What fees are payable when buying a property in France through an estate agency?
Agency fees apply to property transactions carried out through an agency. But who pays the fees – the buyer or the seller? And how much are they? Read on to find out… When selling or buying a property, it is often easier to go through an estate agency. Estate agents help you find the property […]
Real estate in Aix-en-Provence or Marseille: which city to choose?
According to FNAIM, Marseille recorded around 13,000 real estate sales in 2020. This is much more than its rival Aix-en-Provence with 2,243 transactions. Aside from the number of real estate sales, which city is the most attractive in terms of real estate? Marseille: real estate prices catching up According to the LPI-Seloger barometer, the […]
LMNP: a secure investment!
If you are looking for an investment that pays off without taking risks, don’t miss out on the non-professional furnished rental! It doesn’t require expert knowledge to set up, it is easy to manage and it can provide you with additional income over the long term. Spotlight on the Non-professional Furnished Rental and the essential […]
Mortgages & FATCA: the lowdown
After realising that many American taxpayers owned bank accounts outside the United States, several of which had not been declared to the IRS, the American authorities decided to introduce FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), which came into force in 2014. Learn all about FATCA and how it works with Pierre-Alain Conil, an associate […]
What’s new in terms of tax residence?
Depending on whether a person is a resident for tax purposes in France or not, he will be subject in France either to unlimited taxation on his worldwide income or to taxation limited to his French-source income. The logic is the same for wealth tax (IFI, gift/inheritance tax). This shows how fundamental the notion of […]
Update on high-end real estate in the Alps
In its 2020-2021(1) report, the Cimalpes network assesses future trends for high-end property in the Alps. Surprisingly, the health crisis is far from having negatively affected the sector. Real estate in the Alps: a proven attractiveness Far from being paralysed by the Covid-19 health crisis, the market for high-end property transactions in the Alps […]
Trends in mortgage loans to non-residents since Covid-19
Carte Financement has helped non-residents finance their projects for over 10 years. Unfortunately, it is increasingly difficult to find appropriate solutions. It is becoming harder to obtain a non-resident mortgage loan. Lending to non-residents has always been more complicated than lending to residents. Why is this? Mortgage loans are mainly loss leaders Mortgage loans have […]
FATF lists and anti-money laundering
The FATF plays a key role in work on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) by establishing international standards and regularly publishing lists of those countries deemed not to be making enough effort in these areas. For nationals of these countries and French nationals living in countries on the black or grey […]
Mont-Blanc valley real estate: price and market
“Purchase prices of the Mont blanc Valley real estate have risen 5% over the last six months”, says Yves Vannoye, manager of VIP Chamonix Real Estate. While restrictions connected to the public health crisis have made seasonal rentals this season extremely difficult, the prices of apartments in Chamonix and the Mont-Blanc valley are on the […]
What has been the impact of the lockdown on second homes?
According to a survey by our Artémis brokerage group “The French and real estate after lockdown”, 14% of French people have been thinking about buying a home with a garden since 11 May 2020, and 11% about a home with a terrace. Another 8% have taken advantage of the lockdown to think about buying a […]
