Property hunter in Paris
Since 2011, our dedicated property hunters have searched, viewed and negotiated on behalf of buyers in Paris. 1,200+ buyers helped, 45-day average search, 6% average price reduction, fees paid only on success.
Welcome to Home Select
Your Parisian property hunter
Buying in Paris is often a long, anxious process, full of uncertainty. We founded Home Select in 2011 to turn that experience on its head. Your dedicated property hunter is with you from beginning to end: he or she draws up a precise brief with you, calls on a network of agents, notaries and concierges to reach the off-market properties, pre-selects and pre-views on your behalf, negotiates the price and the terms, and stays at your side through to the signing at the notary's office. One point of contact, the same exacting standard throughout, and a single obsession: saving you time and helping you buy better than you would on your own.
Jean Mascla
Founder, Home Select
Property hunting
The property hunter in Paris: an essential ally in 2026
The Paris property market remains one of the most competitive in Europe. In 2026, the average price per m² stands at around €10,500, with sharp differences between arrondissements: from €7,800/m² in the 19th to more than €14,300/m² in the 6th. The average property sells in 49 days, and the most sought-after homes often go under offer in less than a fortnight. In a market this tight, buying on your own is an uphill battle.
A property hunter in Paris changes the picture entirely. Mandated exclusively by the buyer, the hunter reaches the whole market, including the 15 to 25% of properties traded off-market and never listed on portals such as SeLoger or Bien'ici. He or she filters, pre-views and assesses every property, then presents only those that genuinely fit your brief. The result: three targeted viewings on average, instead of forty fruitless ones on your own.
At Home Select, our 16 property hunters have specialised in Paris and the Île-de-France since 2011. With more than 1,200 completed mandates, a 96% satisfaction rate and a 4.9/5 rating on Google (250+ verified reviews), we are among the sector's leading firms. Our fee, 2.5% of the purchase price (€10,000 incl. VAT minimum), is paid only on success: you pay nothing unless we find your home. On average, the price reduction we secure (6% off the seller's asking price) more than covers our fee.
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Our approach
A bespoke property search
A dedicated hunter manages your entire Paris purchase project, in 6 steps.
Precise qualification
Your dedicated expert validates all your requirements and guides you to start a targeted search thanks to our search mandate.
Dynamic search
Daily monitoring across all sources: listings, off-market, previews. First proposals within 48h.
Video pre-visits
Commented video and analysis sheet for each property. You only visit those that match your criteria.
Tailored purchase offer
Your hunter drafts the offer and negotiates with the seller. Average result: 6% off asking price.
Secured purchase
Review of the deed, diagnostics, co-ownership: your hunter checks every document before signing at the notary.
Successful move-in
After signing, your hunter stays available: contractors, admin procedures, moving.
Buy alone or with a property hunter?
- Seller contacts10010,000
- Off-market accesslimitedfull
- Visits40+3
- Project duration9 months45 days
- Time spent150 h15 h
- Negotiation0 to 2 %6 %
- Secured projectin theoryfully
Averages observed across 1,200+ completed projects since 2011
Testimonials
1,200+ happy buyers
I turned to HOME SELECT because I had tried to find my apartment myself by going round the agencies, which proved impossible.
Thanks to Véronique and her knowledge of the area, not only were we able to view properties first, but we bought with complete peace of mind. We were supported at every step.
We tried to search on our own, but it's extremely difficult from a distance, and we also struggled to gauge prices.
We turned to HOME SELECT because we live abroad and it was too difficult for us to find an apartment on our own.
Thank you Catherine and Home Select for what we call the Extra Mile in the United States: explaining the French system, helping us organise the works... It was great.
Apartments kept slipping through our fingers; it was thanks to Catherine that we found ours, thanks to her constant availability and also to her address book.
Thanks to their expertise and network of more than 3,000 agents, Home Select met my expectations and found me the apartment of my dreams.
Our team
16 experts in the Paris market
The Paris market
Buying in Paris in 2026: why a property hunter makes the difference
Paris has 1.1 million homes for 2.1 million residents. Each year, only 3% of the housing stock changes hands. Competition among buyers is fierce, especially in the most sought-after arrondissements: the 6th (Saint-Germain-des-Prés), the 7th (around the Eiffel Tower), the 16th (Trocadéro) and the Marais. Without access to the professional network, a buyer sees only a fraction of what is actually on the market.
A professional property hunter has a network of partners: estate agents, notaries, managing agents, building concierges and property developers. At Home Select, that network amounts to 10,000 active contacts who send us more than 100 off-market properties every day. It is this sourcing power that allows us to find the right apartment in 45 days on average, against six to nine months for a search undertaken alone.
Beyond the search itself, the property hunter handles the negotiation (a 6% average saving on the asking price), the technical due diligence (surveys, general meeting minutes, a health check on the co-ownership) and the support all the way to completion at the notary\'s office. It is a complete service, from the first brief to the handover of the keys.
Our hunters' coverage areas
Paris and Île-de-France: price per m², trends and local expertise for each area.
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Case studies
Successful searches by our Paris property hunters
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Find your apartment in Paris
The right apartment is out there. Let our 16 experts find it for you.
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