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Rural land: more expensive agricultural land and less land take in 2022

Rural land: more expensive agricultural land and less land take in 2022

Building materials business down in the first quarter of 2023

Building materials business down in the first quarter of 2023

Building permits continue to fall in April

Building permits continue to fall in April

Old real estate prices go into the red

Old real estate prices go into the red

Note on the real estate situation of the Notaries of France, April 2023

Note on the real estate situation of the Notaries of France, April 2023

New home reservations fall to a historic low in the 1st quarter

New home reservations fall to a historic low in the 1st quarter

Conjuncture | 31/05/23
Building permits continue to fall in April The number of building permits issued over the last 12 known months (May 2022-April 2023) continued to fall in April, to 431.800, according to estimates released on Wednesday May 31 by the Ministry of Ecological Transition. This is 14,3% less than during the period May 2021-April 2022.
Conjuncture | 30/05/23
Old real estate prices go into the red "A real shock": the real estate crisis seems to be confirmed with a first drop since 2015 in prices in the old, a trend largely due to the difficulties of households to borrow and which is likely to continue.
Study / Review / Report | 26/05/23
Rural land: more expensive agricultural land and less land take in 2022 Agricultural land sold at exorbitant prices in 2022 and its artificialization fell to its lowest "for thirty years", rural land regulator Safer announced on Thursday May 25 during the presentation of its annual report.
Economy | 24/05/23
Patrick Martin, candidate for the presidency of Medef, advocates growth in the face of the climate crisis The current number two of the Medef and candidate for its presidency Patrick Martin presented Tuesday, May 23 a program pleading the need for growth to solve the climate crisis and ensure the sustainability of the French social model.
UNICEM | Conjuncture | 22/05/23
Building materials business down in the first quarter of 2023 In response to a persistent inflationary environment (resulting from tensions over energy, raw materials, food and wages), central banks have initiated a cycle of interest rate hikes which, to date, have not probably hasn't come to an end yet.
Conjuncture | 22/05/23
Note on the real estate situation of the Notaries of France, April 2023 The volume of second-hand housing transactions cumulatively over the last twelve months in France (excluding Mayotte) reached 1.083.000 transactions at the end of February 2023. Since August 2021, this volume has been contracting after an extremely concentrated and exceptional upward period, thus regaining the level observed just before the health crisis.
Conjuncture | 16/05/23
New home reservations fall to a historic low in the 1st quarter Reservations for new homes with property developers fell in the first quarter of 2023 below the 20.000 mark, a historically low level, according to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Ecological Transition published on Tuesday May 16.
Economy | 15/05/23
Macron receives 200 foreign bosses, including Elon Musk, and announces 13 billion euros in investments Emmanuel Macron receives Monday more than 200 big bosses of foreign multinationals, including Elon Musk, for the sixth edition of "Choose France", marked by a record amount of 13 billion euros of investments announced, which should make it possible to create 8.000 jobs .
Economy | 12/05/23
Real estate credit: banks open to easing under conditions Faced with the “significant slowdown” in real estate credit observed since “early 2022”, French banks are ready to “discuss” regulatory easing, said Friday May 12 the director general of the French Banking Federation (FBF), Maya Atig.
Study / Review / Report | 11/05/23
Decline in the volume of activity of local businesses at the start of the year, according to a barometer The activity of local businesses in the crafts, trade or even the liberal professions fell in volume during the first quarter, even if the turnover continued to grow, according to a barometer published Wednesday, May 10 by the 'U2P and the Xerfi Institute.
Economy | 10/05/23
Banque des Territoires announces loans of 2 billion euros to renovate 10.000 schools An envelope of 2 billion euros in loans will be made available to municipalities, departments and regions to finance the renovation work of 10.000 schools, colleges and high schools by 2027 via an "acceleration plan", announced Tuesday May 9 the Bank of Territories.
Study / Review / Report | 10/05/23
Real estate: rising prices and insufficient supply are becoming alarming in coastal areas Adequation, a consulting and real estate market research company, analyzes the French coastal areas and warns of the urgency of remedying the residential segregation of these areas while providing some solutions to counter well-identified mechanisms.
Conjuncture | 09/05/23
INSEE confirms its growth forecast of 0,2% in the second quarter French GDP growth should reach 0,2% in the second quarter, as in the first, INSEE said on Friday, confirming its previous estimate. "The growth overhang for 2023 would amount to 0,5% at the end of the second quarter", details INSEE in its latest economic report.
Economy | 05/05/23
Real estate credit: the Banque de France does not want to "push the French into over-indebtedness" The Banque de France does not want to "push the over-indebtedness of the French", reacted Friday its governor François Villeroy de Galhau, after the Minister of the Economy said Thursday that he wanted to discuss adjustments to the current conditions of mortgage.
Study / Review / Report | 04/05/23
Real estate, a safe haven for millennials anxious to build up retirement capital and ready to compromise to become homeowners Real estate is a safe haven for 18-34 year olds, particularly in the current economic and social context. This is the conclusion of the survey conducted in April 2023 by Yougov for Pretto, a specialist in online mortgage brokerage.
Economy | 04/05/23
Making real estate credit more flexible: Bruno Le Maire and François Villeroy de Galhau will discuss it Bruno Le Maire will meet on Friday with the Governor of the Banque de France François Villeroy de Galhau to consider adjustments to the rate of wear and a relaxation of the rules governing real estate loans, said the Minister of Economy Thursday May 4.
Economy | 04/05/23
Inflation, growth: senators criticize the government for its "optimistic" forecasts A few days after similar criticisms from the High Council of Public Finances (HCFP), several senators in turn criticized on Wednesday May 3 the government's "optimistic" forecasts for growth and inflation.
Study / Review / Report | 02/05/23
Rising global construction costs: France resists better than its European neighbors, but for how long? Arcadis, an international engineering and consulting company, unveils the 2023 edition of its "International Construction Cost Index" report, entitled "New Horizons". Aimed at investors, this index compares construction costs around the world each year, by ranking 100 cities.
Economy | 02/05/23
The rise in mortgage rates continues in May, the more market recovery expected for the 3rd quarter Pretto, leader in 100% digital mortgage brokerage, observes this month the rates charged by its banking partners. The month of May was again marked by a rise in real estate rates in line with that of usury: rates over 25 years thus rose by 26 cents, to reach 3,80% on average.
Study / Review / Report | 28/04/23
Building permits fall, the new construction crisis continues The crisis is here: the number of building permits continued its inexorable fall in March, prompting increasingly pressing calls from the housing world for action by the public authorities.