Exclusive
Exclusive search mandate
2.5% of the net purchase price, minimum €10,000 incl. VAT
The full service, for every budget: brief, sourcing, off-market, pre-visits, negotiation and follow-through to the notary signing.
The Exclusive offerA property hunter for your main home
Buying the home you will live in commits years of your daily life. Since 2011, Home Select has helped buyers make the right call: the right neighbourhood, the right floor, the right light, the right price. Home Select finds the property in 45 days on average, with three viewings per client, and negotiates 6% off the asking price.
- 45 days
- Average time between signing the mandate and the preliminary contract for a main home.
- 4.8/5
- on Google (145 reviews)
- 1,200+
- clients guided since 2011
Your search
Your search for a main home
Buying a main home in Paris is more than choosing an address: it is balancing the children's school, the commute, the quiet of a courtyard, the light of an upper floor, and a budget that has to hold up in a tight market. Your hunter does the filtering, views flats on your behalf, and only puts forward properties that tick your essentials.
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A precise brief
Before any search begins, an hour-long conversation to pin down your real priorities: target arrondissements, floor, aspect, layout, condition, schools, transport. What you can't compromise on, and what you can.
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Filtered viewings, not marathons
Your hunter views every serious flat alone, on the open market and through Home Select's off-market network. You only see the three or four properties that are worth your time. No more Saturday marathons of 40 viewings.
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Negotiation built on data
A fair-price estimate built on notarised sales data and on the condition of the flat. Home Select negotiates over 6% off the asking price on average, which is usually more than its fees.
The Home Select method
How your search unfolds
Home Select has honed this method on 1,200 buyers since 2011. Five steps, from the first call to the keys in your hand.
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A thorough brief
Day one
An hour-long meeting in Home Select's offices on 60 rue François 1er or by video. The meeting sets the target arrondissements, the must-haves and the total budget including fees, and you sign the search mandate. No money changes hands at this point.
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Active sourcing
Weeks one to four
Your hunter works the public portals, Home Select's network of partner estate agents, private sales and Home Select's exclusive off-market pipeline in parallel. You receive a weekly shortlist of matching flats.
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Pre-viewings
Ongoing
Your hunter views every serious lead alone and sends you a detailed report: photos, video, an analysis of the building, the service charges, planned works and any weak points. You decide whether the flat is worth your time.
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Viewings and offer
Three viewings on average
You only view the three or four flats that have passed the filter. When one fits, your hunter builds an offer backed by figures and negotiates directly with the seller or their estate agent.
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Through to completion
To the day you sign
Your hunter stays at your side through to completion at the notary's office: contract review, conditions precedent followed up, coordination with the notary and your mortgage broker. Fees only fall due when you sign.
How much does a buyer’s agent cost in Paris?
Two offers, the same full service, paid on success only: the Exclusive offer, 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT), at every budget, and the Confidential offer, 1.5%, for projects of €2m and above. Nothing is due until you have bought in Paris.
Confidentielle
Simple search mandate
1.5% of the net purchase price, projects from €2M
The very same full service, on a selection made exclusively of off-market properties. For buyers who never want to see their search on a portal.
The Confidential offerComparison
Why a property hunter
| Criterion | On your own | Home Select |
|---|---|---|
| Search duration | 6 months | 45 days |
| Viewings before deciding | 40+ | 3 |
| Time invested | 150 h | 15 h |
| Negotiation | 0 to 2% | 6% |
| Off-market access | limited | full |
Home Select has observed these averages across 1,200 completed searches in Paris since 2011.
They bought with Home Select
Client testimonials
Frédéric was able to support us and reassure us throughout all our procedures, which was no easy feat! And he found us our house, exactly according to the criteria we had defined. In short, we recommend Home Select!
Christophe Q.PagesJaunes review
Catherine is an excellent property search professional. She quickly understood our needs and supported us all the way to the final purchase. We will not fail to recommend her, and to show her the apartment once it has been brought up to date! Thank you Catherine.
Maud O.Google review, 2026
I thank Anne Lecourt, who was a great help with my search and immediately understood what I was looking for! The support is very professional right to the end. I recommend Home Select!
Valerie P.Google review, 2021
Your questions on buying your main home
How much does a property hunter cost for a main home in Paris?
Home Select, a property hunter in Paris, charges 2.5% of the net purchase price, with a minimum of €10,000 incl. VAT, on the Exclusive offer; on the Confidential offer, reserved for projects of €2M and above, they are 1.5%. You pay nothing until you have signed the deed of sale at the notary's office. In practice, Home Select negotiates 6% off on average, which more than covers the fee.
How long will it take to find my flat?
Home Select takes 45 days on average between the signing of its mandate and the preliminary contract. The timing depends on how tight your target arrondissement is and how precise your brief is. Your hunter calibrates the search with you from the very first meeting.
Do you cover all of Paris and the inner suburbs?
Yes; with its 16 hunters, Home Select covers the whole of Paris intra-muros and the neighbouring towns of Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne (Neuilly, Boulogne, Saint-Mandé, Vincennes, Levallois, and so on). For Yvelines and the outer suburbs, get in touch and Home Select will confirm coverage.
What if you do not find my flat?
No fee is payable. The search mandate runs for one renewable month and can be terminated at any time: you are free to walk away whenever you wish. Home Select's payment is tied to you signing at the notary's, not to its hours.
Can you help with the mortgage?
Home Select is not a broker, but works with two or three trusted partner brokers, recommended according to your profile. Your hunter is the bridge between the search and the financing.
Do you view flats before I do?
Always. Your hunter carries out a solo pre-viewing of every flat that looks like a fit. You receive a detailed file and then decide whether to view it yourself. It saves you pointless trips and on-site disappointments.
Find your main home in Paris
The right arrondissement, the right floor, the right light, the right price. Your hunter does the filtering and only puts forward the three or four flats worth your time.
