September and October were worthless in real estate market - sales were dropping catastrophically. The forecasts of “downing lightly” were not proved at all in the capital of France. The crisis has mostly touched flats the worth of which was from 1M to 3 M euros - compared to 2007, sales in 2008 dropped in 24 percent. In one of the most beautiful cities of the world one could buy exclusive and very exclusive apartment in an old-style Parisian house for such a price.
It was locals who bought such flats in Paris. They spent 8500 euros per square meter in 2007, and 10000 euros - later. During the crisis prices has dropped to the previous level.
Experts declare two reasons for the drop in real estate value: on one hand, buyers are not sure about their own future, on the other hand, the smarter are waiting for a bigger drop in prices.