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Will the market bear a drop in people willing to purchase in Paris? It's beginning to be very hard buying in Paris.

I know that where I work - IT engineers in a large bank, couples can't buy a two bedroom apartment in Paris.

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by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Mar 3rd, 2007 at 04:20:59 PM EST
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Is it true that a lot of people rent in Paris rather than buy.  I don't know a lot of people who live in central Paris, but the ones that I do rent.  I was under the impression that they were in appartments that were to some degree rent controlled, so there is great incentive for them to stay in their place.

What a wonderful city, of course.  I can understand how prices would be bid up there.  But of course it's a huge problem if you work there to not have affordable housing.

by wchurchill on Sat Mar 3rd, 2007 at 05:14:29 PM EST
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There is some sort of rent control - rent cannot rise higher than a government statistic on construction prices, for a length of 3 years.

Also, renters are very thouroughly protected by law - it's impossible to evict a renter unless at the end of a 3 years term, and then the owner must warn 6 months beforehand.

Central Paris is not much attractive to children, and thus not attractive to buyers - most are likely to end up living in the suburbs or the rest of France when they get children.

The big problem in Paris is that Paris "intra muros", which is the size of Manhattan in a New York -sized city, is the only part that is well connected with mass transit. So the suburb are not very attractive.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Mar 3rd, 2007 at 06:18:36 PM EST
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Are you working for BNP Paribas by any chance? (I am :).
by Laurent GUERBY on Sun Mar 4th, 2007 at 02:37:03 PM EST
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Nope, I work for the one which is red, black and rising :) (Although the amount of IT types going from BNP to SG and back, or to CaLyon, is impressive, considering that IT knowledge is not very bank-specific...)

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sun Mar 4th, 2007 at 05:59:14 PM EST
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