France value of dwelling sales
France value of dwelling sales stood at 61,581,922,907 EUR in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the House prices table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2006 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the House prices table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value of dwelling sales2 | 61,581,922,907 | 56,135,494,953 | 68,342,904,558 | 68,647,020,488 | 60,318,321,986 | 57,412,512,597 | 59,497,849,623 | 61,740,131,936 | 52,958,319,198 | 45,261,600,169 | |
| Newly built dwellings | 5,900,148,301 | 5,485,680,108 | 5,194,886,234 | 4,810,862,882 | 5,441,873,629 | 5,206,863,224 | 5,697,910,446 | 4,950,115,280 | 5,583,038,009 | 5,057,885,918 | |
| Existing dwellings | 55,681,774,605 | 50,649,814,845 | 63,148,018,324 | 63,836,157,606 | 54,876,448,357 | 52,205,649,373 | 53,799,939,177 | 56,790,016,656 | 47,375,281,189 | 40,203,714,252 |
Understanding france value of dwelling sales
Total monetary outlays exchanged during all completed residential property transactions, measured in currency units, are aggregated by this financial metric. Excluded from this aggregate are commercial property investments, unassociated land sales, and non-monetary asset swaps or inheritances. This series combines transaction volumes with prevailing property prices to reflect the total capital turnover flowing through the housing market.
Reading this monetary aggregate requires acknowledging that shifts can be driven by either surging property prices or high transaction volumes, necessitating a review of the underlying component series. Period-on-period comparisons are vulnerable to seasonal spikes in high-value property sales, making annual percentage changes more reliable for trend analysis. Analysts must ensure they do not confuse this aggregate turnover value with the broader value of the entire national housing stock, as it measures only properties changing hands during the period.
Frequently asked questions
- What units are used to report this sales figure?
- Total financial turnover is expressed in national currency units (EUR) based on notarial transaction deeds.
- Does this represent the total value of all homes in the country?
- No, it tracks only the cumulative financial value of properties successfully sold during the specific reporting period.
- How can price inflation distort this monetary series?
- Rising property prices can inflate total sales value even when the physical count of traded dwellings declines.