| The largest group of foreign buyers in France is formed by the Italians, followed by the British, the Germans, the Dutch and the Swiss. In 2002 ca. 27.000 second homes were sold to foreigners in France. The average amount paid comes to ca. € 150.000. The top segment, houses from € 500.000 are in demand by buyers from Russia, Lithuania, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates.
The price development of houses and apartments in France in the past ten years has been as follows:
|
apartments |
houses |
total market |
| Year |
average
€/ m2 |
index |
variation
p/y % |
average
€/ m2 |
index |
variation
p/y % |
average
€/ m2 |
index |
variation
p/y % |
| 1995 |
1.276 |
83,4 |
- |
950 |
75,5 |
- |
1.126 |
80,8 |
- |
| 1996 |
1.239 |
81,0 |
-2,9 |
952 |
75,7 |
0,2 |
1.112 |
79,8 |
-1,2 |
| 1997 |
1.244 |
81,3 |
0,4 |
962 |
76,5 |
1,1 |
1.121 |
80,4 |
0,8 |
| 1998 |
1.278 |
83,5 |
2,7 |
1.011 |
80,4 |
5,1 |
1.163 |
83,4 |
3,7 |
| 1999 |
1.395 |
91,2 |
9,2 |
1.141 |
90,7 |
12,9 |
1.267 |
90,9 |
8,9 |
| 2000 |
1.530 |
100,0 |
9,7 |
1.258 |
100,0 |
10,3 |
1.394 |
100,0 |
10,0 |
| 2001 |
1.645 |
107,5 |
7,5 |
1.353 |
107,6 |
7,6 |
1.479 |
106,1 |
6,1 |
| 2002 |
1.843 |
120,5 |
12,0 |
1.467 |
116,6 |
8,4 |
1.655 |
118,7 |
11,9 |
| 2003 |
2.150 |
140,5 |
16,7 |
1.634 |
129,9 |
11,4 |
1.892 |
135,7 |
14,3 |
| 2004 |
2.532 |
165,5 |
17,8 |
1.838 |
146,1 |
12,5 |
2.185 |
156,7 |
15,5 |
| 2005 |
2.801 |
183,1 |
10,6 |
2.019 |
160,5 |
9,9 |
2.410 |
172,9 |
10,3 |
| 2006 |
3.001 |
196,1 |
7,0 |
2.161 |
171,6 |
7,2 |
2.581 |
185,1 |
7,1 | |
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