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Prime France: leading French locations attract top global buyers

Continued high demand spurred on by the pandemic has led to many French locations recording double-digit property price growth.

One year ago

Research

From chalets to cities: charting post-pandemic property performance

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

6 days ago

Alpine Report

Alpine Sentiment Survey: Understanding Motivations

The survey encompasses the views of over 730 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) from across 13 countries, providing valuable insight into the motivations, preferences, budgets, and aspirations of…

11 days ago

Alpine Report

The Ultimate Resort Guide: Altitude, Access, and Snow Quality

Your guide to how resorts compare on key factors like altitude, airport proximity, piste length, snow conditions, and more.

11 days ago

Alpine Report

Knight Frank Alpine Index: How Prime Ski Resort Prices Have Shifted Over the Past Year

We assess prime prices across leading Alpine resorts, examining how they compare and their performance over the past year

11 days ago

Alpine Report

Taking the Pulse of the Alpine Property Market: Key Insights Shaping This Year’s Report

We take the pulse of market conditions in The Alps and explore the key themes shaping this year’s report

11 days ago

Europe

European real estate outlook 2024

Brought to you by our local experts, the European real estate outlook provides a high-level summary of European economies and real estate markets in 2024.

One year ago

Latest News

Ski Report

How are Europe’s ski resorts facing up to snow shortages?

Anna Ward speaks to Kate Everett-Allen, head of global residential research, and Knight Frank's international residential partner Alex Koch de Gooreynd about the impact of climate change on Alpine…

One year ago

France

France's new investment opportunities: Attracting US investors through new bilateral agreement

Macron's Government initiates growth and employment boost with investor-friendly regulations.

One year ago

Prices

Examining ski chalet prices: ski property index results 2023

We explore the results of our ski property index 2023 as Swiss resorts dominate the price increase results.

One year ago

Buyer Sentiment

What you need to know: Alpine Homes Sentiment Survey 2023

Discover the key insights into occupant and buyer behaviours in the Alpine property market this year with the 2023 sentiment survey.

One year ago

Market Insights

The Alpine property market: where to invest

Here we round-up the key trends influencing the French and Swiss Alpine property markets.

One year ago

Development

Paris property market faces major challenges from new planning laws

Knight Frank analyses the consequences of the new Paris planning laws announced in early June, including the potential impact on investment and reduced office space.

One year ago

France

Why Paris is packing a punch in 2023

The stars are aligning for Paris, the city is emerging as the European Union’s pre-eminent financial hub, it’s gearing up for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Olympic Games and overseas buyers…

One year ago

Senior Living

France senior housing sector outperforms residential market

Senior housing investment volumes up almost 20% in 2022 as investors capitalise on growing demand.

One year ago

Residential Sales

Investors continue to target France residential market

The residential sector in France is still a top investor target despite slowdown in market.

One year ago

Retail

Sales bounce back in France sport retail market

The sports market in France represents some twenty billion euro of expenditure and is dominated by the sale of sportswear.