France Housing Market Activity
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Source: ECB MIR monthly new housing loans adjusted with Eurostat total dwelling house price index, and Eurostat residential building permit data; mortgage series smoothed with a 3-month moving average before rebasing and weighting.
Source description: Monthly France housing market activity indicator based on a weighted combination of new mortgage lending and residential building permits, indexed to 2019 = 100.
Table ID: macro_economics/housing/europe_housing_market_activity_monthly
Key findings:
- French housing activity remains subdued, pointing to a cautious backdrop for furniture, kitchens and home-related demand.
- Read alongside France Furniture Retail Market Size and France Furniture Product Search Trend, soft housing activity keeps the furniture demand backdrop cautious.
- Recent movement is improving, which points to some easing in housing-market pressure.
Latest data:
| date | value |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | 70.43 |
| 2025-07-01 | 71.4 |
| 2025-08-01 | 71.26 |
| 2025-09-01 | 69.99 |
| 2025-10-01 | 67.01 |
| 2025-11-01 | 64.95 |
| 2025-12-01 | 69.66 |
| 2026-01-01 | 67.61 |
| 2026-02-01 | 69.15 |
| 2026-03-01 | 74.9 |
| 2026-04-01 | 67.15 |
| 2026-05-01 | 71.51 |
Methodology: Housing Market Activity Methodology
France Housing Market Activity measures the monthly direction of the French residential cycle using house-price-adjusted new mortgage lending and residential building permits. It combines housing-finance and construction-intention signals into one indexed view for analysing furniture demand, furniture consumption and home-furnishing market conditions.
Market Context
France has a large furniture retail market in which housing turnover, renovation activity and new homes can shape demand for kitchens, storage, sofas, beds and other durable household goods. Adjusting mortgage lending for house prices helps the finance component reflect real housing activity rather than only changes in loan values, while permits add a construction-side signal. This page should be read with France Furniture Retail Market Size, France Furniture Product Search Trend and France Consumer Confidence.
