French Property Market Trends In Decembre 2008
Considering the current property market situation theres no need to say the tendencies are changing. Buyers are now more interested in buying quality properties with great features and in dream places. Everybody will understand why they want to use their money for something which is worth the deal.
As a consequence interesting properties in Brittany are usually stone longeres sometimes with outbuildings. A 2bedroom stone house in the area of Carhaix and Corlay is representative of the region and can be acquired for 65000 if you dont mind some refurbishment work. With a 140000 budget you will be able to purchase a 3bedroom longere set in two acres of garden near Loudeac and Josselinm with only a painting work needed in some cases but most of the time the property will be ready to move in! See for instance the references no 10626 and 7396 on Sextant website for such properties.
Further south in the Languedoc region small budgets also have their chance. In the area of Beziers you will find cheaper properties because they dont face the sea but are still located in great areas and close to the seaside. That is why 120000 will buy you a 2bedroom village house with terrace such as the reference 10397. If you wanted a property in Carcassone and cant afford it then Limoux is the place for you! There you will get a 3bedroom villa for 215000. This is definitely cheaper than the famous city and only 20 mins from there. For those who fall in love with stone houses then the Gard region is a good alternative as the region has lots of affordable stone properties. Whats more as it is very close to the Provence area the Gard has all the assets of the famous region and is definitely cheaper! That is why you will be able to buy a stone Mas with land for 280000 in this wonderful region. See for such offers the reference number 12961. Not far from Perpignan and also cheaper the Narbonne area offers large stone houses with land from 150000.
In the PoitouCharentes region the purchase tendencies concern the Charente department where village houses attract lots of buyers. They are interested for instance in 2bedroom village houses located around Montbron and Aubeterre. For 77000 this kind of property needs some refurbishment such as the reference no. 9857 and for 90000 they are ready to move in. Manor houses in the region of Cognac are also very much soughtafter as you can buy one for 250000 with 1000m2 of garden and three bedrooms. As for farmhouses buyers like them because they often come with several outbuildings offering lots of possibilities for conversion and extension. For example 200000 will buy you a farmhouse set in three acres of land with outbuildings near SauzeVaussais. Last but not least charentaises longeres are no need to tell very famous. A typical Charentaise house around MaixentlEcole will consequently cost you 137800 as you can see on the reference no.10261.
About the writer: Matthieu Cany is Director of Sextant French Property
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