--- title: Properstar Blog | The Real Estate Blog | France description: France | Real estate news, advice and information on buying houses and apartments in the USA and around the world. --- ![properstar-landpages-logo](https://blog.properstar.com/hubfs/Properstar/properstar-landpages-logo.svg "properstar-landpages-logo") - [All](https://blog.properstar.com/en/) - [Housing Trends](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/housing-trends) - [Market insights](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/market-insights) - [Spotlight](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/spotlight) - [Buying](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buying) - [Buyer's Guide](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buyers-guide) - [Mortgage](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/mortgage) - [Buying Abroad](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buying-abroad) - [Buyer Stories](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buyer-stories) - [Selling](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/selling) - [Seller's Guide](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/sellers-guide) - [Home Valuation](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/home-valuation) - [Home Marketing](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/home-marketing) - [Seller Stories](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/seller-stories) - [Renting](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/renting) - [Renter's Guide](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/renters-guide) - [Rental Market](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/rental-market) - [English](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/france) - [French](https://blog.properstar.com/fr/tag/france) - [French - Switzerland](https://blog.properstar.com/fr-ch/tag/france) - [German](https://blog.properstar.com/de/tag/frankreich) - [France](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/france) - [Selling](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/selling) - [News](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/news) - [All posts](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/all-posts) - [Market Insights](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/market-insights) ## [French property in 2022](https://blog.properstar.com/en/french-property-in-2022) 2022 is going to be an interesting year in France. For a start, France has just taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. And in the spring, the country will be electing a president. There's a lot going on. And of course, there's still the pandemic to be accounted for, with Omicron currently ripping through the country.  - Feb 18, 2022, 6:18:25 PM | - Properstar Marketing - [France](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/france) - [Switzerland](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/switzerland) - [Buying](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buying) - [All posts](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/all-posts) - [Buying abroad](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buying-abroad) - [Housing Trends](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/housing-trends) ## [Real estate for mountain lovers around the world](https://blog.properstar.com/en/real-estate-for-mountain-lovers-around-the-world) Buying real estate in mountains can be a great investment, and it's a good thing the real estate world has a lot of options in ski resorts and other mountain areas. But you do need to know what you want; the same resort that is a hit with young adults who love the nightlife might not be great for a family with young children - and of course, there's that little matter of your budget to think about, too. - Oct 22, 2021, 3:59:59 PM | - Properstar Marketing - [France](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/france) - [Buying](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buying) - [All posts](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/all-posts) - [Buying abroad](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buying-abroad) - [Housing Trends](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/housing-trends) - [Buyer's Guide](https://blog.properstar.com/en/tag/buyers-guide) ## [What areas to choose to buy property at a reasonable price in France?](https://blog.properstar.com/en/what-areas-to-choose-to-buy-property-at-a-reasonable-price-in-france) The map of French property prices always looked like this: the city of [Paris](https://www.properstar.com/france/paris/buy/apartment-house) first, then greater Paris, then the other big cities - [Lyon](https://www.properstar.com/france/lyon/buy/apartment-house), [Nice](https://www.properstar.com/france/nice/buy/apartment-house), [Bordeaux](https://www.properstar.com/france/bordeaux/buy/apartment-house) - then [the Ile de France](https://www.properstar.com/france/ile-de-france/buy/apartment-house), and then if you skipped the middle and went right down to the bottom, you'd find two big areas of cheapness, on the periphery in [Brittany](https://www.properstar.com/france/brittany/buy/apartment-house), and right in the middle of France where the whole of [Limousin](https://www.properstar.com/france/limousin/buy/apartment-house), [Auvergne](https://www.properstar.com/france/auvergne/buy/apartment-house), and Berry were good value. - May 18, 2021, 11:32:21 AM | - Properstar Marketing [All posts](https://blog.properstar.com/en/all) ## Recent blog posts - Sep 10, 2026, 10:00:02 AM | - Violet Kadzura ### [Europe swaps golden visas for digital nomad visas](https://blog.properstar.com/en/golden-visa-vs-digital-nomad-visa) - Sep 8, 2026, 11:08:28 AM | - Violet Kadzura ### [Waiting out Australia’s foreign buyer ban just stopped being a plan](https://blog.properstar.com/en/australia-foreign-buyer-ban-2029) - Sep 3, 2026, 7:00:00 PM | - Violet Kadzura ### [Property Spotlight: Three luxury price tags, three big surprises](https://blog.properstar.com/en/property-spotlight-three-luxury-price-tags-three-big-surprises) ![email-1](https://6794844.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/6794844/hubfs/email-1.png?width=104&name=email-1.png "email-1") ### Subscribe to the newsletter ![email-2](https://6794844.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/6794844/hubfs/email-2.png?width=104&name=email-2.png "email-2") ### SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL UPDATES - Other market news - [France](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/france) - [Portugal](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/portugal) - [Spain](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/spain) - [Switzerland](https://agent.properstar.com/en/tag/switzerland) - Resources - [Properstar](https://www.properstar.com/) - [Real estate guides](https://www.properstar.com/buying-property) - [Real estate blog](https://blog.properstar.com/en) - [House prices](https://www.properstar.com/united-states/house-price) - [Download app for iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1253028900?pt=118713609&ct=ps_blog_footer_app_store&mt=8) - [Download app for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.listglobally.properstar&utm_source=properstar_blog&utm_campaign=ps_blog_footer_google_play) - About Us - [Meet the team](https://www.properstar.com/meet-the-team) - [Contact us](https://www.properstar.com/contact) - Professional - [Agent blog](https://agent.properstar.com/en) - [Agent dashboard](https://dashboard.properstar.com/?utm_medium=referrer&utm_source=properstar_blog&utm_campaign=properstar_footer_agent_dashboard) - [Add your listing](https://dashboard.properstar.com/home?utm_medium=referrer&utm_source=properstar_blog&utm_campaign=properstar_footer_advertise) - Legal - [Terms and conditions](https://www.properstar.com/terms-and-conditions) - [Privacy policy](https://www.properstar.com/privacy-policy) - [Cookies policy](https://www.properstar.com/cookies-policy) Properstar © 2026