Villefranche-de-Rouergue. Dynamic market amplified by Covid-19

“That is an distinctive yr, repeats Jérôme Pons, from Immo de France Tranier in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. We’ve seen the variety of patrons improve.” The amount of products bought suffers. “The variety of our transactions is up 10 to 15%,” says Laurent Maillebuau, head of the Level habitat company. This can be a nice success for professionals as a result of throughout this yr 2020, the companies needed to shut twice. Throughout the first confinement then in the course of the November confinement. These good figures had been subsequently primarily achieved between the months of Might and October.

Robust demand for three years

However this could not solely be seen as a Covid impact. “For our company, there has not been a better exercise in 2020. Demand has been robust for three years”, needs to mood Alexandra Stéphant of the true property workplace of Bastiers.

The way to clarify the success of Villefranche-de-Rouergue and its environment, which has subsequently grown even additional this yr? “It is a metropolis, so you will discover all of the companies there: stations, outlets, actions”, begins Lucie Bros of the Tranier company. “Folks come as well as for the standard of life, the heritage, and the gastronomy”, continues Marie Alcouffe, who at every go to doesn’t hesitate to make her clients wander by the streets of the Bastide. “Additionally it is the division the place there are essentially the most lovely villages in France. And delightful cities an hour away: Figeac, Cahors, Albi, Montauban, Rodez”, provides Jérôme Pons.

We come from afar to stay in Villefranchois

And all this in a sparsely populated space the place it’s doable to seek out tranquility and nature, qualities sought once we communicate of a 3rd confinement.

“Folks wish to depart town. They make the choice to alter their life to be confined in nicer locations”, observes Jérôme Pons. Folks coming from outdoors are sometimes who’re beginning their retirement. “However with the impact of the well being disaster, we’re additionally seeing households arriving, provides Jérôme Pons. It’s a public that we had been much less used to assembly as a result of there may be not a lot work right here. Now, they inform themselves that even when they do not discover a job immediately, they are going to stay on much less. “

And signal that the territory attracts for its dwelling atmosphere, “many patrons usually are not Aveyronnais”, observes Magalie Esteve actual property agent. “One in two clients comes from outdoors”, specifies Laurent Maillebuau for his half. “Yesterday, a person dwelling in Rouen known as me to get data on a home, confides Marie Alcouffe. One other resident of La Rochelle additionally contacted me. He’s seeking to purchase between his residence and the Pyrenees.” Prospects come from the North, from the Paris area, but in addition from the South. “Within the South South, near the Mediterranean, folks discover the price of dwelling to be excessive and the inhabitants density troublesome to stay with,” explains Lucie Bros.

Engaging costs

Patrons are searching for a area within the solar, however not too far south, nor too far north. “They give the impression of being within the Dordogne, nevertheless it’s too costly. So that they arrive within the Lot, it is nonetheless a bit too costly. And at last they arrive right here, the place they’ll have at inexpensive costs a stone home with a backyard “, notes Laurent Maillebuau. The actual property agent thus reveals one of many foremost benefits of the area: engaging costs. For the second, attractiveness doesn’t improve these tempting quantities. “However the variety of properties on the market is reducing,” warns Laurent Maillebuau. Success shouldn’t trigger costs to rise away from small budgets, which the area has in quantity, from property.