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Fnaim asks to establish, "thanks to a visit voucher, proof of travel for individuals looking for" real estate.
Even if the profession has accelerated digitization, this does not replace the visit of a house or an apartment, assure the agents.
After a spectacular rebound the day after the first confinement, the market has returned to normal since the start of the school year.
One more puzzle for the government.
Will there be any changes to the new confinement for the real estate sector?
As Thierry Guérin, president of Fnaim (Federation of real estate agents) in Gironde points out, “even if the real estate agencies are not open, we can continue to work by phone or by email, and our employees can travel.
But with regard to the transaction, whether for sale or rental, we cannot show our property since the individual does not have a certificate allowing him to see a property.
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Suddenly, “Fnaim asks to establish, thanks to a visit voucher, proof of travel to individuals looking for, because accommodation is one of the essential elements.
The proposal has been made, and we hope for a clarification within the week.
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"Some people risk finding themselves in an emergency situation"
In the meantime, professionals can hardly hope for better than to conclude well-started projects.
Admittedly, “for all those involved in the real estate transaction (agencies, notaries, banks, etc.), the situation is no longer unprecedented, analyzes the Meilleur Agents network.
The whole sector is now much better prepared and digitized to pursue a certain activity.
"Perrine Gautheron, director of the lesvillas.fr network, an agency specializing in high-end homes in Gironde, confirms" increasing the number of virtual tours.
"For example," this Tuesday, an employee is organizing two visits that she will do alone, calling customers on WhatsApp. "
However, "I don't have a client who will take a virtual tour," she warns.
In any case, not in the high-end residential sector.
So, in fact, it will stop our activity.
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“In addition, compared to the first confinement, continues Thierry Guérin, we are not in complete blockage, which means that changes are continuing and people have to move.
Housing is not something incidental, and some people may find themselves in an emergency situation.
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"Since August, we have seen a return to normal"
After the sudden end of the first confinement, the real estate market had rebounded dramatically during the deconfinement.
A euphoria that had fallen since the start of the school year: "Since August, we have seen a return to normal," analyzes Benjamin Salah, director of the La Bourse de l'Immobilier network.
The market remained however dynamic until then, and real estate a sector “preserved in this crisis, at least in the old one.
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In the last quarter (August to October), prices were stagnant in France, according to most professionals.
For La Bourse de l'Immobilier, the average selling price of a house on the national territory was established at the end of October at 200,000 euros.
A slowdown that is confirmed in the metropolis of Bordeaux: while the increase was between 4 and 5% since the start of the year, Meilleur Agents noted a decrease of 0.7% in Bordeaux in October (for an average price of 4,626 euros / m2).
According to La Bourse de l'Immobilier, the average price of apartments (around 65 m2) in Bordeaux and its inner suburbs has stagnated at 239,000 euros since August, and that of houses (around 120 m2) has slightly increased. progressed, from 413,000 to 418,000 euros.
The French "want fiber and a garden, and they hesitate much less to move away from the cities"
Benjamin Salah notes that “the home market continues to be more sustained than that of apartments since deconfinement, it seems to be lasting.
"The new desires of the French for housing are confirmed, also assures Perrine Gautheron.
They want fiber and a garden, and they are much less hesitant to move away from cities.
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In this context, "the market is doing even better in rural and peri-urban areas" continues Benjamin Salah.
A real change compared to recent years, during which the metropolises seemed to suck most of the demand.
“There is the confinement effect, but that is also explained by the price level: there is a limit to everything, especially when you see apartments in the Golden Triangle in Bordeaux starting at 8,000 euros per m2!
»Specifies the specialist.
As a result, medium-sized towns such as Libourne or Angoulême are doing particularly well. Cestas, Léognan and Marcheprime also show a certain dynamism.
“And the Arcachon Basin, which was the big winner of the Covid crisis, continues its momentum.
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In the metropolis of Bordeaux, demand is stronger in the inner suburbs than in the hypercentre, particularly in the Talence, Pessac, Mérignac Bègles and Villenave-d'Ornon sectors.
“The prices are lower and you can find an exterior…” “Gradignan is also in high demand,” notes Perrine Gautheron.
"We can be fairly sure, it is that prices will not increase in 2021"
It remains to be seen how the market will react in the coming months.
“What has especially evolved since the start of the school year, notes Perrine Gautheron, is that buyers are a little more wait-and-see.
People are afraid for their jobs.
They continue to visit, they tell us about their plans, but the decisions are slower.
And we are seeing a return to negotiation.
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“We are in a climate of uncertainty and transaction volumes have returned to more reasonable levels,” confirms Benjamin Salah.
However, he does not believe in the "scenario of collapse."
»Demand remains too high, and rates remain low and attractive.
"However, he expects a more wait-and-see market in 2021, with fewer volumes and stable or slightly lower prices."
“There will always be a need for housing, so I don't think there will be a collapse,” confirms Perrine Gautheron.
But what we can be pretty sure is that prices will not increase in 2021. "
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