The appeal of medium-sized cities, a fundamental trend
“It is not a fad”. In the opinion of Cécilia Ranson, spokesperson for SeLoger Construire, the advent of medium-sized towns andgrowing interest in new in these territories will continue in the years to come. “According to our studies, nearly one in two project promoters interested in new real estate is looking for a house and 48% of them wish to have it built”, she announced on Wednesday, October 20, as part of the project. ‘a conference organized during the Rent.
A trend corroborated by David Lacroix, Île-de-France president of the Habitat Pole of the French Building Federation (FFB). “With the health crisis and the successive confinements, the French have realized what was really important : having direct access to the theater has become subsidiary, being able to share family moments in the great outdoors, in your garden, is essential ”.
As a result, sales of single-family homes in France are growing strongly according to FFB figures: + 16.3% between the first half of 2021 and that of 2019, before the health crisis therefore. At the same time, building permits jump 18.3% and housing starts are up 4%. Construction figures are in the green, largely driven by activity in medium-sized cities, located in zones B2 and C.
The building permits for single-family houses granted there increased by 17% over the first seven months of 2021 compared to the first seven months of 2019, when they stabilized (1%) in the Abis, A and B1 zones. “We have difficulty offering products in dense areas: permits are not easily issued and numerous remedies, ”explains David Lacroix.
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