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Mortgages: The 4% mark is getting closer, but banks are still holding back

Mortgages: The 4% mark is getting closer, but banks are still holding back

September 15, 2026

The yield on the 10-year French government bond (OAT) rose above 4.19% on September 1 and has since exceeded 4.20%, its highest level since 2008. The yield curves...

Donations: Notaries Propose Halving the Fees

Donations: Notaries Propose Halving the Fees

September 15, 2026

The 122nd Congress of French Notaries, devoted to the theme “The Notary and Taxes,” has published 21 proposals. Several of them directly address the transfer of...

Retirement: Private-sector employees will lose nearly half their income

Retirement: Private-sector employees will lose nearly half their income

September 15, 2026

The average replacement rate—that is, the percentage of one’s final salary retained upon retirement—stands at 75% for a non-executive employee and 51.5% for...

Livret A: A Proposed Cap of 30,000 Euros to Support Climate Action

Livret A: A Proposed Cap of 30,000 Euros to Support Climate Action

September 8, 2026

The Minister of Ecological Transition has proposed raising the Livret A deposit limit from 22,950 to 30,000 euros to fund climate change adaptation...

2026 Property Tax: Freeze in Large Cities, Not Small Ones

2026 Property Tax: Freeze in Large Cities, Not Small Ones

September 8, 2026

None of the 36 largest cities raised their property tax rates this year, but 14.3% of residents in municipalities with fewer than 500 residents are seeing...

Real Estate: A Market Recovery That Stalls Halfway Through

Real Estate: A Market Recovery That Stalls Halfway Through

September 8, 2026

955,000 expected sales in the resale market, stable prices, new-construction prices at an all-time low, and rents on the rise: the back-to-school conference hosted by SeLoger and Meilleurs...

Gold: The New Favorite Investment for People Under 35

Gold: The New Favorite Investment for People Under 35

September 8, 2026

One in five French people owns gold, and 41% of those under 35 own it, compared with 10% of those aged 50 and older. According to an OpinionWay survey, the appeal of gold...

SCPI: Fundraising Is Back, But It's Switching Sides

SCPI: Fundraising Is Back, But It's Switching Sides

September 1, 2026

Net inflows of 2.2 billion euros in the first half of the year, according to ASPIM. Behind this nearly stable figure, new money is concentrated in a handful of ...

PEA: Bercy backs down, but the issue of funding limits remains unresolved

PEA: Bercy backs down, but the issue of funding limits remains unresolved

September 1, 2026

The Minister of Public Action and Accounts announced on August 26 that synthetically replicated index funds would remain eligible for the savings plan...

Rental Investment: One in Three French People Will Wait Until 2027 to Make a Decision

Rental Investment: One in Three French People Will Wait Until 2027 to Make a Decision

September 1, 2026

According to a survey published on August 27, 33% of French people acknowledge that the outcome of the presidential election could bring forward or delay their real estate plans. ...

Vacant housing units: 2026, the last year before the single tax

Vacant housing units: 2026, the last year before the single tax

September 1, 2026

The 2026 budget bill merges the two existing taxes into a single tax effective January 1, 2027, and allows municipalities in high-demand areas to double...

Property Tax: It's Not the Increase That's Costly—It's the Mistake

Property Tax: It's Not the Increase That's Costly—It's the Mistake

August 25, 2026

The 2026 property tax bills are arriving in mailboxes. With a nationwide tax rate increase capped at 0.8 percent—the lowest in years—most property...

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One in four first-time homebuyers buys a home with money from their family

One in four first-time homebuyers buys a home with money from their family

September 15, 2026

The first Nestenn Observatory on Real Estate Trajectories puts a number on a practice that everyone is familiar with but doesn't measure: 26.1% of first-time homebuyers...

European ETFs Have Seen Two Consecutive Months of Record Inflows

European ETFs Have Seen Two Consecutive Months of Record Inflows

September 15, 2026

After a record July at 49.4 billion euros, the market for Europe-based exchange-traded funds saw inflows of 43 billion euros in subscriptions...

One-third of French people have dipped into their savings to make ends meet

One-third of French people have dipped into their savings to make ends meet

September 15, 2026

A study conducted for XTB France by TGM Research examines the trade-offs households are making as the school year begins. The figure of interest to investors...

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