France business failures (SA-WDA): real estate activities
France business failures (SA-WDA): real estate activities stood at 226 units in Jul 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Business demography table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1990 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business demography table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
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| Business failures (INSEE) | |||||||||||
| SA-WDA data - Real estate activities | 226 | 244 | 242 | 240 | 194 | 216 | 211 | 219 | 232 | 216 | |
| SA-WDA data - Business support activities | 734 | 764 | 825 | 821 | 786 | 800 | 768 | 781 | 763 | 670 |
Understanding france business failures (SA-WDA): real estate activities
Property management agencies, real estate brokerages, housing developers, and asset leasing enterprises entering formal court-supervised insolvency are quantified in this metric. The series applies seasonal and working-day adjustments to legal bankruptcy notices originating within the property sector. This isolation removes routine calendar variations to reveal financing pressures, valuation shifts, and leasing demand fluctuations affecting real estate operators.
Interpreting this dataset requires acknowledging that property transactions involve lengthy legal and financial arrangements, meaning corporate insolvencies can lag behind broader property market corrections. Adjusted monthly figures smooth out calendar anomalies, but analysts should evaluate multi-month horizons to filter out idiosyncratic court reporting delays. Comparing real estate failures with construction insolvencies provides a clear view of upstream development stress versus downstream property management distress.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are classified under real estate activities for insolvency tracking?
- Property leasing, real estate agencies, asset management, and residential development firms facing court liquidation are included.
- How do interest rate cycles affect real estate business failures?
- Higher borrowing costs typically increase financial pressure on leveraged property developers and holding firms over time.
- Are individual landlords included in this corporate insolvency series?
- Only formally incorporated entities and registered businesses subject to commercial court notices are counted.