French property investment guides

Rental yield, DVF sales data, and how to screen a listing before you visit.

• Investor guide

  How to calculate rental yield before buying

  Formula, typical yields by city, and why net yield (after notary fees, vacancy and charges) is the number that actually matters.

• Market data

  DVF: real sale prices behind French listings

  What Demande de Valeurs Foncières is, how to read €/m², and how DwellIQ uses it to flag overpriced listings.

• Checklist

  Analyze a French listing before you book a visit

  A practical checklist: price vs market, DPE, charges, yield and the questions that decide buy / consider / avoid.

• United States

  How to underwrite a US rental listing

  How to screen a Zillow, Realtor or Redfin listing: gross yield, 3% closing costs, property tax and a 30-year loan. City baselines, not MLS comps.