Property hunter for your primary residence in Paris: Home Select

Your project

Your search for a primary residence

Buying a primary residence in Paris is not just about picking an address: it is balancing the children's school, commute time, the quietness of an inner courtyard, the light of a top floor, and a budget that holds up against a tight market. Your hunter filters, visits in your place, and only brings you properties that tick your essential criteria.

A precise brief

Before any search, a one-hour conversation to pinpoint your real priorities: target neighborhoods, floor, exposure, layout, condition, schools, transit. Everything you cannot negotiate, everything that is flexible.

Filtered visits, not marathons

Your hunter visits alone everything on the market and in their off-market network. You only see the 3 or 4 properties worth your time. No more 40 visits on a Saturday.

Data-backed negotiation

Fair price estimate based on notarial sales and condition. Our average negotiation exceeds 6% off the asking price, generally more than our fees.

45 days Average time between signing the mandate and the preliminary agreement for a primary residence.

Our method

How your search unfolds

A method proven on 1,200 buyers since 2011. Five steps, from initial brief to handing over the keys.

01

In-depth brief
Day 1

A one-hour meeting at our 60 rue François 1er office or by video call. Framing of target districts, deal-breakers, and total budget including fees. The search mandate is signed, with no upfront fee.
02

Active sourcing
Weeks 1 to 4

Your hunter simultaneously activates public portals, their network of partner agents, private sales, and exclusive off-market. You receive a weekly short-list of matching properties.
03

Pre-visits
Ongoing

Your hunter visits every serious lead alone and sends you a detailed report with photos, videos, building analysis, service charges, works, and weak points. You decide whether to visit.
04

Visits and offer
3 visits on average

You only visit the 3 or 4 properties that passed the filter. When one matches, your hunter structures the offer with a numbered argument and negotiates with the seller or their agent.
05

Notary support
Through signing

Your hunter stays by your side until the final deed: contract review, suspensive conditions follow-up, coordination with notary and mortgage broker. Fees are only due at signing.

Comparison

Why a property hunter

Alone Home Select

Search duration 9 months 45 days

Visits before deciding 40+ 3

Time invested 150 h 15 h

Negotiation 0 to 2 % 6 %

Off-market access limited full

Averages observed across 1,200 completed missions in Paris since 2011.

They bought with us

Client testimonials

We had been searching for eight months without success. In three weeks, our hunter brought us a three-room flat in the 7th that was not even listed. Visit Tuesday, offer Wednesday, preliminary agreement straight after. Without Home Select, we would still be visiting on Saturdays.

My hunter negotiated €47,000 off the asking price. Far more than the fees. And I gained three months.

First time buying in Paris, I was lost. The end-to-end support truly reassured me, right up to the notary signing.

Frequently asked

Your questions on the primary residence

How much does a hunter cost for a primary residence in Paris?

Our fees are set at 2.5% of the purchase price, with a minimum of €10,000 incl. VAT. You pay nothing until you have signed the final deed at the notary. In practice, our 6% average negotiation more than covers our fees.

How long will it take to find my flat?

Our average time between mandate signing and preliminary agreement is 45 days. It depends on market tension in your target sector and on the precision of your criteria. We calibrate the search together from the first meeting.

Do you cover all of Paris and inner suburbs?

Yes, our 16 hunters cover all of Paris intra-muros and adjacent towns of Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne (Neuilly, Boulogne, Saint-Mandé, Vincennes, Levallois, etc.). For Yvelines and outer suburbs, contact us to check coverage.

What if you do not find my property?

No fee is due. The mandate has a fixed duration (usually 6 months renewable) and you remain free to stop whenever you want. Compensation is tied to your signing at the notary, not to our effort.

Can you help with financing?

We are not brokers, but we work with two or three trusted partner brokers we recommend based on your profile. Your hunter is the bridge between the search and the loan.

Do you visit properties before me?

Systematically. Your hunter performs a pre-visit alone for every property that seems to fit. You then receive a detailed file and decide whether to visit yourself. This avoids pointless trips and on-site disappointments.