Thus the price of the apartments rose 10

The residential real estate market it is seized this winter, reveals the balance sheet drawn up by the Century 21 network, which carries out 7.5 of domestic transactions in the former. "The average increase of prices at the national level was 8.7 per cent in 2010, but it was carried out mainly in the first half, and the increase in prices has not even reached 1 in the second half", note Laurent Vimont, President of Century 21. Another sign, "time average sales begin to be extended slightly, while it decreased from eighteen months", says. It must be said that national average selling prices beat a new record to 2.580 euros per square metre in the fourth quarter of 2010, against 2.549 euros at the peak of 2008.

Older buyers

The part financed by borrowing fell to 64 of the average purchase price compared to 68 in 2009. Since those selling housing to buy another back. Older, more affluent, they are less sensitive to the price that is not already owners. The part of buyers of less than 30 years has decreased by 10 and more purchasers have between 60 and 70 years ( 17), or even more than 70 years ( 9). Sign of the tension of the market, the gap between the sale price and sale decreased, from 7 in 2009 to 5.2 last year (4 to 6.1 for houses and apartments).

Large houses

The average evolution of prices cache are significant differences according to the goods and the regions. Thus, the price of the apartments rose 10.5, to 3.309 euros per square metre, which is a record. But the price of the houses was wiser ( 6.7 to 2.031 euros per square metre) and rest of 3.7 lower than its level of 2008, enables buyers to acquire more: acquired houses area reached an average 109,26 m2contre 108,8 m2en 2009, for an average amount of 216.895 euros ( 5.87 in one year).

The size of the apartments, by contrast, was reduced, in a year of 57,12 to 56,64 m2, and despite this, buyers have still to pay 186.595 euros, or 8.64 more in one year.

Fracture in province

There is more a but real estate markets, at prices ranging from 0.2 to 9.5 in the regions. One saw its price decline in 2010: the Haute-Normandie (-2 at 1.711 euros per square metre). And a metropolis: Marseille (0.3 to 2.648 euros per square metre). Several regions mired as Burgundy ( 0.2 year 71.6535 euros last m2) or the Basse-Normandie ( 1.1 to 2.047 euros) and 11 regions have not recovered their 2008 prices. Only the Languedoc-Roussillon (8.84) and Poitou-Charentes (9.43) have grown more in 2010 than the average national (see map on page opposite), and Lyon ( 9.3 at 2.487 euros per square metre).

But the second half from the first analysis showed that Lyon influenza (0.04) and that the prices have fallen in six regions, up to 10 in Burgundy...

The rise of rental in Paris

The capital represents only 5 of domestic transactions but she focused attention last year, because herein lies the overheating, 7.942 euros per square metre end of 2010 and 7.457 euros on average over the year, 18,46 according to Century 21. Rental real estate supplies increase. Transactions 30 year, Paris, 25 came from investors, or 12 of more in one year ", said Laurent Vimont. In Ile-de-France ( 7.78 on average, 3.157 euros per square metre), overheating is real in the Hauts-de-Seine ( 12.8 at 5.024 euros per square metre) and the Val-de-Marne ( 9.2 to 3.569 euros). Only the Yvelines ( 3.65 to EUR 3.183) and Essonne ( 7.1 to EUR 2.691) did not find the record of 2008 award.

2011: continuation of the increase

If interest rates remain at their current level historically low, "rising prices could continue, but will not exceed 3 in 2011", said Laurent Vimont. Everything will depend on the rate of borrowing because "there is currently a surdemande surfinancée", he concludes.