Hi

2007 does seem to have been slower than previous years for buyers of French property (certainly British and Irish buyers - last years figures were just less than 31,000).

There was a report earlier this year from one of the French property exhibitions in UK, that people are taking their time looking for and considering which property to buy - quite different from the 'I've seen and gotta have' attitude.

Advertising is an expensive minefield, and finding the best place to advertise is similar to pinning the tail on the donkey.

Obviously there are the magazines and the exhibitions that specialise in French property sales, but I feel that circulation numbers and visitors are declining (so are the numbers of exhibitors).

Internet advertising can be very effective, but saying that, you may be targetting the world to sell a tiny patch somewhere in France.

Aren't the local immobilier and estate agents the better bet ?
Anyone who is wanting to buy in a certain department/region will ferret them out through the local immo mags or by internet searches.

One particular site I tend to point people towards is frenchpropertylinks - it covers the whole of France and has thousands of properties for sale by immo's, agents and private vendors. It's a useful site for comparing prices throughout the regions.

Carole Bayliss
mortgagefrance