As real estate prices in the capital of France has been steadily increasing, thus limiting the opportunities for increasing the yield of foreign investors, more attention has been paid to regional centers such as Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lille and Strasbourg.
According to experts, foreign investors, especially from the Asian region, as the primary motivation today have the desire to preserve their capital and maximize savings with maximum profitability.
Of course, interest in Paris is still high. However, the attention of investors to the regional markets is growing. The same trend can be seen in other European countries, for example in the UK is growing regional real estate market outside London, the same situation is in Germany - Investors are starting to pay attention to the cities outside the so-called "Big Six" (Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne).
Improving the quality of life in the regions and the development of industry (and, consequently, an increase of job opportunities) attract more families. In particular, Marseille, which is called the gateway between Africa and France, is very attractive from the point of view of investments, especially for investors from Asia, particularly from China. Profitability of the Marseille commercial real estate market in the premium segment is between 5.76% and 6.1%, which is comparable to the major metropolitan areas of France.
According to the materials of propertyshowrooms.com
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