Global Property Investment Interest in France Surging

International property investment figures collated and recently revealed by Jones Lang LaSalle highlight an interesting global trend….not only is the level of international investment up considerably across the entire global real estate marketplace, interest has been most acutely focused on Europe and one of the markets to benefit the most is the property investment marketplace in France.

Global property investment interest in France is surging thanks to the nation’s extremely attractive commercial property scene and its evergreen appeal as a holiday and retirement destination…but the question is will France remain a great place to invest for strong returns and a low risk level of exposure?

Jones Lang LaSalle’s figures point out that in 2006 Europe was the most actively targeted continent in the world among property investors - whether that is an individual investor or a corporate investor.  Cross border investment alone was up 53% from the 2005 figures collated by Jones Lang LaSalle and inter-regional investment also stepped up a gear. 

Of all the nations in Europe to come out on top it was no longer a case of the UK dominating the figures, rather Germany and more significantly France were the top countries in Europe to receive sustained and increased levels of investment into their real estate economies throughout 2006.

The property investment market in France grew by an almost unbelievable 70% in 2006 reaching the 30 billion dollar mark by the end of the year which represented 10% of the European total from January to December 2006.  The nation also started 2007 off with a considerable bang!

It’s a well known fact that the commercial property market in France is especially attractive with Paris coming out on top because of its logistic and location appeal, its multiple layers of demand and its sustained appeal as an attractive and essential location to operate from.

Despite the intensification of appeal that France is witnessing now from global property investors, its property prices have not surged ahead at unsustainable levels – in fact, towards the end of 2006 average price increases in the residential marketplace were only 1% from September to November according to the French Property Blog…but if you take a broad look at market opinion you will see that the property marketplace in France is considered to stable with sustained interest across all market sectors meaning that yes, it is likely to continue as an attractive nation among property investors seeking stable returns and lower risk.

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