PARIS PROPERTY SEARCHES
PARIS PROPERTY MARKET DIFFICULTIES (Learn more...) HOW CAN WE HELP? (Learn more...) PARIS CLIENTS AND THEIR NEEDS (Learn more...)
PARIS PROPERTY MARKET DIFFICULTIES
There are a vast number of real estate agents, operating independently and with no Multiple Listing Service or other market-wide database. In Paris alone there are more than 3,500 estate agents, and in many of them the individual agents do not even share their properties with each other. Most buyers – international as well as local – just don’t have the time or patience to go from agent to agent, only to be beaten to what might have been a suitable place by another customer.
More frustrating still, each agent sets his or her own commission, and one property may be listed with several of them. A buyer can very well see the same property with one agent at a substantially different price than at another agency.
The web provides some resources, but only 30% or Paris apartments sell through Internet listings, and more than half of all properties in Paris change hands without being advertised. And even as websites and postings improve, properties that sound like they might be perfect often turn out to be nothing like they are described.
In such a market, finding a great property may be nearly impossible for someone who is not searching full time. Under these circumstances, it is no wonder that many people, after spending months unsuccessfully searching, finally turn to a specialist.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
With our database of estate agents, property managers, notaires and property owners, our experts enjoy direct, primary access to a vast selection of properties. We also have a proprietary database of all private sale listings in Paris and the surrounding communities. We scour sites and individual agency websites online. Our teams of dedicated search experts work in the neighborhoods they know best, while staying on the lookout for properties for each other’s clients. No one gives you better access to Paris property, or better local knowledge than our staff.
Our search services are comprehensive. We work exclusively on behalf of buying clients to find the right property for their personal and investment needs. We identify and pre-visit properties, then send a comprehensive property report with photos, floor plan, location and a full description of the property. Since our interest is not to sell a particular property but to find you the perfect one, we give an honest assessment of the positive and negative features of each property. Click here to view a sample client property report.
Our services don’t end there. Once we’ve found the property you are searching for, we manage the entire process through to closing. We help you access all the resources you need — mortgage lenders, renovation and decorating experts, legal advice — to ensure that the purchase process is calm, confident and smooth. We are a fully licensed and bonded real estate agent, of course.
PARIS CLIENTS – WHO ARE THEY?
The speed of the Paris property market is astonishing. The most desirable properties often vanish before most buyers have a chance to look at them. Our clients are very often French themselves, living in Paris, who know full well the challenging market they face. They know how quickly the best properties go, and that missing out on the right one can be heartbreaking.
Our international clients tend to be sophisticated buyers looking for a property with Paris charm, good value, rental potential, and a solid return. Paris Property Finders is the perfect partner to help navigate through unfamiliar French customs and legal procedures – as well as language barriers – that are a challenge to the international buyer.
Due to current price levels in the Parisian market, our property searches start at about 500,000€, the price of a decent one-bedroom apartment in most areas of the city. For investment or vacation buyers looking for a more modest investment, fractional ownership is an attractive alternative. This smart, hassle-free option affords you a luxury vacation property in Saint Germain des Près or the Marais - the most desirable neighborhoods in Paris - without the administrative and financial responsibilities of sole ownership.
Whether you have been frustrated by your experience to date, living abroad, or just starting to think about purchasing property in Paris or elsewhere in France, please provide us with your search details and we will gladly be in touch with you to discuss the market and our services.