Investing in Lyon for the long term

For a long-term purchase, yes: demand is driven by families and professionals who settle for the long term, and the market, after its correction since June 2022, reads at more reasonable prices than at its peak. A good long-term purchase remains a matter of a specific property: co-ownership, stock, energy rating and price paid decide its value over time. Home Select checks these lines before any offer, and never promises appreciation; the works themselves are priced by an architect or a builder.

Published data shows an apartment median down about a tenth since June 2022, on a market that stayed deep. For the prepared buyer, that means real negotiating margins on addresses that would not have traded before. It dispenses neither selection nor audit: the difference between a good deal and a property that lingers always plays on the file.

The file says, not the listing: structure and charges of nineteenth-century buildings on the Presqu’île, roof frames and diagnostics of canut plateaus in La Croix-Rousse, façades. A well-audited property is costed before the offer; one bought on photos is discovered after.

They are different objects. The old apartment of the Presqu’île or the 6th manages remotely and serves as a pied-à-terre or a future residence; the western house is a scarce, wealth-driven asset, harder to buy, handled through the network. Depending on the objective, either is justified: it is the first question Home Select settles with a buyer.

Home Select, a buyer’s agent in Lyon, charges 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT) on the Exclusive offer, or 1.5% on the Confidential offer for projects of €2m and above, plus 10% of the negotiated reduction in both cases. Home Select is paid on success only, and also on what you save: nothing is due until you have bought.