【英语国际】全球房地产热点城市盘点：巴黎

PARIS

The Paris real-estate market is booming, driven in part by the high prices foreigners are willing to pay. In the 'Golden Triangle' -- the tony area near the Champs-Elysees -- apartment prices rose 38% in the last year, according to the Paris Notary Chamber. For Paris apartments costing over $2.8 million (2 million euros), three foreigners buy into the market for every one foreign seller, says Charles-Marie Jottras, president of the Daniel Feau network of real-estate agencies.

Mr. Jottras just closed his first deal with a mainland Chinese buyer, an apartment on the luxurious Avenue George V for $14.2 million (10 million euros). The six-bedroom apartment, down the street from the Chinese embassy, features a 2,150-square-foot living room. A new influx of Chinese buyers is also looking at the 16th arrondissement near the Trocadero Place, where stately buildings appeal to foreign buyers. The Brazilian presence is also growing; Jean-Philippe Roux, manager of luxury real-estate agency John Taylor's new Paris office, says he has nine Brazilians interested in the seventh and eighth arrondissements.

France's neighbors Italy and Britain account for about a third of the international market. These buyers often seek apartments on the Left Bank, in the Saint-Germain neighborhood, as well as in the more bohemian Marais area because of the central location for train stations.

Russian and Middle Eastern buyers tend to concentrate in the 'Golden Triangle,' where there are the most luxurious hotels and boutiques. A 1960s-era building at 12-18 Avenue Montaigne, near the Louis Vuitton and Chanel stores, is a big draw, as is the recently renovated building at number 51-53 on the opposite side of the street.

There are only a handful of mansions in Paris. Mr. Jottras's record sale happened last year and was for the Hotel de Bourbon-Conde, a mansion with an inner courtyard, garden and private chapel, in the seventh arrondissement on the Left Bank. For $96.9 million (68 million euros), a Gulf princess had a new home.

巴黎的房地产市场开始繁荣起来，从一定程度上是受到外国人愿意支付的高价所推动。据Paris Notary Chamber的数据显示，在“金三角”（香榭丽舍大道附近的高档区），过去一年公寓价格涨了38%。房地产中介组织Daniel Feau总裁若特拉(Charles-Marie Jottras)说，对于价格在280万美元（合200万欧元）以上的巴黎公寓，外国买家与卖家的比例为3：1。

若特拉刚刚完成了与中国内地买家的首笔交易，卖出的是奢华的乔治五世大道上一套1,420万美元（合1,000万欧元）的公寓。这套公寓与中国驻法国大使馆在同一条街上，有六间卧室，客厅面积有2,150平方英尺（合200平方米）。一批新的中国买家也在考虑人权广场附近的第十六区，那里宏伟辉煌的建筑很吸引外国买家。巴西的买家也在增多。高档房地产中介John Taylor巴黎新办事处的经理罗纳(Jean-Philippe Roux)说，他有九位巴西客户对第七区和第八区的房子感兴趣。

一套可以看见第七区景观的三居室。法国的邻国意大利和英国占了国际市场的约三分之一。这两个国家的买家常常看中的是巴黎左岸、圣日尔曼区(Saint-Germain)的公寓，以及更富有波希米亚风格的玛莱区(Marais)，因为这些中心区有火车站。

俄罗斯和中东买家往往集中在“金三角”，那里有最为豪华的酒店和专卖店。蒙田大道12-18号、靠近路易威登(Louis Vuitton)和香奈儿(Chanel)门店的一座上世纪60年代的建筑吸引了很多潜在买家，街对面51-53号最近翻修了的建筑也很受青睐。

巴黎只有屈指可数的几座宅第。若特拉实现的创纪录销售是去年销售的Hotel de Bourbon-Conde，这是一座有内院、花园、私人小教堂的宅第，位于左岸第七区。一位海湾国家的公主花了9,690万美元（6,800万欧元）买下了这个新家。（下篇热点城市介绍：香港，敬请期待。）