News about French Mortgages

We at Sextant Mortgages are proud of the partnerships we’ve developed with some of France’s biggest lenders. Having such a large panel of banks on board means Read more »

At Sextant Mortgages we’re pleased to present a brand new mortgage product, which has been developed to meet our clients’ needs and requests, as they go through the purchasing of a property: Read more »

Mr M is an Australian gentleman who works in the UK. At the moment he has investments throughout America, but after perusing our website, he decided he wanted to buy a beautiful property in France, Read more »

Several countries ask for a Wealth Tax in Europe. This is a concept that particularly surprises foreigners who decide to invest in a property in France. Read more »

Mr & Mrs C were looking to purchase a 3 bed property for around €400K within walking distance to the Centre of Antibes. They knew the area very well and so did not want to miss out on a good deal as they knew that the French Market is very attractive during the summer in the South of France. Read more »

The total figures of French property mortgages granted by the French banks in 2010 should reach €140 billion in 2010, which is 17% more than in 2009, but remains far from the 2007 record of €170.23 billion, Read more »

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On the 15th February 2010, the office received a call from a new client called James D., requesting additional information on certain properties in France that were for sale on the Sextant Properties website. Emmanuel immediately sent the information requested, and James D. replied within twenty-eight minutes , informing Sextant that he would be in France in April and would like to arrange a viewing during that time.

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While the European Central Bank remains unchanged, for the ninth consecutive time with its main principal guiding rate at its lowest level in history, Meilleurtaux.com found that the movement of lower interest rates is picking up again, motivated by the bank’s desire to win over new clients in March.
With no real sign of economic recovery in Europe, this status quo must be maintained for a few more months.
Lower rates in March for 57 % of partner banks of Meilleurtaux.
After February was marked by a stable average rate, a large majority of partner banks of Meilleurtaux (57%) reduced its lending rate for the month of March, from 0.11% on average and up to 0.20% for some.
Considering these advances, the average rate in 15 years has gone from 3.80 % to 3.75 % (equivalent to a decrease of less than 5 Euros for a monthly fee of €1,000) when the best proposed interest rate over 15 years is 3.50%; a level not seen since May 2006. This reduced trend of rates concerns mortgages of all durations, except for 30 year loans which remain at a stable 4.30%.