"The house at Vieux-Moulin?"
I received 26 calls in six hours, made five visits and received three offers, two of which were priced… She's already gone.
At the same time as the hope of Nathalie, who had spotted the ad on the Internet.
Less than 15 minutes from Compiègne (Oise) train station, in the middle of the forest, 6 rooms, 167 m2, beautiful land, 337,000 euros… And a telephone conversation with a real estate professional from Oise who is ends like the others: “You know, there are a lot more requests than offers since the confinements.
Locals, of course, who wish to leave behind apartments without exterior.
A challenge in a destabilized local market.
Because there are especially "the Parisians".
A generic name for any customer crossing the Oise border from the South, looking for a little piece of countryside in the immediate vicinity of the capital.
Near the TER stations, or even the RER D for those in the greater Paris region, such as Coye-la-Forêt, Orry-la-Ville or Chantilly.
With a price per square meter that will make the eyes of buyers in Ile-de-France shine, respectively 3,301, 3,107 and 4,047 euros, according to Meilleur Agents, all within 40 minutes of Châtelet-Les Halles.
Against more than 11,000 per square meter for a house in Paris.
It doesn't cost much the minute spent on the train.
"Customers have just sold apartments in the chic districts of Paris ..."
It is no longer rare to come across Parisian real estate agents who have come to prospect for “their” clients in towns in the south of the Oise with attractive services.
Including for the richest.
In Chantilly, a 10-room mansion of 600 m2 is currently for sale, completely refurbished with its swimming pool, pond and gym.
Price: 3.2 million euros.
“We have a few clients who have just sold huge apartments in the upscale districts of Paris…” commented an Oise agent.
Even if, however, it is not the majority.
“Among the new arrivals, many live in the suburbs close to Paris, details another.
Often, they are in small apartments, or small houses and take three quarters of an hour, by metro or RER, to go to work.
When you show them what you can find here for 200,000 euros… ”
A house bought 265,000 euros less than 5 years ago estimated at 360,000 euros
In this game, towns and villages in the center of the Oise and the Picardy Plateau are doing well. From Clermont, the Gare du Nord is 36 minutes away.
From Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, allow 46 minutes.
A little further, therefore, but on the real estate side, we are changing universes.
Average price per square meter for a house: respectively 1,906 and 1,593 euros.
For years, housing estates have flourished there, as in the nearby villages.
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But back to Nathalie.
With her husband, this mother lives in one of the most popular areas of the Oise: the Compiègne area (2,835 euros per square meter on average).
Here too, the fastest trains take 40 minutes to reach Paris, and the city also benefits from a very advantageous setting, between the forest, the city center in full development and proximity to the A1 motorway.
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The couple's house, 120 m2 bought for 265,000 euros less than five years ago, is now estimated at… 360,000 euros.
"We have done some work, but still ..." Faced with rising demand, prices have jumped, and this concerns all nearby municipalities.
If they want to move a little bigger, the competition is stiff.
Compiègne is one of the most popular areas of the Oise.
LP / Stéphanie Forestier
Paid informants
“We see customers arriving who buy cash, loose a real estate agent.
Overestimated goods leave at the price during the day.
»Are the ads online?
"All are already gone when we call", certifies Nathalie.
A professional admits it: “We leave them to attract customers, but most properties do not even appear.
To find houses for sale, the agents use all means, going so far as to pay informants.
"Me, I give 10% of my commission to someone who gives me a good tip", underlines one of them.
On the buyers side, the competition is fierce, you have to be able to visit and position yourself very quickly.
“A party does not hesitate to use and abuse the withdrawal period, even if it means making offers on several houses at the same time, sighs an agent.
It is more and more common and damaging for us, we sometimes lose three to four weeks.
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Make yourself known to agents, rely on word of mouth ...
If we are not ready to go that far, should we abandon any purchase plan?
Not necessarily.
“You just have to not be in a hurry.
There are two solutions then.
“Make yourself known to all professionals, let everyone know what you are looking for and remind them regularly.
One day, the phone rings, ”promises one of them.
Another possibility: word of mouth, to come before everyone else.
“The goods sell so quickly that a lot of houses are sold from person to person without appearing on the market,” explains Nathalie.
Me, I warned all my entourage, asking that he spread the word.
If a friend of a friend sells his house, that interests me ... "
