Paris home prices starting to fall

1% decline is the first in at least 14 years - and property sales across France have fallen 12% in a year

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PROPERTY prices in Paris fell last year for the first time in 14 years, new figures from notaires have revealed.

The statistics - showing a 1% decline - have raised questions about whether the property bubble in the capital has burst.

A severe shortage of homes in central Paris has kept prices high since 1998. Six of the city's 20 arrondissements saw prices rise in 2012.

Notaires forecast a further decline of up to 4.5% in the capital this year.

Across France, the number of properties sold in 2012 was down 12% at 709,000, according to notaires data.

Prices on a nationwide basis were down 1.1%.

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