental market, which is booming, particularly in city centers, is being heavily criticized by the Commission […]

The Guy Hoquet real estate network, owned by the Nexity group, doesn't intend to miss out on the signs of recovery visible in the French real estate market. To this end, the network, which has some 500 agencies, will hire 500 people in France "from this fall until the end of the year," Le Parisien announced on […]

While the number of new homes available for purchase continues to grow, and transactions in the existing housing market are plummeting, prices are not falling. Here's why. In a perfectly functioning market economy, a decrease in real estate transactions should theoretically be followed by a decrease in prices. Yet, this adjustment has absolutely not occurred

  * UNEXPECTED DROP IN EXISTING HOME SALES IN JUNE July 22 – Existing home sales fell 1.2% in June in the United States, pausing after two months of strong gains, but prices continued to rise, reaching a five-year high that suggests the market recovery […]

    Harold Valat has partnered with the executive search firm Elzéar Executive Search (Thibaud de Prémare and Franck Jullié) to found Vauban Executive Search, a new player in direct-approach recruitment consulting specializing in real estate and construction. A graduate of the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du Bâtiment […]

Harold Valat has partnered with the executive search firm Elzéar Executive Search (Thibaud de Prémare and Franck Jullié) to found Vauban Executive Search, a new player in direct-approach recruitment consulting specializing in real estate and construction. Harold Valat, 36, is a graduate of the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP) […]

After initially favoring rental investments or second homes, Parisian buyers are now refocusing on acquiring a principal residence. In recent months, transactions in the Parisian existing housing market have rebounded. Between February and April, they increased by 18% (the same year-on-year increase), reaching 6,300 sales according to notaries […]

  Building a Sustainable City – Palladio Foundation Research Fellows Speak Out. The Palladio Foundation Research Center is organizing the 2nd International Research Symposium on Real Estate and Urban Development on July 1st, focusing on the theme of “Building a Sustainable City.” For this new edition, […]

As promised, a large-scale inspection operation was carried out on June 25 and 26 throughout France as part of the National Plan to Combat Illegal Work (PNLTI) 2013-2015, announced by the government at the end of 2012. More than 1,800 companies, 300 construction sites, and 6,000 employees were inspected by over 3,000 agents. […]