Buying a home in Paris: Five mistakes to avoid

The Earful Tower: Paris

Oliver Gee

Arts, Paris, Society & Culture, Travel, Places & Travel, France

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Buying property in Paris (and France, in general) isn't easy.

Aside from the dreaded French admin, there is a whole world of traps and tricks to consider. Omissions in the property listing, negotiating prices, and why you shouldn't share a notary with the seller....

This week, lawyer and buyer's agent Christine Bacoup-Tidas explains some of the key pitfalls to avoid in the process. She also chats about property in Paris in general, and her previous life as a ballet dancer and then lawter in New York City.

Find her and her website Tomette Paris here to get help buying your own place: www.tometteparis.com

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is the Earful Tower. My name is Oliver G. And today we're going to be talking about Parisian real estate.
0:09.9	Sitting across from me is Christine Baku, Titus. How are you doing?
0:14.8	Fine. How are you? I'm really good. I'm excited to talk. I'm excited about this conversation. I want to say it from the beginning that even if you're not thinking about buying a property in Paris, this conversation's
0:26.5	going to be about real estate about Parisian apartments. There should be something in there for
0:30.3	everybody. And based on what we were talking about before I press record, it sounds like you
0:35.2	know your stuff. Yes, thank you.
0:37.8	Can we do a little, who are you before we get started?
0:41.4	The name sounds French-American.
0:45.0	Yes, I am French-American.
0:47.0	I basically was born in Paris.
0:51.6	My father was American.
0:53.1	My mother was French, Burgundy.
0:56.0	Yes, Ocerre.
0:57.9	Ocerre.
0:58.6	Is that A-U-X?
1:00.4	E-A-R-E.
1:01.2	Is that how you pronounce it?
1:02.4	Say it again.
1:03.4	Ocerre.
1:04.2	I thought it was like O'C-SER or something like that.
1:06.6	I think people from Burgundy, they pronounce Osce.
1:12.7	But people from outside, they don't really know.
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