Paris rooftops in autumnThe piece to start with
12 Sep 2026
Paris Q1: why the 4e stopped discounting
Asking prices held while volumes fell 12%. We read 140 closed files to see who is actually buying.
The journal.
One piece leads, three follow — and the three we got wrong are kept where you can read them.
The journal, newest first
Page 1 of 2One piece leads · three followThree about something we got wrong
0112 Sep 2026
Paris Q1: why the 4e stopped discounting
Asking prices held while volumes fell 12%. We read 140 closed files to see who is actually buying.
9 min
Stucco ceiling detailThe piece to start with
8 Sep 2026
Reading a period building before you bid
The eleven things our advisors check on a first walk-through — and what each one costs to put right.
028 Sep 2026
Reading a period building before you bid
The eleven things our advisors check on a first walk-through — and what each one costs to put right.
14 min
Notary desk with documentsThe piece to start with
3 Sep 2026
Buying off-market: what the paperwork looks like
The sequence from NDA to notary, and the three points where buyers usually lose weeks.
033 Sep 2026
Buying off-market: what the paperwork looks like
The sequence from NDA to notary, and the three points where buyers usually lose weeks.
11 min
Rue du Bac looking north, morningThe piece to start with
27 Aug 2026
Rue du Bac, quai to boulevard.
Which courtyards are quiet at eight, and the two buildings we would not buy in at any price.
0427 Aug 2026
Rue du Bac, quai to boulevard.
Which courtyards are quiet at eight, and the two buildings we would not buy in at any price.
9 min
The courtyard the minutes keep arguing aboutThe piece to start with
21 Aug 2026
Reading syndicate minutes without falling asleep.
Three years of minutes, four things that matter, and the paragraph about 2027.
0521 Aug 2026
Reading syndicate minutes without falling asleep.
Three years of minutes, four things that matter, and the paragraph about 2027.
9 min
An empty hall before the surveyor arrives, rue JacobThe piece to start with
14 Aug 2026
The three surveys that cost their owners money.
Damp behind a bookcase, a lead pipe nobody had looked for, a terrace with no permission — and three homes that still sold.
0614 Aug 2026
The three surveys that cost their owners money.
Damp behind a bookcase, a lead pipe nobody had looked for, a terrace with no permission — and three homes that still sold.
8 min
An empty flat, shutters half openThe piece to start with
6 Aug 2026
The hour, and what it is for.
One hour, one buyer, one home, and the whole of it. What we write down afterwards.
076 Aug 2026
The hour, and what it is for.
One hour, one buyer, one home, and the whole of it. What we write down afterwards.
4 min
The quai façades at dawn, fourth floorThe piece to start with
29 Jul 2026
Quai Voltaire: buying a view.
The traffic, the glazing that does not help, and the four floors where it stops mattering.
0829 Jul 2026
Quai Voltaire: buying a view.
The traffic, the glazing that does not help, and the four floors where it stops mattering.
6 min
