The Real Estate Market in 2024: What Can We Learn?
In its 2024 retrospective, the Seloger platform highlights the most prestigious properties, the most sought-after neighborhoods, and the trends that shaped the year.
With 7.8 million monthly visitors and more than one million online listings, SeLoger offers a unique overview of the dynamics of the French real estate market.
The year’s most expensive properties reflect the enduring appeal of luxury and prestige. Topping the sales list is a sumptuous mansion in Cannes, featuring panoramic views of the Mediterranean, an infinity pool, and landscaped gardens, epitomizing the opulence of the French Riviera. This exceptional property, valued at tens of millions of euros, illustrates the international appeal of the French Riviera.
Paris, for its part, maintains its standing with two prestigious apartments in the 16th arrondissement. One of them, a duplex located near the Trocadéro, offers 300 m² of luxury, complemented by a terrace with a breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower. These properties demonstrate the resilience of the high-end market in the capital.
When it comes to rentals, the Alpes-Maritimes and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region also top the rankings. An exceptional villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, listed at over 50,000 euros per month, illustrates this trend. In Paris, a duplex located near Les Invalides commands a monthly rent of 20,000 euros, confirming that the capital remains a must-visit destination for lovers of exceptional properties.
The most-viewed properties in 2024 reflect a variety of expectations depending on the profiles of buyers or renters. In the Paris region, two-room apartments located in vibrant neighborhoods such as the 10th arrondissement or Montreuil are particularly attractive to young professionals.
These properties offer an ideal combination of affordability and proximity to the city center, with prices ranging from 400,000 to 600,000 euros. Outside major cities, homes with gardens have generated strong interest, particularly in cities like Bordeaux and Lyon. For example, a 120-square-meter house in Mérignac, with three bedrooms and a garden, generated a record number of clicks, as its attractive price of 450,000 euros appealed to families.
The most sought-after neighborhoods reveal distinct preferences depending on the region. In Paris, the Bercy neighborhood stands out for homebuyers, prized for its tranquility and scarcity. For apartments, the 10th arrondissement—particularly the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul neighborhood—leads the way thanks to its youthful and dynamic atmosphere, combined with prices that are still affordable.
In Lyon, the Monplaisir and Croix-Rousse neighborhoods are particularly popular among homebuyers, while Jean Macé remains a top choice for renters, thanks to its proximity to public transportation and universities. Montpellier also exemplifies this duality: homebuyers are turning to Celleneuve, a rapidly expanding area, while apartment seekers prefer the lush, green neighborhood of La Martelle.
These trends, analyzed using a rigorous methodology that combines listing popularity, price per square meter, and filters for outlier data, provide a clearer picture of French people’s expectations in 2024. Families prefer houses with gardens in major cities such as Nantes, Toulouse, and Rennes.
Investors are turning to neighborhoods undergoing transformation, such as Euroméditerranée in Marseille or Les Bassins à flot in Bordeaux. Young professionals, on the other hand, prefer trendy neighborhoods with good transportation links, such as Confluence in Lyon or Saint-Roch in Nice.
