Real Estate: Record-High Negotiation Margins in 2025
The French real estate market is seeing record negotiation margins, averaging 9% on existing properties, according to the latest LPI-IAD report — a 39% increase year-over-year.
Houses see the highest discounts at 10.2%, while apartments average 7.5%. With mortgage rates stabilizing around 3%, far from the 1% lows of previous years, buyers are regaining leverage and pushing prices down, forcing sellers to adjust.