31.01.2013 - French property: Paris 'to lead upturn in prices'
Despite threatened tax hikes, realistic property prices and a halcyon lifestyle are keeping France firmly in the investor spotlight. Just a few weeks into a new year and French PM Francois Hollande’s approval rating has taken a further drubbing with the latest round of tax increases and budget cuts provoking a backlash from chef-class entrepreneurs, wealth creators and patriotic artistes: among them symbol-of-a-nation film actor Gerard Depardieu. Yet France remains one of the brighter economic stars of Europe (the third largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the eurozone in 2012), with the residential real estate sector proving a beacon of hope in a recuperating economy...............................................Full Article: Source
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