Stories of property searches led by our hunters: the brief, the strategy, the find.
Every mission is a story. Our accounts retrace real searches carried out by Home Select's hunters in Paris and Île-de-France: the initial brief, the obstacles encountered, the search strategy and the property eventually found. These testimonials illustrate the reality on the ground, far from marketing promises, to give you a concrete picture of what a property hunter delivers day to day.
124 articles
Urgent purchase after a quick sale: a 42 sqm 2-bedroom apartment found in 18 days in the 10th arrondissement. Budget 420,000 euros, 4.3% negotiation by our property hunter.
A single mother found a 55 sqm 3-bedroom in Montmartre with our property hunter. Budget 480,000 euros, 5.4% negotiation in the 18th arrondissement.
Successful rental investment in the 17th arrondissement: a 22 sqm studio purchased for 215,000 euros with a gross yield of 4.7%. Found by our property hunter.
A young couple found a 3-bedroom Haussmann flat of 52 sqm with character near Voltaire in the 11th. Budget 520,000 euros, 3.8% negotiation by our property hunter.
A Swiss couple found a 35 sqm pied-a-terre in the 6th arrondissement through our property hunter. Budget 450,000 euros, 100% remote purchase.
Successful rental search in Paris 9th: a 40 m2 one-bedroom found in 10 days by our property hunter. Rent 1,450 euros/month for a budget of 1,500 euros.
A 3-bedroom with a 15 sqm terrace found in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Budget 700,000 euros, off-market property identified by our property hunter.
Successful mission in Courbevoie: a 78 sqm 4-bedroom with open views found in 7 weeks. Budget 620,000 euros, 6.1% negotiation by our property hunter.
A couple with a child found a 3-bedroom flat of 62 sqm in Boulogne-Billancourt through our property hunter. Budget 580,000 euros, negotiation of 5.2%.
Urgent search in Paris 11th: a 38 m2 one-bedroom found in 12 days by our property hunter. Budget 380,000 euros, 4.5% negotiation.
Home Select Duo offer: sale of a 3-bedroom and purchase of a 5-bedroom family apartment in the 16th arrondissement, coordinated in 10 weeks. Combined negotiation of 95,000 euros.
A 28-year-old first-time buyer purchases a 2-bedroom with terrace in Paris 19th. Property found in 5 weeks and negotiated to 312,000 euros (-5.5%) with a property hunter.
A couple looking to double their living space without leaving the 17th arrondissement. Found a 82 sqm 4-bedroom in 6 weeks, negotiated to 715,000 euros (-3.4%).
Family with 3 children searching for a house in Antony with precise requirements. Found a townhouse with a 350 sqm garden in 9 weeks, negotiated to 685,000 euros.
Young architect seeking an atypical loft in the 3rd arrondissement. A former 52 sqm artist studio found in 7 weeks, negotiated to 480,000 euros, or 9,231 euros/sqm.
Investor seeking a profitable studio in central Paris. Found off-market in the 4th arrondissement in 3 weeks, negotiated to 245,000 euros for 22 sqm.
Couple with two children looking for a 4-room family apartment in Paris. Found a 78 sqm apartment in the 12th in 6 weeks, negotiated at 620,000 euros (-5.3%).
London couple looking for a pied-a-terre in Paris 15th. Found a 2-room apartment of 45 sqm in 4 weeks, negotiated at 395,000 euros or 8,778 euros per sqm.
Retired couple seeking a 4-room apartment in the Saint-Sulpice quarter. Found an 85 m² flat in 8 weeks, negotiated to 1.15 million euros, or 13,530 euros/m².
Couple in their thirties looking for a 3-room apartment in lively Paris neighborhoods. Found in the 11th in 5 weeks, negotiated at 545,000 euros (-4.4%).
Franco-American family expatriated in Singapore buys a 110 sqm 5-room apartment in the 16th for 1,280,000 euros. Catherine Ziegler managed the entire mission remotely.
A 39-year-old professional, tenant for 12 years, buys her first property in Paris: a 45 sqm 2-bedroom in the 14th for 420,000 euros. 4.5% negotiation in 6 weeks.
A 27-year-old engineer buys his first apartment in Paris: a 38 sqm 2-bedroom in the 20th for 310,000 euros. The Home Select property hunter negotiates a 6.1% discount in 5 weeks.
Investor purchases a 28 sqm studio in Batignolles (Paris 17th) for 265,000 euros, negotiated 8% below asking. Estimated gross rental yield of 4.5%. Mission completed in 3 weeks.
A family torn between Paris and Vincennes bought an 88 sqm 4-bedroom with a 15 sqm terrace in Vincennes for 720,000 euros, negotiated 5.9% below asking. Full case study.
From renter to homeowner: a 3-bedroom apartment of 65 sqm for 480,000 euros in the 20th arrondissement. 38,000 euros negotiated off the price in 6 weeks by Home Select.
A young working couple bought a 72 sqm 3-bedroom in Charenton-le-Pont for 540,000 euros, negotiated 5.3% below asking. The Home Select property hunter closed the deal in 4 weeks.
Premium 110 m² apartment with Eiffel Tower views for 1,450,000 euros in the 16th. 100,000 euro negotiation in 9 weeks. Home Select mission.
A family with one child bought an 82 sqm 4-bedroom with continuous balcony in the 12th near Nation for 780,000 euros, negotiated 4.9% below asking. 5-week mission.
Buying after divorce: a 2-bedroom apartment of 45 sqm for 395,000 euros in the 10th arrondissement. 30,000 euros negotiated off the price in 5 weeks by property hunter Home Select.
A couple in their thirties purchased a 68 sqm 3-bedroom in Paris' 9th arrondissement for 635,000 euros, negotiated 5.2% below asking price. Duration: 6 weeks.
Urgent purchase: 58 sqm 3-room apartment found in 12 days in the 11th arrondissement. Price negotiated to 520,000 euros. Mission led by the Home Select property hunter.
Rental investment: 2-bedroom with terrace at 310,000 euros in Charenton-le-Pont. Gross rental yield of 4.8%. 25,000 euro negotiation by Home Select property hunter.
A freelance architect purchased a 95 sqm loft under an industrial glass roof in the 11th arrondissement for 845,000 euros. How our property hunter found this off-market property.
Family: 85 sqm 4-bedroom with private garden at 720,000 euros in Boulogne-Billancourt. 55,000 euros negotiation in 8 weeks by Home Select.
A family from the 12th arrondissement bought a 120 sqm house with garden in Saint-Mande for 1,150,000 euros, negotiated 6% below the asking price. Full mission story.
Student couple: first purchase of a 28 sqm studio at 245,000 euros in the 15th arrondissement. 20,000 euro negotiation by the Home Select property hunter.
A British expat family purchased an 85 sqm 4-bedroom in the 15th arrondissement for 780,000 euros. Complete remote search by Catherine Ziegler.
A couple buys a 58 m2 3-bedroom to renovate in the 10th for 430,000 euros, 9.5% below renovated market price. Renovation strategy by Catherine Ziegler.
Young retirees: purchase of a 78 sqm 4-bedroom with balcony for 695,000 euros in the 12th. 40,000 euros negotiation in 6 weeks by Marie Esmieu-Fournel.
American couple: purchase of a 95 sqm apartment at 1,280,000 euros near Luxembourg Gardens. 70,000 euro negotiation by Catherine Ziegler, property hunter.
A young American diplomat buys a 45 sqm 2-bedroom in the 7th arrondissement for 495,000 euros. 4.8% negotiation achieved by Catherine Ziegler.
Successful mission: 62 m2 3-bedroom bought for 585,000 euros near Denfert-Rochereau. 35,000 euro negotiation in 5 weeks by Home Select property hunter.
An investor acquires a 42 m² 2-bedroom apartment in Asnieres-sur-Seine for 265,000 euros, 6.3% below the listed price. Gross yield of 5.2%.
An expatriate couple returning from Singapore found a 68 sqm 3-room apartment in the 15th arrondissement in 7 weeks. Negotiation of 5.2% by Catherine Ziegler.
A 27-year-old first-time buyer purchases her first studio of 22 m2 in Paris 20th for 195,000 euros. A 7.1% negotiation achieved by the property hunter.
An investor acquires a 25 sqm studio in the 9th arrondissement for 218,000 euros, 8% below asking price. Gross yield of 4.1%.
A mother of two finds a 78 sqm 4-bedroom in the 11th through the off-market network of the Home Select property hunter. Unpublished property, 4.8% negotiation.
A couple based in Dunkirk found a 38 sqm pied-a-terre in Paris in 3 weeks thanks to Catherine Ziegler, property hunter. Negotiation of 5.4%.
A couple with a child found a 62 sqm 3-bedroom in the 17th arrondissement of Paris in 5 weeks. 7% negotiation achieved by the property hunter.
Expatriate couple returning from Singapore: 88 sqm 4-room apartment purchased in the 15th arrondissement for 760,000 euros after -6% negotiation. Purchase organised from abroad.
Family with 3 children: 105 sqm 5-bedroom purchased in Alesia (Paris 14th) for 980,000 euros, negotiated -8%. 10-week search by the Home Select property hunter.
First purchase in Paris after 14 months of unsuccessful solo searching. 45 sqm 2-bedroom in the 20th bought for 340,000 euros with a property hunter. Full mission account.
A 72 m2 three-bedroom purchased near the Canal Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement for 650,000 euros, negotiated at -6%. A couple in their thirties assisted by Home Select.
Purchase of a pied-a-terre in the 6th arrondissement of Paris: a 48 sqm two-bedroom on rue de Seine, 620,000 euros after -7% negotiation. Home Select property hunter mission.
British expatriate family: 95 sqm 4-room apartment with terrace purchased in Boulogne-Billancourt for 890,000 euros. Negotiation -5%. Property hunter Home Select.
An American expatriate purchased a 120 sqm 5-room apartment in the 16th arrondissement of Paris for 1,350,000 euros. Remote purchase, -8% negotiation. Full story.
Purchase of a 3-bedroom 65 sqm flat in the Marais in Paris for 780,000 euros after a 6% negotiation. How to find a residential property in a tourist neighborhood. Home Select mission.
A family search for a 4-bedroom apartment in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, near the Buttes-Chaumont park. 82 m2 purchased at 520,000 euros after a 7% negotiation. Home Select mission.
Rental investment Paris 11th: a 68 m² 3-bedroom apartment bought for 485,000 euros instead of 530,000 euros. Gross yield 4.2%. Full account of the Home Select mission.
Successful mission Paris 19th: a 62 sqm 3-bedroom with a view of Buttes-Chaumont found in 4 weeks, negotiated to 445,000 euros (-6.3%). Case study by Home Select.
Successful mission Paris 14th: a 38 m² 2-bedroom apartment purchased for 310,000 euros for rental investment, gross yield of 4.6%. Report by Marie Esmieu-Fournel.
Successful mission Paris 6th: a 28 sqm studio purchased for 295,000 euros for rental investment, 3.8% gross yield. Story by Marie Esmieu-Fournel.
Successful mission Puteaux: an 82 sqm 4-bedroom flat found in 6 weeks for a couple on a professional transfer, negotiated at 495,000 euros (-5.7%). Account by Frederic Girard.
Successful mission in Antony-Bourg-la-Reine: a 95 sqm house with garden found in 8 weeks for a family, negotiated to 565,000 euros (minus 6.2%). Full story.
Successful mission: a 105 m² Haussmannian 5-bedroom apartment found in the 17th, negotiated to 980,000 euros (-5.8%). Couple with 2 children supported by Home Select.
Successful mission Paris 15th: a 3-bedroom apartment of 55 sqm found in 7 weeks for a single mother, negotiated at 430,000 euros (-6.5%). Story by Catherine Ziegler.
Successful mission: a 78 sqm 4-room apartment found in 6 weeks for a Parisian couple, negotiated at 620,000 euros (-5.3%). Full account by Home Select.
Successful mission Paris 10th: a 3-bedroom off-market flat of 58 sqm found in 5 weeks, negotiated at 485,000 euros (-7.6%). Account of a search led by Home Select.
Property hunter finds a 28 sqm studio in the 6th arrondissement for a pied-a-terre. Off-market property acquired at 310,000 euros, 4.6% negotiation. Remote mission.
A property hunter helps an academic buy a 42 m² 2-bedroom in the 5th arrondissement. Price negotiated from 475,000 to 445,000 euros, saving 30,000 euros (6.3%).
Property hunter finds a premium 68 m² 3-bedroom apartment in Passy off-market. Price negotiated to 785,000 euros, a 5.3% discount. Senior retiree buyer.
A property hunter guides a Parisian couple toward Boulogne-Billancourt. 4-bedroom flat of 80 sqm acquired at 620,000 euros, 4.6% negotiation. Mission completed in 6 weeks.
Property hunter helps a first-time buyer purchase a 45 sqm 2-bedroom apartment in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Price negotiated to 365,000 euros, saving 7.6%. Mission completed in 5 weeks.
Property hunter finds a 3-bedroom apartment of 62 sqm in the 11th for a relocating couple. 4.3% negotiation in 3 weeks. Budget 580,000 euros.
A property hunter finds a 38 m² 2-bedroom apartment in the 11th for an investor. Negotiated price 330,000 euros, gross yield 6.2%. Mission completed in 6 weeks.
A property hunter helps a young couple buy a 3-bedroom flat of 58 sqm in the 11th in Paris. Price negotiated at 520,000 euros, saving of 25,000 euros.
Property hunter finds an 85 sqm apartment with an 18 sqm terrace in Paris 12th. Price negotiated to 695,000 euros (-6.0%). 7-week search.
A property hunter found a 72 sqm 4-bedroom in the 16th arrondissement in 5 weeks. Budget 780,000 euros, negotiation of 5.1%.
Laurena, 27, a first-time buyer, leaves her flat-share for a one-bedroom with terrace in Beaugrenelle, 15th arrondissement, at 289,000 euros. Found in 10 days by Home Select.
Flora, a first-time buyer, wins a sealed-bid sale in the 11th arrondissement for a 3-bedroom, 65 m2 flat at 524,500 euros. Margin over the next bidder: 4,000 euros. Assisted by Home Select.
An expatriate couple in North America bought a pied-a-terre in the 15th with Eiffel Tower views thanks to Catherine Ziegler. Offer made based on photos, full renovation supervision at distance.
Sylvain, a first-time buyer, fails for 6 months on his own then buys a 35 sqm in the 15th for 370,000 euros with the Home Select property hunter. Offer at asking price, move-in ready.
Nicolas and Lucie, expatriates in England, bought a 47 sqm apartment in the 8th arrondissement near the Champs-Elysees thanks to Catherine Ziegler. Purchased based on photos, without financing contingency.
Emilie, a thirty-something who owns a studio, buys a 2-bedroom with rooftop views in the 15th for 300,000 euros after negotiating 40,000 euros off the asking price. Found in under a month.
Barbara, a young professional moving from the south, buys a 44 sqm 2-bedroom in the 8th arrondissement near Parc Monceau with Catherine Ziegler, property hunter at Home Select.
Bernard, a retiree in Aix-en-Provence, buys a 43 m² 2-bedroom near Nation for 345,000 euros in 3 weeks with Home Select. Renovation included: 388,000 euros all-in.
Daniel, a first-time buyer, leaves his noisy studio for a 36 sqm 2-bedroom in the 15th arrondissement at 370,000 euros, found in 3 weeks thanks to Home Select.
A first-time buyer couple living in Tokyo purchased a 113 sqm apartment in the 10th arrondissement for 1,120,000 euros thanks to two Home Select property hunters working in tandem over a single week.
How property hunter Sophie Rivière helped a young family find a 105 sqm apartment near Square Gardette in Paris's 11th arrondissement.
A Franco-American businessman and his partner buy a 100 sqm apartment in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Property found before the mandate was even signed, negotiated from 1,120,000 to 1,075,000 euros.
A Rouen-based couple with 3 children buys an art deco 2-bedroom on the 8th floor in the 9th arrondissement for a buy-to-let investment. Found and signed the same day.
After 3 years in a serviced apartment, a young retiree finds a fully renovated 4-bedroom flat in Sceaux with the help of a property hunter. Search completed in 3 months during lockdown.
A loyal client entrusts his second search to Home Select for a rental investment in Seine-Saint-Denis. A 3-bedroom apartment with parking found in one day of viewings.
A family of 6 found a 125 sqm 5-bedroom between Bastille and Nation in the 11th arrondissement, negotiated to 1.05M euros by a property hunter.
Catherine Ziegler, property hunter at Home Select, found a 3-bedroom Haussmann flat of 68 sqm in Batignolles for a couple of doctors, negotiated at 590,000 euros.
After a year of solo searching, a first-time buyer found a 34 m2 off-market 2-bedroom apartment in the 13th arrondissement of Paris thanks to a property hunter. Budget: 240,000 euros.
A couple expecting their second child found a 95 sqm dual-aspect 4-bedroom in Daumesnil in the 12th, negotiated to 780,000 euros by a property hunter.
A couple with 2 children found a 70 sqm top-floor apartment with balconies on Place Felix Eboue in the 12th arrondissement. 3 months of searching, final budget of 707,000 euros including renovations.
A lawyer and single mother finds an atypical ground-floor garden apartment in Charenton-le-Pont in 3 weeks. Budget 530,000 euros, 6% negotiation, property found at 500,000 euros.
A 26-year-old first-time buyer purchased a 28 sqm studio in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, negotiated to 235,000 euros with a property hunter. Mission account.
Catherine Ziegler found a 155 sqm duplex with terrace near Victor Hugo in the 16th for a family of 5, negotiated 110,000 euros below the asking price.
A buyer based outside Paris finds a 78 m² off-market property in the 12th arrondissement of Paris in 48 hours thanks to his property hunter. The story of a mission where responsiveness changed everything.
A retired couple found a 110 sqm art deco apartment in Passy in the 16th arrondissement, negotiated to 1.15M euros by a Home Select property hunter.
How a couple with 2 children found a 117 m² five-bedroom apartment in the 14th arrondissement of Paris in 3 weeks, with a 13% negotiation below the listed price.
Successful mission in the 15th: a 72 m2 dual-aspect 3-bedroom found in the Convention neighborhood, negotiated to 620,000 euros for a couple with a toddler.
Former 85 sqm commercial premises converted into a loft in the 10th purchased for 580,000 euros instead of 645,000 euros. The Home Select property hunter secured the change of use.
Catherine Ziegler found a 130 sqm 5-bedroom apartment with Eiffel Tower views between Trocadero and Grenelle, negotiated to 1.52M euros for a Franco-American family.
A five-bedroom apartment of 110 m² in the 12th arrondissement purchased for 920,000 euros for a family of five. Catherine Ziegler negotiated a 6% discount and found the property in 6 weeks.
How a property hunter found 65 sqm of commercial premises in the 2nd arrondissement, converted into an office for a design studio, negotiated to 380,000 euros.
A 30 m2 studio in the 20th purchased at 215,000 euros by a 28-year-old first-time buyer with no family help. A 7% negotiation achieved by the Home Select property hunter.
A 55 sqm 2-bedroom with exposed beams in the Marais purchased for 530,000 euros instead of 575,000 euros. The Home Select property hunter found the property off-market.
A Parisian family found a 145 sqm house with a garden in Garches with the help of a property hunter, negotiated at 920,000 euros after 8 weeks of searching.
After 8 months of unsuccessful solo searching, a first-time buyer found a 3-bedroom in the Marais with the help of a property hunter. The story of a complex mission.
Three-bedroom 70 m2 apartment in Boulogne-Billancourt purchased for 595,000 euros on the buyer's childhood street. Targeted search within a micro-area of just 3 streets.
How a property hunter found a 92 sqm 4-bedroom in Neuilly-sur-Seine in just 3 weeks, negotiated to 885,000 euros for a family with 2 children.
A four-bedroom apartment with an 80 sqm private garden in Asnieres-sur-Seine purchased for 520,000 euros with the help of property hunter Home Select. Negotiation of -8% off the asking price.
A couple of expatriates in Singapore bought a 45 sqm apartment in the 10th arrondissement as a rental investment, entirely managed remotely by a Home Select property hunter.
Expat family returning from Dubai: 4-bedroom 95 sqm in the 15th purchased for 785,000 euros before their arrival in France. Search managed entirely remotely.
Three-bedroom 75 sqm flat in the 16th purchased for 680,000 euros for an executive with exacting criteria. 3 months of searching, 42 properties analyzed, -5% negotiated.
Completed mission: a 29-year-old first-time buyer found his first apartment in Menilmontant thanks to a property hunter, negotiated 22,000 euros below the listed price.
62 m2 three-bedroom in Batignolles purchased for 545,000 euros off-market through property hunter Frederic Girard's building caretaker network. Mission story.
How our property hunter found a 180 sqm Haussmann apartment in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, negotiated 130,000 euros below the asking price.
A 38 m2 pied-a-terre in the 7th arrondissement purchased at 395,000 euros instead of 425,000 euros. Mission completed in 5 weeks for an executive based in Lyon.
On average, our hunters visit between 15 and 25 apartments to present only 3 to 5 to the client. This upstream filtering is what saves buyers considerable time and ensures every presented viewing is relevant.
At Home Select, 96% of our mandates result in a successful purchase. The rare failures come from changes in the client's life plans (relocation, separation) or criteria incompatible with the budget in a given area.
Yes, all our accounts are based on real missions carried out by our hunters. Client first names are changed to respect their privacy, but the details of the search, property and neighbourhood are authentic.
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