Is there a central database for all properties for sale in France? Is there a Zillow for France?
You’re a potential buyer looking exploring the idea of purchasing your dream home in France… Perhaps, you’re starting your property research in France and want to get familiar with the property prices and types. Or, perhaps you’ve been looking online for a while and want to get a handle on what the best website and source is for property listings in France. Maybe, you’re even at the stage of planning your viewing trip to France and want to know what new properties are on market. One of your top questions just may be the following:
“I just want to look at all the property listings in France! Why is that so hard?!?”
We get it! The struggle is real! We've been there! Let’s dive in to clarify this key difference between finding real estate listings and property info in France versus the US!
DO ANY OF THE BELOW SOUND FAMILIAR? TOP AMERICAN BUYER QUESTIONS FOR FINDING A DREAM PROPERTY IN FRANCE:
Is there a central database for all properties for sale in France?
What is the largest property database in France?
Is there a Zillow equivalent in France?
Does a central database for all property listings in France exist?
Where can I find all the home listings in France?
Where can I search online for apartments for sale in France - is there one single aggregator?
What’s the best database to see French apartments for sale?
What’s the largest database for French homes for sale?
Are any of those questions * YOU * ?
If yes then read on for our * EXPERT ADVICE* !
*** OUR EXPERT ADVICE TO AMERICAN BUYERS LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES IN FRANCE *** There is not one single dominant aggregator or central website / property portal in France that shows all properties for sale like there is in other countries such as the US. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the USA, nearly all buyers - 95% by some accounts use online tools in their search process. And Zillow remains the top real estate website accounting for nearly 90 million monthly users. But this is certainly NOT the case in France.
“France does not have one single dominant, central, most popular database or aggregator of property listings. Even the most popular (French language) property database only has an estimated 60% of properties for sale listed... ”
We hear you say - but surely.... **Surely*** France has a Zillow equivalent... ** Surely*** there is central database where I can see a substantial majority of all properties for sale in the country.
Well, the short answer is - No! * Why? *
Well, because things work differently in France! As we've heard again and again, "It's France! It's Complicated!"
The French real estate system is highly decentralised - there are multiple agency websites, and other aggregator sites / portals that each show some of the available properties to sell, but not all; there are also introducer sites that act as introducers to various agencies. Often, a property will be for sale with multiple agencies at the same time. But there is no central database or portal or website that shows all properties for sale... it's just not how things work! There are various databases and portals, but even the most popular ones only show about half of the properties for sale by some estimates.
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