France Property Real Time Sales Price Index Coming

According to a new article on Property Wire French property buyers, sellers and agents will have access to close to real time property pricing index this September 2014 for the residential real estate market in France.

The Prix de l’Immobilier index designed by Michel Mouillart, director of the Housing Credit Observatory intends to use statistics from financial institutions and the French national syndicate for real estate prices to help open a window to understand current real estate pricing in France.

Although the index will be to cover all of France it will not have access to all the pricing details but will improve the access to information that currently lies mostly in the hands of French notaries.

Since the notaries are the ones who register transactions they have access to data that can really help people make informed decisions, however, the unfortunate part of the French Notaries updates is that they are months out of date when they are released. A weekly index will be a lot more helpful to buyers and sellers both locally and internationally based.

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What is a un domaine sécurisé in a French real estate advertisement?

If you see the phrase ‘un domaine sécurisé’ in a French real estate advertisement it is typically referring to a residence with a secure gated entry.

The entry may or may not have a caretaker or guard at the entrance. The residence will typically contain a number of individual residences that may or may not be attached.

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French Vacation Property Investment Advantages and Disadvantages

According to an article in Le Monde there are 150 000 French vacation property investors and of this amount 85 percent are individuals.

This article is to share Advantages and Disadvantages of investing in French Vacation Property Rentals as discussed in the article.

Advantages
French Vacation Property Investment
There are Tax Benefits via a impact on your income tax and an exception from the TVA at purchase time. (Make sure you take legal advice on these matter when you buy).

Tenant Search and Rental Income
The operator of the French vacation property is responsible for finding renters and getting payment of rents.

Disadvantages
Rental Income
The rental income is often not as guaranteed as expected, according to the article in French in Le Monde.
Owners are often asked to reduce their expectation of what the rental income will be. If this does not take place during the original lease term it often happens on the renewal of the lease agreement.

Cost of Work
The cost of maintenance work to be done on the property can be very high, according to the article, reaching the total of one years rent.

Tax Impact
In general as pointed out in the article if you sell your property before 20 years of ownership you will end up having to pay TVA back to the government. See your tax adviser from more details.

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What does chambres en suite dont 3 de plain pied mean in a French real estate advertisement?

If you see the phrase 5 chambres en suite dont 3 de plain pied in a publicity for a French villa or house the meaning is as follows:

5 chambres en suite
There are five bedrooms each with its own attached washing facilities. This could mean a shower room or bathroom. You will need to ask for more details.

dont 3 de plain pied
leaving out the additional French grammar (the word ‘dont’)  3 de plain pied means 3 of the 5 bedrooms are on the ground floor of the villa or house.

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