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What does traversant mean in a French real estate advertisement?

When you read a French real estate apartment advertisement and you see the word ‘traversant’ this means that there are windows at the front and the back of the apartment. This is a nice feature since the apartment will typically have better air circulation. This feature will also help the French apartment be brighter due to the increase in the number of windows.

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What does RDC mean in a French real estate advertisement?

RDC in a French real estate advertisement is an abbreviation for Rez-de-chaussée.

Rez-de-chaussée is the part of a building that is on the street level or slightly above the street level. If it is slightly above street level the advertisement may say RDC surélevé.

Note: RDC apartments in France are best described to a person from North America as the ground level apartments, take note a ground level apartment in Canada is actually called the first floor.

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What does RDJ mean in a French real estate advertisement?

RDJ in a French real estate advertisement is an abbreviation for Rez de Jardin.

Rez de Jardin is the part of a building that is on the same level as the garden. For example, if you have an French apartment that is on the ground floor and when you walk out from the living room of the apartment you are in the garden this apartment is typically advertised as RDJ or Rez de Jardin.

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Is the number of French property owners increasing?

In France the number of people owning rather than renting French property is on the increase.

From a new study based on data from 2011 the Commissioner-General for Sustainable Development (CGDD) in France states the following:

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16.4 million of French households are homeowner occupied, or 58.1% of households comparied to 54.9 % twenty years before.

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Seven out of ten of these owners have already paid off their credit.

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The average French homeowner who has paid off their credit is 59 years old

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These French households earn higher than average household income approximately 43500 Euros.

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The average French homes owned by individauls are houses of 106 m2 or apartments of 72 m2

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What does SDD or Salle d’eau mean in a French Real Estate Advertisement?

If you read SDD or Salle d’eau in a French real estate advertisment it typically means there is a bathroom in the house or apartment but instead of there being a bathtub there is a shower.

If you see the word Baignoire this is the french word for bathtub and Douche is the french word for shower.

You may also see the term ‘douch Italien’ this typically but not always means there is a large walk in shower with a multijet system to refresh you.

Be aware advertisements may not always be exact.

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