Real estate hunter Paris 16: search and find a Haussmannian apartment
Found! Discover an urgent search conducted by Monica PARIS, our Paris apartment hunter.
The real estate project
My clients, a young dynamic executive couple renting in PARIS, currently want to become the owner of their Main Residence and take advantage of the still very advantageous interests for a real estate purchase.
Why an apartment hunter?
A real estate search requires a lot of investment and free time. Their professional responsibility does not allow them to devote the necessary time and find the apartment corresponding to very specific criteria. The weekend is reserved for decompression and for their family life. Delegating this search was for them the essential solution to become an owner.
Why HOME SELECT REAL ESTATE HUNTER?
The HOME SELECT network was chosen for its responsiveness but also for its more reasonable fees on the current market.
What are the specifications?
The real estate search was very precise: an apartment with the Parisian charm of a Haussmannian building: Moldings, parquet floors, point of Hungary, fireplace, were essential criteria to make the wife's dream come true. The apartment must have at least 75 M2, two bedrooms, two bedrooms, be bright and with a fairly unobstructed view; which of course excludes the ground floors and courtyard views.Work is possible to modernize this property while maintaining its high charm ssmannian. A global budget has been planned for this acquisition, all costs included (research costs and notary fees) .But if the budget allowed it, why not a pavilion in Hauts-de-Seine.
What is the research sector?
Prospecting locations: Paris 16th, 17th, to be closer to their workplaces in Hauts-de-Seine where the search for the pavilion will be done.
What is the action plan?
These very specific specifications made it possible to define the following action plan: - Alert to all agencies in the defined districts and cities of Hauts-de-Seine- Monitoring of ads on numerous websites where I am on alert and receive new offers three times a day- Call to our privileged contacts (agency, individual )- Call our privileged contacts (agency, individual) who offer us properties before they are put online on the web- Verification of real estate agencies' websites because all properties do not are not on the WebThis type of Property is very rare on the market and the sectors are very popularS.
How did the research go?
A search is also great walks to find the property and new discoveries, Paris is so beautiful... I take the opportunity to say a little hello to the neighborhood agencies, share my research with them and create alerts but also professional links for my future research.My customers, very involved and reactive, want to have a selection of the products that I selected after having analyzed with individuals or agencies all the essential points of their search with individuals or agencies. Then we determine together who I visit in their place. They are also ready to make a first visit with me if I think it is the dream property. I made a selection of pavilions in Hauts-de-Seine that could correspond to them, but this search was quickly abandoned. Even if they had put forward this idea, they were not yet ready to venture and live outside Paris. My search was then focused only on an apartment in Paris that most closely matched their expectations.
Search in the 17th
Very extensive from west to east, the 17th includes several districts Ternes, Plaine-de-Monceaux, Batignolles and Épinettes. Even if the Plaine Monceaux district is the one where the concentration of Haussmannian buildings is the largest, it will be excluded from my research, the price per square meter is much too high. The Épinettes district is also excluded because it is much too far from their workplace.There is still the Ternes district with its very commercial avenue, and the Batignolles district.The search is not simple, my visit to the agencies is disappointing, few properties on the market meet the criteria.You will have to go instead to the Champerret gate to find apartments corresponding to the financial criteria; It is a neighborhood quite privileged at the crossroads of Neuilly sur Seine and Levallois-Perret.
Visit an apartment in Porte de Champerret selected and retained by my customers.
A visit is organized to visit the apartment and send a report. This property corresponds to the size, location, facade of the building, composition, but the discussion I had with the agency leads me to think that it has been on the market for a long time, so I suppose, I suppose, therefore, either that it is too expensive or that it has negative points. However, at the request of my customers, I set an appointment for a visit. The day before, my client told me that he wanted to come and visit this property with me because it is very close to his work. I cannot object to it. Even if the property corresponds by certain criteria, the visit is very disappointing, all the openings in the apartment overlook courtyards, which is quite oppressive. Of course it is rejected right away.On the Batignolles side, several apartments meet the criteria, but some visits prove to be disappointing: dark apartment, bar at the foot of the building, etc... But two apartments correspond to the criteria, for one of them the announcement was just published in the morning, for the other it is not yet on the market, for the other it is not yet on the market, I am hopeful, but unfortunately an offer to buy at the price has been made just before my visits. I had to face the facts, there are few goods on the market and they are sold very quickly.
Search in the 16th
The 16th is founded on three former villages integrated into the city of Paris in 1860: The district of Chaillot, the Village of Passy, the Village of Auteuil.The village of Auteuil is linked to the village of Passy by the opening of Avenue Mozart and to the Porte de Saint Cloud thanks to the Rue Michel Ange.The 16th is an arrondissement that has a large difference in real estate prices per square meter depending on the neighborhood (average price between 8,000€ and 14,000€) .I will therefore focus my research on the neighborhood between the village of Auteuil and the Porte de Saint Cloud, where I can find properties corresponding to the criteria of my customers with an average price of 8000 €/M2. This location also corresponds to their criteria. Despite my approaches to the agencies, I also note that there are not many properties for sale and as in the 17th they don't stay on the market for long. You have to be very reactive so as not to let things escape me.
Visit of the property acquired in the 16th
After selecting a property and submitting it to my clients who selected it, I organize the visit with the agency. During my new discussion with the agency where I obtained all the answers to my questions, I am convinced that this property can really correspond to the criteria essential to my customers. I discuss it with my client and then make an appointment at a time convenient for her to be present.The visit is going very well, my client is satisfied, this property meets all the criteria, beautiful facade, parquet flooring from Hungary, point of Hungary, very beautiful parquet floors, point of Hungary, very beautiful moldings, fireplace, luminosity. Only one point worries her, its price, above her budget. But any price is negotiable and I share my discussion on the subject with her with the agency, which gives her hope. A second visit is then organized for her husband who is also delighted; The visit is over, an offer is immediately made at a price lower than that proposed and entering into their budget.After some negotiations this offer is accepted by the seller with an extension of 5000 euros Everyone is satisfied. The purchasers' budget is respected, we are even a bit below.This offer was accepted without any fear by the seller, because our financial partner had previously validated the clients' real estate financing. For all our search mandate files, this verification is done systematically to assure sellers that our customers are reliable and that there will be no difficulty in paying the price and/or obtaining their real estate loan. This real estate brokerage company verifies, for all our clients very seriously and in a short time, their financing and their borrowing capacity. This approach is a guarantee of our seriousness and our commitment to offer security to all sellers.The first part of the mission fulfilled, I will remain at the side of my customers and provide them with support and follow-up, from the signing of the promise of sale to the final completion of the sale.Seller and purchaser each have their own notary. According to the notarial agreements, the signing of the promise of sale will be done at the seller's notary because the property is in Paris and the purchasers' notary resides in the Province. The notaries took care to specify a clause relating to water damage discovered in the apartment. Everything was seen and went well.
How did you find the property? After how long?
My field research was not productive, I saw an internet ad from an agency from the 16th, with whom I had a very good contact and whom I do not hesitate to contact for my new searches. This apartment was found after ONE month. For lack of luck, I had only visited very few properties corresponding to the criteria, these properties are rare and are very quickly the subject of an offer to purchase.
What is the description of the property found?
The building with a beautiful facade is located on Rue Michel Ange, a one-way street, quite wide with large sidewalks, which has the advantage of not having direct access to each other. The building is not very far from the village of Auteuil where all the shops and regularly a food market are located.The apartment is located on the third floor, it is very bright, it has an area of 74 M2, includes a kitchen, a large living room and two bedrooms, parquet floor and two bedrooms, parquet flooring from Hungary, point of Hungary, fireplace, fireplace, beautiful moldings, open view, brightness.The buyers are considering work to bring this apartment to their liking.
How did the customer decide?
The buyers decided on the first visit, this apartment was a favorite, it met all the essential criteria of their search and the negotiated price was perfectly in line with their budget. I was also satisfied, I fully understood their expectations.
Has any work been done?
Work will be done to make the apartment perfectly match their vision. (Expansion of the living room, new bathroom, painting and maybe kitchen).
The conclusion of your Paris apartment hunter
Looking for a main residence is very difficult, especially for first-time buyers. He really has to have a crush and be able to project himself into the property visited. It is essential to listen, to understand the needs and the essential points of the client and above all to find the property that fits perfectly into the budget. It is sometimes difficult but you have to be pugnacious and not give up. At first, customers wanted to wait another year to benefit from a larger budget. A similar search in the same neighborhoods allowed me to convince them to make this purchase today; properties met their criteria, even if they were rare.It is difficult to predict a real estate purchase in a year with a budget already defined, we cannot be sure of the prices that will then be charged, given the recovery of the Real Estate Market (in the last quarter of 2015) and the possible evolution of real estate interest rates.
The final word for our customer
My customers were able to benefit from the services and support of the company HOME SELECT, through me, for the purchase of their main residence. They are satisfied with having made the decision to delegate their research, due to lack of availability. Thanks to their involvement and our collaboration, they have made the dream of becoming an owner a reality with a property meeting all the desired criteria. They were able to appreciate my responsiveness, my availability, my understanding of their project, my seriousness, the help and the relationship with professionals (notaries) for the follow-up of the file.
