French Real Estate Loan Mortgage Rate Comparison 2008 and 2013

Many French property buyers do not see current mortgage interest rates as still low and attractive, yet they are, according to an article in Explorimmo. Rates can be seen clearly as attractive when you compare to 2008.

For example, in 2008 a 20 year fixed rate mortgage was over 5 percent, in January 2012 the same mortgage was at just over 4 percent and today (october 2013) the rate is just over 3.5 percent.

This translates into in to the possibility of buyers saving thousands of euros during the life of their mortgage when they buy now compared to last year when prices were higher and mortgage rates where higher.

Learn specific details about how much you can save on the cost of a French mortgage now compared to last year by contacting your personal banker.

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The original article in French is here

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What is the Depot de Garantie in a French real estate contract or compromis?

During the sale of a French property you may see in the compromis de vente the title of a section ‘Depot de Garantie’.

Depot de Garantie’ is generally speaking the original deposit that the buyer pays to the French notary to keep for the buyer as part of their payment for the French real estate transaction. This amount is typically paid on the day of the signing of the compromis de vente.

Depending on what happens during the process of the sale this amount may become part of the purchase price of the property or payment to seller for reasons you need to speak to an English speaking French lawyer or notary about.

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2013 How much have prices gone down in rural areas of France?

According to a new article on Explorimmo the real estate market in rural areas of France is almost dead. The number of transactions is down 40 percent and prices have gone down 10 to 20 percent.

Read the cited article in French here

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What is the French equivalent to a land registry?

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From our research, in the past in France there was “La Conservation des Hypothèques” which was the location where there is a registration of a sale of a property for administrative and fiscal purposes was held, now according to the Notaries of France website this branch of the French government has now had it services transferred to the “les Services de la publicité foncière “.

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