Housing activity fell by 25% in Auvergne in 2023, a dark year, this year the drop was only 15%. Purchases focus on existing housing. “We don't see any big cranes as before, in the metropolises” notes the former president of FNAIM Auvergne, Christian Dosmas, “there are practically no more new programs, or very small projects of less than fifty lots”.
His successor, Ivan Tartière, regrets the 5% increase in the tax levied by notaries to replenish community coffers: “We always hit the same ones, and that deters potential buyers“Especially since today there are fewer and fewer first-time buyers.”Certainly the banks have revised their rates downwards, but they are demanding an increasingly important contributionand more guarantees. Young people entering the job market do not have 50,000 euros in savings“.
Another constraint, next January, accommodation classified G by the energy diagnosis will no longer be able to be rented. Same thing for those classified F in 2028. This represents 35% of the rental stock in Cantal, the worst performer in France. “Not all owners necessarily have the means to undertake major renovations despite certain state aid, and there is a shortage of certified craftsmen“, deplores Mathilde Bénet, real estate agent in Aurillac.
Vichy seems to be doing well.”The city attracts new investors, thanks to a dynamic policy”notes Florent Hourquebie, Vichy real estate agent. Thanks to the motorway too, Lyon residents are turning more towards the spa town where goods are four times cheaper than in Annecy in Haute-Savoie.
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