Do you need a buyer's agent in Paris to successfully purchase a Parisian apartment?

"There is no central database of apartments for sale in Paris"

Traditional French real estate agents will show you apartments at no charge however they will only show you the apartments they have been hired to list. There is no Multiple Listing Service (MLS) or other market-wide database of property for sale in France.

This means you must contact dozens of estate agents to have a good idea of all the apartments for sale in a given area and to understand the real market price. To put this in perspective – there are thousands of real estate agencies in Paris, not to mention the numerous internet portals.

Real estate agents work for the seller so they are motivated by definition to get you to take whatever they have in stock, whether it’s right for you or not.

Even more frustrating, many listings you see in shop windows or on the internet are already sold. They leave the nice ones up to attract you in and then show you what’s left. Many agents you contact simply will not return your calls or messages.

Valuable service from a dedicated professional

A good English-speaking Paris property search agent will more than pay for their fee by saving you time, steering you clear of costly mistakes and ensuring you achieve a much better result that you could have ever done on your own.

They will:

• Listen to you to understand all aspects of your project and how it will affect your life and future plans.
• Help you bypass preconceptions and develop your Paris apartment search criteria to open up the field of possibilities that could have been missed.
• Help you navigate the financial and tax implications of an apartment purchase in France.
• Sort through and interpret the hundreds of listings to help you select the Parisian apartments worth visiting.
• Obtain the appointments to visit and get there first - no easy task!
• When you find your perfect apartment, provide their own valuation of the appropriate market price to help you prepare to make a competitive offer.
• Make sure your offer rises above the rest to be selected in a competitive situation or ensure that you don’t overpay for an overpriced apartment.
• Obtain and decrypt all the due diligence documents in French.
• Obtain quotes for renovation, financing, running costs - so you have the full financial picture before you are ever obligated to buy.
• Accompany you or represent you at the transactional and contractional meetings for the purchase.
• Ensure you are connected with trusted professionals for any other services required going forward such as apartment manager, rental manager, renovations, administration, tax, bank and financing.
• Continue to be there as a resource for you throughout your Paris home ownership.

France Home Finance works with many trusted buyer's agents in Paris to help finance their clients' purchases.

We have chosen and cultivated these partnerships carefully over the years to ensure we only work with companies who share our values of professionalism, transparency and commitment to service.

If you have not already found your Paris buyer's agent, our sister company Paris Buyer a fully licensed French real estate agency with their team of English speaking experts, can help you easily navigate the complex and competitive world of Paris property.

Why choose Paris Buyer for your Paris property search?

• In the market since 2001, we have an extensive network in the Paris property world with longstanding, carefully cultivated relationships to allow you access to entire property market. As a French real estate agent, French mortgage and insurance broker, we are the only English speaking Parisian real estate service qualified to provide a full financial picture of Parisian home ownership and end to end purchase service.

• We listen to you, then screen properties to select only those that fit your criteria and don’t waste your time proposing properties that you have already said you would never want. Once you have found your new Parisian home, we'll help you collect and understand all the information critical to your purchase and walk you step by step through the buying process until you are well installed.

• A well established business, we are in no hurry to pressure you to buy. We will do the work and take the time to be sure it's right. Time and time again, clients tell us working with us was the best decision they ever made. Much of our business comes from client recommendations which is the best endorsement we could hope for.

When the time is right, we would be delighted to help you with your project.

Posted October 9, 2023