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How do you buy property in France with data instead of gut feeling? Secrets.RealEstate scores any French address from public building data — its analyses draw on 18.6 million notarial sold prices covering every commune in France. On this blog: the DPE energy label before you buy, what a location score really measures, purchase costs and notary fees, and what real sold prices reveal about French property values.
60% of owners regret their purchase. The reason is often already in the documents.
In a Clever Real Estate survey (USA, January 2022, 1,000 homeowners), 60% regretted their purchase in some form, and 52% were surprised by the true costs. The…
DPE F or G: what a French energy label really costs a buyer
A French home rated DPE F or G costs more to heat, sells for less, and since 1 January 2025 a G-rated dwelling may no longer be let on a new lease.…
How to price a French home from the sales next door, not the listing
The asking price of a French home is an opinion; the recorded sale price of the flat next door is a fact, and the two are rarely the same number.…
Selling a French home without an agency: what it costs, what you replace
Selling a French home privately saves the agency fee, which typically runs 6–8 % of the price, and costs you the four jobs the agent was doing.…
What a French listing never tells you, and where to look it up
A French listing tells you the rooms, not the ground under them, the noise through the window, or whether the commune will let you rent to tourists.…
7 AIs. 10 buildings. One clear winner - Kimi K3.
Kimi K3 won. And then something better happened.
No Grounding. No Trust. It's That Simple.
We ran the same property-risk test on 6 AIs — Claude, Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek. Four rival labs.
I Connected AR Glasses to Our Real Estate MCP. The Street Lit Up. It Works.
Everyone keeps saying AI + AR is "coming to real estate."
What 18.6 million sold prices reveal about French property values
The Secrets.RealEstate Property Price Calculator estimates any French home's value from 18.6 million notarised sale prices — free, in seconds. Here is what…
Five questions to ask before your second property viewing
Secrets.RealEstate, the service that scores any French address from public building data, recommends five questions before any second viewing. This short,…
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