Construction in the Île-de-France region: A still fragile start to the recovery

Housing: still too low a level of activity

The housing sector remains particularly weak. Between 2022 and 2025, housing starts fell from 59.500 to 44.900, while housing permits declined from 77.100 to 64.800.

The increase in permits, up 19,8% in one year, observed at the end of 2025 is an encouraging sign, but it does not compensate for the decline recorded over the last three years.

Renovation and businesses: resistance under pressure

The maintenance and renovation sector is also showing signs of slowing down, with a 2,1% decrease in volume in the third quarter of 2025 in the Île-de-France region, despite structurally strong demand. The FFB Grand Paris Île-de-France welcomes the reopening of the MaPrimeRénov' scheme, while calling for greater stability in public subsidies.

Positive measures and crucial local issues

The FFB Grand Paris Île-de-France welcomes the recent measures aimed at supporting activity, including the creation of the status of private landlord in the finance law for 2026, as well as the Housing Recovery scheme, intended to encourage rental investment.

These measures are a step in the right direction but remain insufficient to sustainably revive the sector, which is marked by significant delays between decisions and implementation.

With the municipal elections approaching on March 15 and 22, 2026, the FFB Grand Paris Île-de-France emphasizes the central role of local authorities in reviving projects. It calls in particular for simplifying planning permissions, mobilizing available land, strengthening energy renovation, and facilitating access for SMEs to public procurement.

The FFB Grand Paris Île-de-France believes that the 2026 municipal elections must enable the first signs of improvement to be transformed into a sustainable dynamic of recovery.

According to Édouard Durier, Vice-President of the FFB Grand Paris Île-de-France in charge of economic affairs: "The first signs of improvement are real, but they are still insufficient to trigger a solid recovery. The sector needs stability and collective mobilization to sustainably revive construction in the Île-de-France region."