The Sunday
Notebook
Our weekly reading of the Paris property market. Every Sunday at 9am.
Zinc: UNESCO-listed, and 80 degrees in the sun
Eight months after UNESCO inscribed the craft of the Paris zinc roofer, the summer of 2026 is a reminder that a top-floor apartment under zinc is also a therm…
The Paris summer read backwards: who really sells in August
It is said every year that Paris comes to a standstill in August. The reality is more interesting. The city does not stop, it empties of half its buyers while…
Mortgages: the gap that will not last
3.44% over twenty years. The rate on display in August 2026 is holding firm, even as the French OAT, the benchmark for bank refinancing, breaks through the fo…
Buying an F or G in Paris in 2026: three steps to take before signing
The timetable on energy-inefficient homes shifts in early 2026. For the Paris buyer weighing up a poorly rated property, three precise checks matter more than…
Rent controls in Paris are no longer a political gamble, they are a calculation input
Many investor buyers still treat rent controls as a transitional constraint, tied to a political debate that could yet turn. A recent decree and a retroactive…
Is it really worth waiting for the Senate vote before buying in Paris?
The idea is doing the rounds in meetings: postpone the acquisition until December, long enough to know. An apparent prudence which, on closer inspection, cost…
A Paris summer: the seasonal mechanics of an imbalance
July and August quietly reshuffle the deck in Paris. Demand withdraws, supply remains, the room for negotiation widens. Not to seize mythical bargains, but to…
Vacancy in Paris: why the new tax will not bring prices down
Paris will double its tax on vacant dwellings in 2027. To many, the measure heralds a breath of fresh air for buyers. The mechanism is real, its effect on pri…
Before signing: the three documents that reveal a co-ownership's trajectory
A preliminary contract is signed on an apartment. It ought to be signed on a co-ownership. Here are the three documents that allow one to read its ten-year tr…
Batignolles, anatomy of a €10,100 per square metre average
The neighbourhood average stands at €10,089 per square metre as of 1 May 2026. That figure, accurate as it is, teaches almost nothing. Here is what it conceals.
What a quarter of a point really changes
On 11 June, the ECB is expected to raise its deposit rate after a year of immobility. For the Paris buyer, the mechanics are less spectacular than the headlin…
Paris market: the negotiation window may close this summer
The Notaires du Grand Paris have published their figures for the first quarter of 2026. The Paris market is stabilising, prices are holding. But the balance i…
Paris short-term rentals: the new arithmetic facing the investor-buyer
Since 20 May 2026, every furnished short-term rental let in France must carry a thirteen-character registration number. In Paris, this administrative seal com…
