Buoyant French Property prices
The French property market saw price growth of 9.5 per cent for the year up to June 2005, say figures released by estate agents VEF, with apartments showing a greater return on investment than houses for much of the period.
The figure is a marked slowdown from the recent 15.5 per cent peaks in price increases during 2004, although many remain optimistic that growth will hit double digits this year.
The market was far from consistent, however, with a wide range of performance over the past 12 months, from price drops of 2.2 per cent to gains of 25 per cent.
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