The main measures of the government's plan to support the sector have not convinced real estate professionals. "The measures of this plan are going in the right direction," concedes Marc Oppenheim, CEO of Crédit Agricole Immobilier.

Structural problems must be addressed, which does not seem to be the case, says Olivier Salleron, the president of the French Building Federation (FFB) "These problems are well known... these problems areWell known," he adds.