Real estate purchase: still drops in upcoming prices in these cities!

In the wake of a “well -established resumption” of the old housing market, FNAIM tables on a 1% of prices in the second half. While specifying that certain places still contain a potential for decline.

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“The fall of transactions in theold real estate is hooked, the same for lower prices! ”Rejoices Loïc Cantin, president of the National Federation of Real Estate (FNAIM), during his quarterly economic point, this Wednesday, June 18. A year ago, the average price of old houses and apartments in France accused a fall of more than 3%, at an annual rate, a consequence of a real estate crisis caused by the outbreak of credit rates in 2022 and 2023. On June 1, 2025, The drop in prices over one year is only 0.6%at 2,953 euros per square meter. An improvement to put on the account of the 2.5% rebound in the number of transactions in the last 12 months, at 892,000.

Thanks to credit rates brought back from 4.21% on average in December 2023 to 3.11% currently, all durations combined, and that FNAIM sees stabilizing at this level in the coming months, “The resumption of old real estate is well rooted”insists its president. He thus tables 940,00 to 950,000 transactions over the entire year 2025, a rebound of around 10% compared to 2024, contrasting with the fall of 33% of the market in the last three years. Loïc Cantin thus anticipates a price stabilization in the next months, and even a raised about 1% in the second half.

Large cities, losers of the real estate crisis

But “”There are agglomerations where the drop in prices is not over»»he nuances. These include “Big cities, where prices had raised a lot before the crisis”recalls the boss of FNAIM. This is particularly the case of Nantes and Lyon, where prices have dived by 13% and 12% respectively in three years. An important correction which must still continue so that sellers and buyers find common ground. Ditto for the suburbs of the 10 largest cities in the country and for Ile-de-France (except in Paris), where prices have still unscrewed around 4% in the last 12 months, proof that sellers must make concessions if they want to carry out their transactions.

In the capital, on the other hand, prices have already started upwards (+1.6%) between June 2024 and June 2025. Also, prices in ski resorts and seaside resorts1.3% for the first and 1% for seconds. This brings their respective increases over three years to 7.2% and 2.4%! “While big cities are losers in the crisis, ski resorts and seaside resorts are the winners”summarizes Loïc Cantin. It must be said that in mountains and on the coast, these are mainly acquisitions of second homes, by buyers who do not necessarily need to borrow.