housing market

French property prices continue to slow

Wed, 07/02/2008 - 20:48

MORE of the same old story today from France 24, the French based international news TV channel.

House prices in France "are easing" or "stagnating" according to their report while some other european countries are seeing brutal drops.

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French property market powers ahead: The Times

Mon, 05/26/2008 - 21:50

The Dordogne features among the most popular areas for french property in 2008.

According to this article in The Times the property market in France is "buzzing" at the same time as the Spanish and Irish markets are in free fall.

Despite the love-hate relationship between the British and the French, people feel at home there.

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France avoids credit crunch and market will remain steady

Sun, 04/06/2008 - 10:00

THERE are several articles in the press today reporting that France has managed to avoid the credit crunch. French banks have not changed their lending behaviour compared with recent overhauls in the UK, Spanish and Irish institutions.

Other reasons given are that french property prices start much lower than the UK. But people have the same purchasing power in France as the UK.

And finally, President Sarkozy's new tax breaks offer interest relief on morgages  in an effort to make ownership more attractive to the french.

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