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If you're a cash buyer, you can start looking around in Paris and negotiate prices down. French notaires have (finally) acknowledged the price slide, so owners know this is a buyer's market. So, yes now could be the time to start looking. Pierre Guillery http://www.francefractionalinvest.com

I dont have any grudge with estate agents, I know both good ones and bad ones. In a plentiful market, where everybody believes they can be an agent and collect 10%, there are lots of bad ones (especially in areas where demand is high, and/or foreigners are numerous). And bad agents tend to want...

Difficult one! Estate agents and "notaires" have finally come to terms with reality: they now concede that prices have receded by a tiny 2% nationwide last year, but with substantial regional variation - and a substantial fall in the last three months. Probably meaning: flat nationwide during...

As with all investments, it depends what the investor's objectives are. Generally speaking, under current market conditions, I would suggest to wait and study the market. Talk with real people there (avoid most estate agents who always have a vested interest different from that of the investor...

Hi Daniel, A suggestion: why dont you look at the region around Uzès, at the border between Provence and Languedoc (google gardprovencal to find a site with an English versionand lots of info.)? Not far from anywhere because the highspeed train connects the area to Paris and Barcelona within...

IMHO, lease-backs and buy-to-lets in France should be avoided at any time - and particularly during current conditions. Specifically, as an investor you will only be able to "claim" the full rewards of the scheme if the property is rented out regularly, at the price the developer used for his...

The only house in Trans-en-provence I found is referenced "682a-2210lo". Is this the one ? At 2,900€ per sq.m, it seems reasonably priced. But as it seems the house is not an "old" (as in: mas-type) one, it's got competition. Is the view somehow remarkable? What about the surroundings? If so...

Not holding up... It's a buyer's market, and you should wait it out. Really...

I'm afraid your experience reflects the state of the market. Basically, everything's pretty much frozen. And as for the the Brits, they have stopped buying - period. If your asked price has been set with the guidance of the estate agent, then it's surely too high. If you're in a hurry to sell...

Considered further West, to Uzès? Bonjour! I'd like to offer a couple of suggestions, and then introduce a project which might be of interest. First, a suggestion: why don't you "push further west", to the outskirt of Provence, at the border with Languedoc (mentioned in an earlier reply)...