2026 Property Trends in France: What I'm Seeing Now

French rural property market 2026, buying property in rural France after Covid, French real estate market outside cities. In this video I explain how prices, buyer behaviour, and rural property trends have changed. This video focuses on rural France, not Paris or city markets. Rather than relying on national averages or headline figures, I look at how the countryside market has actually behaved over the last few years, from the slow pre-Covid period, through the post-Covid buying rush, and into the more balanced conditions we are seeing now. I talk about why renovation projects are harder to find, why prices adjusted instead of collapsing, how buyer behaviour has changed, and why rural France doesn’t follow the same rules as urban property markets. This overview is based on real on-the-ground experience, supported by publicly available data such as the annual market review published by Notaires de France. If you’re planning to buy rural property in France, or simply want proper context instead of hype, this video should help. ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/frenchestate... 🔗 Explore more: https://www.agencenewton.com/en 🏡 If you’re thinking about buying property in France and would like some help with your project, just fill in the short form here and tell me a little about your plans: https://newtonlinks.com/help 00:00 It’s that time of year 00:55 Why national averages don’t work for rural France 01:45 Rural property before Covid 02:45 The post-Covid buying rush 04:10 Renovation projects and price shifts 05:30 What changed in late 2024 and early 2025 06:45 How rural markets really behave 07:40 Buyer behaviour today (US & UK buyers) 08:30 What this means for 2026