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Buying an Apartment in Paris

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	Asking Prices This table shows PREF's average “For Sale by Owner” asking prices and indicates where PREF recommends investment. PREF prices run higher because we eliminate choices in advance that are not appropriate for your criteria.
	Apartment Search PREF has created proprietary software that is similar to a Multiple Listing Service for Paris. Here is how we pull the data together in a concentrated format that helps you make your best decision about a property in Paris.
	Notaire's Fees here you see Notaire's fees, Value Added Tax, Transfer tax, and other fees associated with purchasing in Paris. Transaction costs, paid by the buyer, usually add about 7% to the cost of purchasing an apartment.
	Appreciation This table shows simple and compounded Paris price appreciation since 2000, by arrondissement.
	Timeline — How Long Will It Take? Here one sees how many days it takes for each step in the process until you are finally keys in hand in your own place.
	Apartment Visit Tool Use the visit tool to record details of your visits to apartments. OR Use it as a renovation / investment planning tool: Enter ad details into cell I5 and translate descriptive details to the cells at left. Enter room sizes in m2 in column J. Enter your costs or expenses by type in column K. Results will appear in column L in incremental Euros per m2. Total costs or profit potential will appear in row 5.

Walking Neighborhoods in Paris That Still Have Good Values:

Avoid the arrondissements that touch the Seine if you want value for your money
8^eme — Europe the triangle at the very North end of the arrondissement
9^eme — all of it
10^eme — Southern portion only near the elbow of the Canal St. Martin; not West of Magenta and not East of the canal; avoid all Gare
11^eme — inner 1/3 only
12^eme — inner 1/3 only
17^eme — western 2/3’s only; avoid Avenue Clichy
18^eme — SW quadrant of the arrondissement only; varies street by street — get expert advice