French house prices rise again in second quarter of 2025
New figures show prices increased by 0.3% in second quarter
Notaires in Paris region said increases were even higher than the national figures
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House prices rose by 0.3% in France in the second quarter of the year, when compared with 2024, continuing a trend seen since the start of 2025.
Notaires in the Paris region said these official figures – which include completions of sales agreed at the end of 2024 – trail behind the price increases they have experienced, which are nearer 2%.
The figures are compiled by state statistics agency Insee, in partnership with the notaires trade body.
They also showed a rise in the number of property transactions, which had by the end of June reached 906,000 for the 12-month period.
As with most French property statistics, the Insee-Notaires index concentrates on large towns and cities, with rural properties not getting specific mention.
However, they do fall under the overall classification of houses en provence, a vast area of France which excludes Paris and its suburbs, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (which includes Lyon), Nord de France (which includes Dunkirk,) Lille, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, which includes both Marseille and Nice.
House prices en province rose by 0.4%, in the second quarter compared with a year ago, but the statistics do not distinguish between urban and rural prices.
Latest figures from Safer, an official agency responsible for monitoring rural land sales, showed prices for rural houses fell in 2024 by 3.4% compared with 2023, with the average price being €195,000.
Buyers’ attention is also on interest rates following a decision by the European Central Bank to stop lowering rates, plus the rising prices for French sovereign bonds as investors react to the latest bout of political uncertainty.
