Luxury property finders in Paris: the 2026 comparison

Ten firms make up the high-end property search market in Paris. Nine publish a figured fee scale: rates run from 1% to 4.5% of the price, almost always success-based, and are usually banded. The tenth charges the buyer nothing and is paid out of the selling agent's commission. Watch the calculation basis, which differs from firm to firm: displayed price, net seller price or completed price. Three firms add a share of the negotiated saving, which can reach 20% of the amount saved. This comparison brings together their public data, real prestige-market prices by arrondissement, and the criteria that set a luxury search apart from a standard one.

data surveyed on 2 and 3 August 2026

Where to start, depending on your project

A comparison of ten firms is not meant to be read top to bottom. Depending on what you are looking for, two or three columns are enough to decide. Here are which ones.

You are targeting an exceptional property above €2M

Start with the scale and its calculation basis: at this price level, the applicable band and the assessable base weigh more than the headline rate. Then check genuine off-market access, because above €2M a large share of properties never appears in a listing, and ask how that access is actually built: partner agencies, notaries, wealth managers or direct approaches to owners.

You are buying from abroad

The Languages column, then the firms whose non-resident clientele is their core business. Always ask about video viewings, written reports, power of attorney for completion, and coordination with a broker used to non-resident files.

You want to control the total cost, with no surprises

Three columns together: the rate, the calculation basis (purchase price or net seller price, a gap of more than 5%) and the negotiation share. A firm charging 2% that takes 10% of the saving obtained can cost more than a firm at 2.5% with no share.

You are searching in one very specific area

Team size and structure, and specialisation by district. On a targeted street or building, local coverage makes the difference, not the national size of the network.

You do not want a long commitment

The Mandate column. Practices in the panel range from 45 days to 12 months, exclusive or non-exclusive. Term, exclusivity and termination conditions are set out in the written mandate, which is mandatory before any search.

Discretion is your first requirement

Favour firms with a small client book that deliberately limit simultaneous searches, and ask how your project circulates within their network: a buyer's name in circulation pushes prices up.

The Paris luxury market in 2026, arrondissement by arrondissement

The high-end segment is not defined by an absolute price but by a gap from the local market. The top decile below is the threshold above which the most expensive 10% of sales in each arrondissement take place: it is the observable entry point to the prestige market. The data comes from transactions actually registered, not from asking prices.

Price per sqm by arrondissement: ordinary market and prestige threshold

Transactions in 2025, DGFiP DVF database, April 2026 release. The length of the line is the prestige premium: the longer it is, the more the high end costs relative to the ordinary market in the same arrondissement.

Arrondissement	Prestige districts	Median price per sqm	Top decile per sqm	2025 transactions	Prestige sales per year
6e	Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Odéon, Luxembourg	14,500 €	25,500 €	848	85
7e	Invalides, Gros-Caillou, Université	14,400 €	25,000 €	1,024	102
8e	Champs-Élysées, Faubourg-du-Roule, Madeleine	12,300 €	23,600 €	755	76
1er	Louvre, Palais-Royal, Place Vendôme	12,500 €	19,800 €	304	30
4e	Ile Saint-Louis, southern Marais, Saint-Paul	13,000 €	19,600 €	607	61
5e	Latin Quarter, Jardin des Plantes, Val-de-Grâce	12,000 €	19,200 €	1,009	101
3e	northern Marais, Arts-et-Métiers, Enfants-Rouges	12,200 €	17,600 €	782	78
2e	Vivienne, Gaillon, Mail	11,400 €	16,400 €	418	42
16e	Passy, Auteuil, Chaillot, La Muette	11,000 €	16,300 €	2,613	261
17e	Ternes, Monceau, Batignolles	10,300 €	14,700 €	2,761	276

Source: the DVF database from the French tax authority (DGFiP) via data.gouv.fr, 2025 transactions, April 2026 release. How to read it: in the 6th arrondissement, 10% of sales are above €25,500/sqm, against a median of €14,500/sqm. The prestige sales column follows from the definition of the decile: it equals 10% of the arrondissement's transactions. Across these ten arrondissements: around 1,110 sales a year above the top decile, roughly four per working day. That is the order of magnitude of the market all the firms in this comparison share. Arrondissements are ordered by descending top decile.

Price per sqm by arrondissement: ordinary market and prestige threshold

What your budget actually buys, arrondissement by arrondissement

The question that comes before choosing a finder: with a given budget, what floor area are you really targeting? The columns below divide the budget by the observed price per sqm. The last column is the most telling: it gives the area for €2M on an exceptional property, meaning at the top decile. The gap with the €2M column is the prestige premium.

Arrondissement	€1M buys	€2M buys	€5M buys	€2M on an exceptional property
6e	69 m²	138 m²	345 m²	78 m²
7e	69 m²	139 m²	347 m²	80 m²
8e	81 m²	163 m²	407 m²	85 m²
1er	80 m²	160 m²	400 m²	101 m²
4e	77 m²	154 m²	385 m²	102 m²
5e	83 m²	167 m²	417 m²	104 m²
3e	82 m²	164 m²	410 m²	114 m²
2e	88 m²	175 m²	439 m²	122 m²
16e	91 m²	182 m²	455 m²	123 m²
17e	97 m²	194 m²	485 m²	136 m²

Orders of magnitude calculated on 2025 DVF transactions (April 2026 release), excluding notary fees and search fees. How to read it: in the 7th arrondissement, €2M buys around 139 sqm on an ordinary property in the area, but around 80 sqm once it is an exceptional one. It is that difference, not the median price, that shapes a prestige search.

The six property types that structure the Paris prestige market

A high-end search is expressed in precise vocabulary. These six categories are not interchangeable: they draw on different networks, different timeframes and different pricing logics. Knowing which one you are targeting is what turns a vague search into an effective one.

Property type	Definition	What makes it rare	What drives the price
Hôtel particulier (private mansion)	A free-standing town house, usually over several floors, with a courtyard, a garden or both. The only Paris property offering a private entrance with no immediate neighbours.	The rarest property type in Paris. Sales usually happen with no public advertising at all, which makes them impossible to count from listings: only the notarial deed makes them visible, after the fact.	Price per sqm falls outside arrondissement benchmarks: it depends on the land, the ancillary space and the condition of the building. Searches are measured in months, not weeks.
Étage noble (piano nobile)	The second floor of a Haussmann building, historically the most prestigious: maximum ceiling height, a running balcony, original mouldings and parquet, and the tallest windows on the facade.	One per building. The scarcity is structural, not cyclical.	A consistent premium over the upper floors of the same building, all the stronger when original features are intact.
Top floor with terrace	A top-floor apartment with a level-access terrace, an open view and light from several orientations.	Highly sought after by owner-occupiers and investors alike. The combination of lift, terrace and view drastically narrows the eligible stock.	Outdoor space is valued at a fraction of the indoor price, but the view and the light are paid for beyond floor area: the most subjective line item in the market.
Reception apartment	A large apartment built around an enfilade of reception rooms, usually a double or triple living room, designed for entertaining. Often 200 sqm and above.	The stock is shrinking: many such floors have been divided over the decades. Intact enfilades have become rare.	Price turns on the quality of the layout, not just the floor area: a preserved enfilade is worth more than the same area chopped up.
Upscale pied-à-terre	A small or mid-sized property at a prime address, for occasional use. The requirements are the address, building security and ease of upkeep rather than floor area.	A very active segment among international and non-resident buyers, which keeps competition strong at the best addresses.	Price per sqm is often higher than for large units in the same building: small floor areas at rare addresses cost proportionally more.
Whole investment building	An entire building bought as a block, occupied or vacant, for wealth, rental or subdivision purposes. Outside the scope of a main residence.	Sales happen almost exclusively by private treaty, through the network of notaries, managers and property dealers.	Valuation depends on yield, occupancy and subdivision potential more than on the local price per sqm.

Definitions drawn from Paris market usage and from the structure of Haussmann buildings. A single property can fall into two categories, for instance an étage noble with an enfilade of reception rooms.

Luxury finder, prestige agency or searching alone: what actually changes

The three routes coexist and are not mutually exclusive: a finder works constantly with prestige agencies, which hold part of the mandates. This table describes market mechanisms, not a hierarchy of quality. A prestige agency is not less competent: it simply represents the other side of the transaction.

Criterion	With a luxury finder	Through a prestige agency	Searching alone
Who is represented	The buyer, exclusively	The seller, who mandates it	No one; you negotiate against professionals mandated by the seller
Range of accessible properties	The whole market: listings, inter-agency network and off-market properties	Its own portfolio of mandates	Listing portals, and whatever agencies choose to show
Remuneration	1.5 to 3.5% of the price, on success, paid by the buyer	3 to 6% of the price, paid by the seller and built into the asking price	No search fee, but the agency fee stays inside the property price
Interest in the negotiation	To bring the price down, unless it takes a share of the saving (check the mandate)	To get the best price for its client, therefore the highest price	Yours, but with no comparable transaction data to argue it
Confidentiality of your project	Sourcing is done in the firm's name; your identity is revealed only at offer stage	Your budget and criteria are known to the seller's side	Every viewing exposes your profile and your level of interest
Time invested by the buyer	A handful of targeted viewings, with the filtering done upstream	Variable, one agency per portfolio to cover	Continuous search and many viewings, in a market where the best properties go fast

A frequently misunderstood point: agency fees are already included in the asking price of a property sold through an agency. Buying without a finder does not remove them, it only leaves the buyer with no representative on their side.

The ten firms compared

The panel brings together property search firms active on the luxury, prestige or premium segment in Paris: a claimed high-end positioning, a dedicated prestige offer or an international wealth clientele. They are presented in strictly alphabetical order, with no scores and no ranking.

Verification policy, to read before the table. Each profile states plainly when and where its row was verified. Commercial terms are published only when they were read on the firm's own website. On 14 August 2026, every firm was read across several pages, not just its fees page: home, about, method, FAQ and legal notice, because mandate length often lives in the FAQ, headcount on the team page, and federation membership in a footer logo. Of the table's one hundred cells, ninety are sourced. The remaining ten show “not published”, mostly the mandate term, which four firms do not put online. We prefer an empty cell to a wrong one. “Not published” means neither that the data does not exist nor that it is unfavourable: it means the firm does not make it public on its own website. Any firm listed can send us its publishable data or request a correction: the row is updated within 72 hours.

Firm	Founded	Claimed positioning	Coverage	Team	Professional licence (carte T)	FCI	Languages	Mandate
Des Murs à Paris	2016	buyer-only, from studios to family houses, with a prestige segment	Paris and Île-de-France	two named founding partners on the site; total headcount not published	CPI 9201 2016 000 012 417	not mentioned on the site	French, English	not published
Early Birds	2014	premium generalist, all-female team, systematic neighbourhood checks	Central Paris and Hauts-de-Seine	team of female finders (headcount not published)	T15852 (Paris prefecture)	yes	French	45 days claimed
Home Catcher	2019	assumed luxury positioning (“Paris Luxury Buyer's Agent”): homes, buildings, investors	Paris and inner suburbs	not published	CPI 9201 2019 000 040 389	yes	French, English	3-month exclusive search mandate, renewable
Home Hunts	2005	international buyer's agent on the high end, under the “The Luxury Property Finders” signature	Paris and all its arrondissements, plus the Riviera, Provence, the Alps, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland	not published	CPI 1310 2016 000 003 365 (Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture)	not mentioned on the site	English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Swedish	not published
Home Select	2011	premium buyer-side, dedicated prestige offer and confidential off-market search	Paris (all 20 arrondissements) and 68 towns of Île-de-France	16 property finders	CPI 7501 (Paris CCI)	yes	French, English	non-exclusive search mandate
Homelike Home	2003	personalised search for purchase and rental, team specialised by area	Paris and Greater Paris, offices in around ten regions	“around thirty search officers”	CPI 7501 (Paris CCI)	yes	French, English	3-month exclusive search mandate, tacitly renewable
Mecaza	a brand of Apollo Immobilier, company founded in 2021	national generalist network covering purchase, buy-to-let and rental search, with a Paris offer	nationwide plus Spain; Paris through an office in Neuilly-sur-Seine	“over 80 property finders across France”	CPI 67012022000000044	not mentioned on the site	French; also operating in Spain	non-exclusive or exclusive mandate, each priced separately
Mon Chasseur Immo	2012	network claimed to be France's largest, with a dedicated prestige vertical	nationwide; in Paris, “39 finders specialised by arrondissement” (claimed)	around 150 independent finders	CPI 3402 2018 000 032 979	not mentioned on the site	French, English	exclusive, irrevocable 45-day term
Paris et Ailleurs	2018	discreet high-end, founders from luxury real estate	Paris and surroundings	two co-founders; total headcount not published	mentioned, number not recorded	yes	French	not published
Parlez-moi de Paris	2009	claimed specialist in Parisian properties of charm, prestige, character or luxury	Paris and Île-de-France	5 finders	number not published (legal notice carries no licence number; SIRET 527 874 135 00025)	yes	French, English	not published

Transparency of figures and off-market access

Publishing search times, volumes and average negotiation remains the exception in this market: most firms publish none. Off-market access, by contrast, is claimed by almost the entire panel, but with very uneven levels of detail: a few quantify their network, most keep to a general statement.

Firm	Published fees	Minimum	Success-only	Upfront fees	Negotiation share	Scale published	Published activity figures	Off-market
Des Murs à Paris	published banded scale, on the NET purchase price excluding agency and notary fees: a flat €12,000 up to €400,000, 3% from €400,001 to €600,000, 2.8% up to €800,000, 2.6% up to €1M, 2.4% up to €1.2M, 2.2% up to €1.5M, 2% above. A separate line covers atypical properties (terrace, loft, duplex, roof top): 3%, €12,000 minimum	€12,000 (flat up to €400,000, and the minimum on atypical properties)	yes, fees due only if you buy, payable on signature of the notarised deed	none for a purchase (“no file fees, no deposit”); for a rental search, a 50% deposit on the fee is due upfront	none in the published scale	yes	10 years of experience, 5 viewings on average, under 60 days to find (claimed)	claimed (“unearthing off-market properties”)
Early Birds	banded scale on the net seller price: 3.5% up to €300,000 (€8,500 minimum), 3% from €300,001 to €600,000, 2.75% from €600,001 to €900,000, 2.50% from €900,001 to €1.2M, 2.25% from €1.2M to €1.5M, 2% above €1.5M	€8,500 (band up to €300,000)	yes	none	10% of the negotiated saving	partial (ranges)	5 viewings on average (claimed)	claimed (“highly targeted sourcing including off-market”)
Home Catcher	between 1% and 3% incl. VAT of the displayed price, excluding notary fees (a range, with no published bands)	€8,900 incl. VAT (“from”)	yes (at key handover)	none	none	yes	85% of projects completed, 4.9/5 satisfaction (claimed)	claimed (“off-market properties not listed on portals”)
Home Hunts	a model unlike the rest of the panel: no fee charged to the buyer. The firm states it is paid out of the selling agent's commission (“our service is free, as we take a standard fee from the selling agent's commission”). No figures published	not applicable, no fee is borne by the buyer	not applicable on the buyer side, who pays the firm nothing	none	none	the remuneration model is published, the amounts are not	not published	not published
Home Select	2.5% of the purchase price (single published rate)	€10,000 incl. VAT	yes	none	none	yes	1,200+ clients, 45-day average search, 3 viewings on average, 6% average negotiation, 96% satisfaction	claimed: network of 15,000 partner agents notified of each search
Homelike Home	degressive scale applied BAND BY BAND, calculated on the completed price at the notary, agency fees included and notary fees excluded: 2.90% from 0 to €600,000, 2.65% from €600,001 to €900,000, 2.25% from €900,001 to €1.2M, 2% from €1.2M to €1.5M, 1.50% from €1.5M to €2.5M, 1% above €2.5M	no published minimum fee; searches start from a €350,000 budget in Paris	yes, on signature of the deed	none, paid only on success on the day of final completion	none in the published scale	yes	23 years in business (claimed)	claimed (“access to off-market properties”)
Mecaza	purchase: 3.5% of the net seller price on a non-exclusive mandate, 2.5% on an exclusive one, in both cases plus 20% of the negotiated amount; investment building: 5% of the net seller price	€9,900	yes for purchases; no for rental search, where a €390 launch fee is due upfront	none for purchases; €390 for rental search	20% of the negotiated amount, twice what the other firms in the panel charging such a share apply	yes	“over 360 client reviews” and 4.8/5 (claimed)	claimed (“over 15% exclusive and off-market listings”)
Mon Chasseur Immo	banded scale incl. VAT: €7,900 up to €250,000, 3.15% from €250,001 to €1.2M, 2.65% from €1.2M to €1.8M, 2.5% above €1.8M, plus 10% of the negotiated saving	packages from €7,900 incl. VAT	yes	none	10% of the negotiated amount	partial (range and floor)	“10,000+ assisted searches”, 6% average discount (claimed)	claimed (finders' personal networks pooled)
Paris et Ailleurs	published banded scale, calculated on the final acquisition price excluding agency and notary fees: 4.5% incl. VAT below €250,000, 4% from €250,000 to €500,000, 3.5% from €500,000 to €850,000, 3% from €850,000 to €1.5M, 2.5% from €1.5M to €2.5M, 2% above €2.5M	not published	yes, on signature of the notarised deed	none, fees due only on signature of the notarised deed	not published	yes	not published	claimed (relationships with agents to receive off-market properties)
Parlez-moi de Paris	banded scale: 2.8% up to €1M, 2.2% from €1M to €1.5M, 2% from €1.5M to €2M, 1.7% from €2M to €3M, 1.5% above €3M, calculated on the completed price at the notary, agency fees included and notary fees excluded	€12,000 for a purchase (€2,700 for a rental search)	yes (at notarised completion)	none (“no hidden fees or advances”)	none	yes	average search under 60 days, network of 1,200+ agencies (claimed)	“33% of the properties our clients buy appear in no listing” (claimed), through a network of over 1,200 agencies

The ten firms in detail

Factual profiles, in alphabetical order. Phrases in quotation marks are the firms' own. Each profile notes, where one exists, the strength the firm puts forward.

Des Murs à Paris

2016 · Paris and Île-de-France

Company founded in 2016 by Catherine de Lembeye and Isabelle Tison (SIREN 818 788 812), based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, holding professional licence (carte T) CPI 9201 2016 000 012 417. A buyer-only firm covering everything from studios to family houses, with a stated prestige segment and a clientele of non-residents, expats and first-time buyers. Coverage: Paris and Île-de-France. Bilingual French-English website (“Walls in Paris”). The full scale is published on the firm's own fees page, calculated on the NET purchase price excluding agency and notary fees: a flat €12,000 up to €400,000, then degressive from 3% down to 2% above €1.5M. One point that matters on the prestige segment: atypical properties, meaning a terrace, loft, duplex or roof top, fall under a separate 3% line with a €12,000 minimum, not under the degressive scale. Offices, retail units and whole buildings: 5% excl. VAT, €20,000 excl. VAT minimum.

What the firm puts forward : a full banded scale published in the open, with a dedicated line for the atypical properties of the prestige segment

fee scale, fees page and “our profession” pages verified on 14 August 2026 on desmursaparis.com

Early Birds

2014 · Central Paris and Hauts-de-Seine

Company founded in 2014 by Sandra Baduel (SIREN 808 083 513), based in the 9th arrondissement. All-female team, premium positioning aimed at “demanding buyers”, with a systematic neighbourhood investigation before purchase. FCI member. Published fees: 2 to 3.5% incl. VAT on average, sliding scale, calculated on the net seller price, no upfront fee, payable on success. The firm charges a negotiation share: it keeps 10% of the saving obtained, 90% going to the buyer. Claimed 45-day mandate. Published figures: 5 viewings on average per acquisition.

What the firm puts forward : claimed short mandate (45 days “instead of the usual 3 months”) and pre-purchase neighbourhood investigation

fee scale and legal notice verified on 14 August 2026 on earlybirds.paris

Home Catcher

2019 · Paris and inner suburbs

Company registered in 2019 (SIREN 845 194 562), founded by Frédéric Vacher. Assumed luxury positioning under the “Paris Luxury Buyer's Agent” signature: main homes, residential or office buildings, serving Parisian, international and investor clients. FCI member. The firm states fees “between 1% and 3% incl. VAT of the displayed price, excluding notary fees”, with no file or search fees, payable at key handover, under a renewable 3-month search mandate. It publishes no banded scale, but does state a floor: “from €8,900 incl. VAT”. Figures claimed by the firm: 85% of projects completed and 4.9/5 satisfaction. Dedicated English-language service.

What the firm puts forward : a scale stated between 1% and 3%, with no file or search fees, and a 3-month mandate

fee scale, home page and legal notice verified on 14 August 2026 on homecatcher.paris

Home Hunts

2005 · Paris and all its arrondissements, plus the Riviera, Provence, the Alps, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland

SARL Home Hunts, founded in 2005 by Tim Swannie and François-Xavier de Vial (SIREN 482 943 339, RCS Marseille, €10,000 share capital), based at 55 rue Saint-Ferréol in Marseille, holding professional licence CPI 1310 2016 000 003 365 issued by the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture, professional indemnity with Allianz. A buyer-side-only firm under the “The Luxury Property Finders” signature, covering Paris and all its arrondissements as well as the Riviera, Provence, the Alps, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland, for an international clientele. It is the most multilingual firm in the panel, with nine languages advertised. Its business model is the only one of its kind here, and it is the point to grasp before comparing: the firm charges the buyer nothing and states that it is paid out of the selling agent's commission. It therefore publishes neither a rate, nor a minimum, nor a banded scale, since the buyer pays nothing. That model changes the question to ask: not what the finder costs, but who pays them. The firm does not mention FCI membership.

What the firm puts forward : the widest range of languages in the panel, and the only model where the buyer pays the finder no fee

home page, “who are Home Hunts” page and legal notice verified on 14 August 2026 on home-hunts.com

Home Select

2011 · Paris (all 20 arrondissements) and 68 towns of Île-de-France

Company founded in 2011 by Jean Mascla (SIREN 531 223 931), based on rue François 1er in the 8th arrondissement, holding professional licence (carte T) CPI 7501, FCI member. Sixteen property finders cover all 20 arrondissements of Paris and 68 towns of Île-de-France. Premium, strictly buyer-side positioning, with a dedicated offer for prestige properties and confidential off-market search: the firm states it notifies a network of 15,000 partner agents of every search. Published fees: 2.5% of the purchase price, €10,000 minimum incl. VAT, entirely success-based, with no upfront fee and no share of the negotiated saving. The firm publishes its activity figures (1,200+ clients since 2011, 45-day average search, 3 viewings on average, 6% average negotiation, 96% satisfaction) as well as detailed case studies including district, floor area, price, search time and price reduction obtained. Google rating: 4.8/5 on Google (130+ reviews). Publisher of this page.

What the firm puts forward : the only firm in the panel publishing its rate, minimum, search times, average negotiation and costed case studies together

data from the page's publisher, current as of 14 August 2026

Homelike Home

2003 · Paris and Greater Paris, offices in around ten regions

Company founded in 2003 by Christine Collombel-Pelosse (SIREN 449 174 481), who went on to found the FCI federation in 2007; Lara Bel has been a partner since 2005. It is the panel's oldest firm. Based in the 2nd arrondissement. Personalised search for both purchase and rental, in Paris and several French regions. Its published scale has one feature the rest of the panel does not share: it applies BAND BY BAND, like an income tax schedule, rather than as a single rate on the whole price. On the firm's own worked example, a property at €875,000 gives €600,000 at 2.90% then €275,000 at 2.65%, so €24,687 incl. VAT, an effective rate of 2.82%. The base is the completed price at the notary, agency fees included. The firm states that a Paris search starts from a €350,000 budget.

What the firm puts forward : the only scale in the panel applied band by band, like an income tax schedule, which lowers the effective rate on large amounts

fee scale, home page and about page verified on 14 August 2026 on homelikehome.com

Mecaza

a brand of Apollo Immobilier, company founded in 2021 · nationwide plus Spain; Paris through an office in Neuilly-sur-Seine

A brand of Apollo Immobilier, a company founded in 2021 (SIREN 895 105 500), based in Strasbourg with a secondary office in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Professional licence CPI 67012022000000044. A national generalist network, also operating in Spain, covering home purchase, buy-to-let investment and rental search. It is the only firm in the panel whose positioning is neither Paris-specific nor specifically high-end. Its purchase fees are published and separate the non-exclusive mandate, 3.5% of the net seller price, from the exclusive one, 2.5%, with a €9,900 minimum and payment on success. One point to note before comparing: its negotiation share is 20% of the negotiated amount, twice what Early Birds and Mon Chasseur Immo apply. On rental search, a €390 launch fee is due upfront, and is therefore outside any success-based logic.

What the firm puts forward : a published scale for purchase, investment and rental, with a clear split between non-exclusive and exclusive mandates

fees and about page verified on 14 August 2026 on mecaza.fr

Mon Chasseur Immo

2012 · nationwide; in Paris, “39 finders specialised by arrondissement” (claimed)

A brand of NETAC (SIREN 750 668 790), founded in 2012 in Montpellier by Frédéric Bourelly; the same company also operates the Net Acheteur and Détectimmobilier brands, a public fact verifiable in its legal notices. A national network of around 150 independent finders, with a dedicated prestige vertical and an expat offer. In Paris, the network claims “39 finders specialised by arrondissement”. Exclusive search mandate with an irrevocable 45-day term. Fees: 2.5% to 3.15% of the purchase price, plus a 10% share of the negotiated amount, with packages from €7,900 incl. VAT, no commitment fee, success-based. Published figures: over 10,000 assisted searches, 6% average discount.

What the firm puts forward : the panel's largest coverage and its lowest package floor (€7,900)

fee scale and home page verified on 14 August 2026 on monchasseurimmo.com

Paris et Ailleurs

2018 · Paris and surroundings

Company launched in autumn 2018 (SIREN 842 358 731) by Carole Medioni, president, and Mélisa Abou, managing director, both from luxury real estate with over fifteen years' experience. Based on rue Saint-Antoine in the 4th arrondissement. Discreet high-end positioning: main and second homes, apartments and houses. The firm publishes its full scale and presents itself as an FCI member holding the professional transaction licence. Fees are due only on signature of the notarised deed, and calculated on the final acquisition price excluding agency and notary fees. It is the panel's highest scale on small budgets, 4.5% below €250,000, and it comes back to the panel average on the prestige segment, 2.5% between €1.5M and €2.5M then 2% above.

What the firm puts forward : a full banded scale published in the open, with fees due only on signature of the notarised deed

fee scale and home page verified on 14 August 2026 on parisetailleurs.fr

Parlez-moi de Paris

2009 · Paris and Île-de-France

Company active since 2009 (SIREN 527 874 135), founded by Patrick Martinez. The firm presents itself as a specialist in “Parisian properties of charm, prestige, character or luxury”, with a craftsman's positioning: five finders and a deliberately limited number of simultaneous clients. FCI member. Published fees: 1.5% to 2.8% incl. VAT, the lowest entry rate among the panel's published scales, with no hidden fees or advances, payable on success at notarised completion; financing, negotiation and renovation follow-up included. Claimed average search time: under 60 days, with a network of over 1,200 agencies activated for each search.

What the firm puts forward : the panel's lowest entry rate (1.5%) and a stated specialisation in character and atypical properties

fee scale, home page and legal notice verified on 14 August 2026 on parlezmoideparis.com

Observed data across twelve prestige acquisitions

Figures in this profession are almost always self-declared. These are calculated across twelve acquisitions at €1M and above completed by Home Select and published as detailed case studies, each with its district, floor area, price, search time and the reduction obtained. It is a sample of Home Select searches, not a market panel: that is precisely what makes it verifiable line by line.

Data	Value
Documented prestige acquisitions	12 acquisitions at €1M and above
Cumulative volume	€20.3M
Average price per acquisition	€1.69M
Average floor area	121 sqm
Median search time	14 days
Average search time	30 days
Client viewings (median)	2 viewings
Client viewings (average)	3.5 viewings
Price reduction obtained	9 of 12 acquisitions, from 5% to 8% of the asking price
Acquisitions at asking price	3 of 12 (rare properties, fast decision)
Arrondissements covered	3rd, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th and Hauts-de-Seine

Nine of these twelve acquisitions involved a price reduction of 5% to 8% off the asking price. The other three closed at the asking price, and that is the most instructive result: on a rare property, speed of decision sometimes matters more than a discount, and insisting on negotiating loses the property.

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What the buyers we supported say

Six testimonials from Home Select clients on the high-end segment: off-market purchase, buying from abroad, large family apartment, negotiation. They are reproduced unedited.

My Home Select finder gave me access to properties I would never have found on the usual portals. Through his network of contacts (building caretakers, notaries, managing agents), he showed me an off-market apartment in the 5th arrondissement, on exactly the street I was targeting. That kind of privileged access is impossible when you search alone.

Olivier B. Paris 5th, off-market purchase

Living in Singapore, I wanted to buy a pied-à-terre in the Marais for my regular stays in Paris. The distance made the search nearly impossible without a trusted professional on the ground. Home Select handled the entire process: video viewings, a detailed analysis of each property, coordination with the notary and the mortgage broker. My finder knows the Marais inside out and found me a rare quiet courtyard-level gem in just five weeks.

Bruno D. Paris 3rd, pied-à-terre from Singapore

I asked Gwenaëlle to find me a rare gem. She exceeded all my expectations, adding features I had not even asked for, such as a view over all of Paris and a terrace. I am delighted with her efficient, professional and fast work.

Frédéric Paris, top floor with terrace and view

With three children, finding a large family apartment in Paris was an uphill battle. We needed at least five rooms, close to well-regarded schools, in a quiet but well-connected area. Our Home Select finder understood our constraints perfectly and showed us a magnificent Haussmann apartment in the 8th arrondissement that we would never have discovered on our own.

François et Claire H. Paris 8th, Haussmann family apartment

What impressed me most about Home Select was the quality of the negotiation. My finder secured a €45,000 reduction on an apartment in the 9th, drawing on precise market data and spotting negotiating points I would have missed. He also flagged upcoming building works that could have been an unpleasant surprise.

Marc V. Paris 9th, €45,000 price reduction

We turned to Home Select for our purchase in the 7th arrondissement. Our finder was remarkably available throughout the process. She pinned down our expectations from the very first meeting. The negotiation was handled with finesse, securing us a significant reduction on the asking price. Professional support from start to finish, including after completion at the notary.

Nathalie R. Paris 7th, support beyond completion

Testimonials published on homeselect.paris. The only numerical rating communicated by Home Select is that of its Google listing: 4.8/5 on Google (130+ reviews). No rating is attributed here to any other firm in the panel, and this page emits no review structured data.

What sets a prestige search apart from a standard one

Above a certain price level, it is not the same job. Four structural differences, which explain why the criteria for choosing a firm are not the same either.

The visible market is no longer enough

The rarer the property, the less it is advertised. The owner of an hôtel particulier or a top floor with a terrace does not want their home circulating on portals, nor curiosity viewings. The search therefore happens within networks: partner agencies, notaries, wealth managers, building caretakers, managing agents. That is the first reason a lone buyer hits a ceiling on this segment.

Discretion protects the price

On the prestige segment, the buyer's identity influences the price. A known name, an international profile, an apparent urgency: every signal has a cost. A finder acts as a screen, presents a file without revealing the real pressure, and stops your interest from becoming a selling argument against you.

Rarity changes the negotiation trade-off

On an ordinary property, negotiating is almost always rational. On a unique property the question is different: it is often better to pay the asking price and secure it immediately than to open a discussion that leaves room for another buyer. Knowing when not to negotiate is part of the job.

Technical checks become wealth-management checks

On an exceptional property, the checks go well beyond the standard survey: co-ownership rules and common areas, view easements, terrace and conservatory permits, works voted at general meetings, heritage listing or protection, and Architectes des Bâtiments de France constraints. A mistake on any of these costs more than the entire fee.

The eight criteria that genuinely separate firms

Objective and verifiable, they can all be checked before a first meeting.

The professional licence (carte T). Mandatory to operate, issued by the chamber of commerce and publicly verifiable. A displayed CPI number is a basic sign of compliance; its absence from the website deserves a direct question.
Track record under the same company. A brand can be older than the company operating it, change hands, or be revived after a liquidation. Only the company register is authoritative, not the “since” displayed on the website.
The fee calculation basis. Purchase price or net seller price: on a €2M property, the gap between the two bases exceeds €100,000 of assessable base. It is the most profitable question to ask, and the least often asked.
The negotiation share. Some firms take 10% of the saving obtained. The mechanism aligns interests, but it raises the cost when the negotiation is substantial: check before signing, not after.
Transparency of activity figures. Average search time, client volume, satisfaction rate, average negotiation. Firms that publish these expose themselves to scrutiny: that is a commitment in itself, whatever the values shown.
Demonstrable off-market access. A quantified, described network beats a general promise. Ask how the network is actually activated on a search, and how often it produces properties outside listings.
The search mandate. Exclusive or non-exclusive, term, termination conditions. Practices in the panel range from 45 days to 12 months. A written mandate is mandatory before any search.
Real specialisation in your segment. An hôtel particulier, a top floor with a terrace, an upscale pied-à-terre or a whole building do not draw on the same networks. Ask for examples of comparable assignments, with district, floor area and search time.

Methodology

Scope

Property search firms, meaning buyer representation, active on the luxury, prestige or premium segment in Paris. Ten firms met these criteria at the August 2026 survey. Out of scope: turnkey buy-to-let specialists, rental search firms, and full-service agencies acting primarily on the seller side or on management, whose core business is not buyer representation.

Sources

The firms' official websites, the French company register, professional directories and the trade press, for competitor data. The DGFiP's DVF database for market prices. Case studies published on homeselect.paris for observed data. All competitor data was surveyed on 2 and 3 August 2026.

Neutrality

No ratings, no ranking, no qualitative judgement on any firm: only public facts compared in an identical grid, in strictly alphabetical order. The firms' claims are attributed as such. Competitors' advantages over Home Select are shown as they stand, notably the more advantageous scales above €2M.

Publisher and independence

This page is published by Home Select, a property search firm founded in 2011, which appears in the panel itself at its alphabetical place. No firm paid to appear, no data was supplied by the firms themselves, and the page contains no link to their websites. This publisher transparency is deliberate: it lets you weigh what you read.

Updates and corrections

Data is refreshed every quarter. Next revision: November 2026. Any firm listed can request a correction or the removal of its row: corrections are made within 72 hours after verification.

Public sources

The market data and regulatory framework on this page come from public sources you can consult directly. Firms' fees and characteristics come from their own public materials, with no outbound link to their websites for the sake of neutrality.

Looking for a prestige property in Paris?

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the best luxury property finder in Paris?

There is no official ranking of the profession, and the answer depends on the property sought, the budget and the working language. The objective criteria are track record under the same company, the professional licence (carte T), transparency on fees and activity figures, and demonstrable off-market access. Of the ten firms compared, a minority publish both their fees and detailed activity figures: Home Select, Mon Chasseur Immo and Parlez-moi de Paris publish the most verifiable data. Be careful, however, about comparing two rates without looking at their calculation basis and the applicable band: that is where the real differences sit.

How much does a luxury property finder cost in Paris in 2026?

Nine of the ten firms publish a figured fee scale. The tenth, Home Hunts, publishes its model but not its amounts: it charges the buyer nothing and states it is paid out of the selling agent's commission, which shifts the question from “what does the finder cost” to “who pays them”. For the other nine, rates run from 1% to 4.5% of the price and are almost always banded and degressive, payable on success only. Four precautions before comparing two rates. One, the calculation basis differs, and the gap is far from trivial: displayed price at Home Catcher, net seller price at Early Birds and Mecaza, completed price with agency fees included at Homelike Home and Parlez-moi de Paris, price excluding agency and notary fees at Des Murs à Paris and Paris et Ailleurs. Two, one scale is not the other: Homelike Home is the only firm in the panel to apply its scale BAND BY BAND, like an income tax schedule, which lowers the effective rate; on its own worked example, a property at €875,000 comes out at 2.82%, not 2.90%. Three, published minimums run from €8,500 at Early Birds to €12,000 at Des Murs à Paris and Parlez-moi de Paris, by way of €8,900 at Home Catcher, €9,900 at Mecaza and €10,000 at Home Select. On a €400,000 budget, that floor matters more than the headline rate. Four, the negotiation share adds to the rate: 10% of the saving at Early Birds and Mon Chasseur Immo, 20% at Mecaza, twice as much. On a €60,000 negotiation, the gap between the two practices reaches €6,000. Home Select applies 2.5% of the purchase price under an exclusive search mandate (Exclusive offer, €10,000 minimum incl. VAT) and 2% under a simple search mandate limited to its off-market flow (Confidential offer, reserved for projects of €2M and above), with no negotiation share, fees paid only on success. The detail per firm is in the table above, with its verification date.

At what price does luxury real estate begin in Paris?

There is no official threshold. The observable benchmark is the top decile of transactions in each arrondissement, meaning the price above which the most expensive 10% of sales take place. It stands at €25,500/sqm in the 6th arrondissement, €25,000/sqm in the 7th, €23,600/sqm in the 8th and €16,300/sqm in the 16th, based on 2025 transactions in the DVF database. In practice, the Paris prestige market starts around €1.5M and has no ceiling.

How many prestige properties are sold in Paris each year?

Around 1,110 a year across the ten prestige arrondissements, roughly four per working day. The figure follows from 2025 DVF transactions: by definition, 10% of each arrondissement's sales take place above the top decile. The spread is very uneven: around 276 sales in the 17th and 261 in the 16th, against 30 in the 1st arrondissement, which has few transactions overall.

What is an étage noble in a Haussmann building?

The second floor, historically the building's most prestigious: maximum ceiling height, a running balcony, original mouldings and parquet, and the tallest windows on the facade. There is only one per building, which makes its scarcity structural rather than cyclical. It consistently commands a premium over the upper floors of the same building, all the more when its original features are intact.

What is an hôtel particulier in Paris?

A free-standing town house, usually over several floors, with a courtyard, a garden or both. It is the only Paris property offering a private entrance with no immediate neighbours, and the rarest in the city. Its sales usually happen with no public advertising at all, which makes them impossible to count from listings. Its price per sqm falls outside arrondissement benchmarks, since it depends on the land, ancillary space and the condition of the building. Searches are measured in months.

What can you buy with 2 million euros in Paris?

On an ordinary property in the area, around 138 sqm in the 6th arrondissement, 139 sqm in the 7th, 163 sqm in the 8th and 182 sqm in the 16th, at the median prices of 2025 DVF transactions. On an exceptional property, meaning at the top decile, the same budget buys around 78 sqm in the 6th, 80 sqm in the 7th, 85 sqm in the 8th and 123 sqm in the 16th. That gap, close to twofold, is the real prestige premium.

Luxury property finder or prestige estate agency: what is the difference?

A prestige agency represents the seller: it is mandated to sell at the best price. A property finder represents the buyer exclusively: they search, visit, filter and negotiate on the buyer's behalf, including beyond public listings. Both professions require the carte T licence, but their interests in the transaction are opposite. Some players in the panel do both, which is worth checking before signing a mandate.

What is an off-market property in Paris?

A property sold without advertising: no listing portal, no shop window, whether for the seller's discretion or to test a price. On the Paris luxury segment, a significant share of transactions closes this way. Access rests entirely on the finder's network: partner agencies, notaries, wealth managers, building caretakers and direct sellers. Nine of the ten firms compared claim off-market access, but only three quantify their set-up.

How long does it take to find a prestige property in Paris?

Across twelve acquisitions at €1M and above documented by Home Select as case studies, the median search time is 14 days and the average 30 days, with a median of 2 client viewings. These figures cover very different situations: three days for a property already identified within the network, ten months for a penthouse with a view in the 16th arrondissement. The rarer the property, the more the wait is about it coming up at all rather than about the search itself.

Can you negotiate the price of a prestige property in Paris?

Yes, but not systematically. Across twelve prestige acquisitions documented by Home Select, nine led to a reduction of 5% to 8% off the asking price, and three closed at the asking price because the property was rare and competition real. On this segment, knowing when not to negotiate is part of the job: a discussion opened at the wrong moment leaves room for another buyer.

Can a property finder work for a non-resident buyer?

Yes, it is a common speciality of the Paris market: video viewings, detailed written reports, coordination with the notary and the mortgage broker, and power of attorney for completion. Among the firms compared, Des Murs à Paris, Home Catcher, Home Hunts, Home Select and Homelike Home advertise English-language support. Home Hunts lists nine languages, the widest range in the panel.

Exclusive or non-exclusive search mandate: what do luxury firms practise?

Both exist. In this panel, Des Murs à Paris displays a 12-month exclusive mandate terminable every 3 months, Homelike Home a 3-month exclusive renewable up to 12 months, Mon Chasseur Immo an irrevocable 45-day exclusive, Early Birds a 45-day mandate and Home Select a non-exclusive search mandate. The other firms do not publish their terms. Term, exclusivity and termination conditions are set out in the written mandate, which is mandatory before any search.

How do you verify a luxury property finder's credentials?

Four free public checks: the carte T licence with the chamber of commerce, the company's registration in the company register, its track record under the same legal entity, and dated client reviews on third-party platforms. Membership of the FCI, the profession's federation founded in 2007, is a further reference point. Finally, ask for examples of assignments comparable to yours, with district, floor area, search time and the reduction obtained.

Who publishes this comparison and how is it funded?

This comparison is published by Home Select, a property search firm founded in 2011, which appears in the panel itself at its alphabetical place. No firm paid to appear, no data was supplied by the firms themselves, and the page contains no link to their websites. The information comes from public sources cited in the methodology and surveyed on a specific date. Competitors' advantages, notably scales more advantageous than Home Select's above €2M, are shown as they stand.

What does “not published” mean in the tables?

That the data was not published on the firm's public materials, or was not verifiable, at the survey of 2 and 3 August 2026. It means neither that it does not exist nor that it is unfavourable: many firms share their fees or figures in meetings rather than on their website, which is a legitimate commercial choice. Any firm listed can send us its publishable data: its row is completed within 72 hours.

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