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If you find something yourself, Home Select can support you with the analysis, the negotiation and the follow-through, through its reduced-fee purchase support service.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-a02670244c8679899fb6","name":"How much do Home Select's services cost?","value":"“Home Select, a property hunter in Paris, offers two services. Exclusive (exclusive search mandate, full service): 2.5 per cent of the net purchase price, minimum €10,000 incl.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-520806e44db3c5974e39","name":"Which areas do you cover?","value":"“Home Select, a property hunter in Paris, covers with its 16 hunters the whole of Paris and the inner suburbs (Boulogne, Neuilly, Levallois, Saint-Mandé, Vincennes and others). Home Select's hunters know each arrondissement and commune in depth.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-537276f889b2d8aa7135","name":"Do you work with expats and international buyers?","value":"“Yes. Home Select guides buyers who live abroad, around 50 per cent of its clients, with video viewings, power-of-attorney support with notaries and fully remote assistance. Home Select's hunters speak English, Spanish and Portuguese.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-06fa5f0c74ad7d17abd2","name":"How long does a property search take?","value":"“Home Select takes 45 days on average from signing the engagement to choosing your property. The exact timeline depends on your criteria, budget and market conditions. Your hunter sends weekly progress reports throughout the search.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-8be332bd8e5668191df8","name":"Should I sell before buying, or the other way round?","value":"“It depends on your financial position, on the level of demand in the neighbourhoods you are leaving and moving to, and on your appetite for risk. Selling first secures the funding for the purchase but leaves you exposed if you cannot find the next home.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-a6de10d9c739a9c58f0b","name":"What is a bridging loan, and do I need one?","value":"“A bridging loan is a short-term facility (12 to 24 months) that funds the new purchase while the old home is still being sold. It carries interim interest (currently between 4 and 6 per cent) and a setup fee. Home Select avoids it where possible by synchronising the calendars, and optimises it when it is unavoidable.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-3cd97a5f1b30d9e4ef75","name":"What if I do not find my new home in time?","value":"“Several safety nets: a negotiated extension of the completion date on the sale, a short-term rental, or Home Select's partner storage facilities. The cross-referenced suspensive clause also protects you against the risk of not selling within the agreed window.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-3a28abae854a62da924f","name":"Why hire a property hunter in Paris?","value":"“The Paris market is tight, opaque and time-consuming: on average, a buyer working alone sees 40 flats over six months and has little room to negotiate. Home Select brings that down to three viewings in 45 days, and secures an average of 6% off the asking price.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-54fbefe9003f24818cd1","name":"Are you a buyer's agent?","value":"“Yes. On a search mandate, Home Select acts as your buyer's agent, the role known in France as a chasseur immobilier, or property hunter: you are Home Select's only client on that purchase, your hunter takes your side in the negotiation, and the fee is paid by you and not by the seller.”"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"claim:content-native-digital-agencies-c3126a872a0d7d0d-a-26fd49ad79415248ebd4","name":"What are your fees?","value":"“Home Select, a property hunter in Paris, offers two plans, with the same full service. Exclusive, the exclusive search mandate: 2.5% of the net purchase price, minimum €10,000 incl.”"}],"@type":"Organization"}}