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Writer's picturePierre Guillery

Understand French property portals

Property portals serve as advertising platforms for listing agents, incredibly helpful for individuals searching for a house.

Property portals serve as advertising platforms for listing agents, who sign up to have their properties automatically uploaded and listed on their agency's website as well as on the portals. These portals as they gather all the available options in a specific area and send regular updates directly to your email inbox.


French portals


The online real estate market is dominated by large businesses often owned by major media companies like Groupe Figaro from France or Axel Springer from Germany. The most popular portal, Le Bon Coin, attracts around 50 million real-estate focused visitors annually. Other key players include SeLoger.com (14 million), Logic-Immo.com (10 million), Bienici.com (6 million), AVendreALouer (5.5 million), PAP.fr (5 million), Figaro Immo (formerly Explorimmo, 3 million), and MaisonsEtAppartements.fr (700,000). For luxury properties, Lux Residence and Belles Demeures are also top choices.


International portals


The biggest global platforms showcasing French properties are headquartered in the United Kingdom, mainly because of the enduring fascination of British citizens with French real estate. Some of these include Rightmove, the leading UK real estate website featuring various foreign properties, including those in France; French-property.com, French Property Shop (linked to the organizers of annual French property exhibitions in London), and Green-acres, which despite its name, is actually French owned. These platforms can make your property search easier - just keep in mind that they serve as marketing tools for the agents listing the properties.

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