Despite a significant reduction in mortgage rates, the expected jump in the French real estate market has not occurred, writes SeLoger. Nevertheless, sales in 2025, according to preliminary data, will amount to 925,000 units, which means an increase of 8.2% compared to last year.
In early September, the real estate Price index (IPI) showed a restrained annual growth of +0.8% at the national level.Overall, September confirms the timid recovery of the market.Selling prices increased by only 0.1% over the last month, reaching an average of 3,129 euros per square meter.
Paris is showing stability (+0%). The average price of real estate in the capital is 9,670 euros per sq.m.
In other French megacities, price dynamics also remain subdued.In the cities in the top 10 and top 50, prices are rising by +0.3% and +0.2%, respectively. Among the megacities that continue to show price increases: Toulouse and Nice (+0.8%), Bordeaux and Montpellier (+0.7%), Lyon (+0.5%).Prices are falling in Lille (-0.4%).Finally, there was a 0.1% decrease in prices in rural areas.
According to Eurostat data for the 2nd quarter of 2025, house prices in France decreased by 0.2% on a quarterly basis and grew by 0.5% year-on-year. These are some of the worst indicators in the EU and the eurozone.
Source: SeLoger
