What are the obstacles to investment ?

If a lot of people don’t get into a real estate project, the number 1 reason isn’t money as you might think. Indeed, for 74%, it is above all the lack of skills that come first, in front of the lack of financial means with 69% or the fear of investing because of a currently destabilizing economic situation for 57%. It should also be noted that more than one in two French people express difficulty in accessing a mortgage (51%).

Participatory real estate ?

There are several investment schemes in real estate, but participatory is not yet one of the best known to the general public. Indeed, 66% of French people admit not knowing the principle of participatory real estate.

” That more than 4 English on 6 don’t know how participatory real estate works is no surprise. We are currently doing a lot of evangelism work to explain how this method of investing works. A solution that allows anyone, with € 10 of investment power in real estate projects, to receive a rental yield every month and obviously to benefit from a real estate capital gain. It is a particularly simple and above all very affordable way to get started in real estate and to do it as early as possible in your life. “, a comment Cédric O’Neill, founder and CEO of Bricks.co.

The French ready for participatory ?

With participatory real estate, it is possible to commit very small sums to a project. But are the French interested in this type of process? It would seem that yes since more than 88% would be likely and able to put at least 10 € within the framework of a participative real estate.

What are available to invest ?

Without calling on a loan, very few French people are able to invest large sums in a real estate project. Thus, 31% say they cannot exceed more than € 10,000, 29% more than € 50,000 and 13% more than € 100,000.

Invest for what to do ?

If only one good reason had to be chosen for investing in real estate, 55% of French people would opt for sustainable and safe investing. Having a supplement for retirement also appeals to 32% of respondents, far ahead of obtaining additional income for 11%.

And the favorite regions of the French to invest in stone are …

The health crisis has profoundly changed many things. Real estate is no exception to the rule. Thus, the distribution of cards concerning the regions in which the French would like to invest in a property has totally changed over the past two years. Indeed, three regions are acclaimed: PACA with 27% of votes, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes with 24% and Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée with 21%. Ile-de-France only arrives at 8^th place with 14%, revealing the desire of the French to go green.

* Methodology: survey carried out among 7,624 people spread over the whole of France 18 year olds years and over, carried out online, on the proprietary BuzzPress France panel, according to the quota method, during the period from October 12 to 21, 2021. Distribution of respondents by monthly salary : 23% less than 1 € 500, 32% between € 1,500 and € 2,000, 17% between € 2,000 and € 2,500, 11% between € 2,500 and € 3,000, 10% between € 3,000 and € 4,000, 7% over € 4,000 .

All the information put forward by the people questioned is declarative.

About Bricks.co

Bricks.co is a French crowdfunding platform specializing in real estate under the status of Intermediary in Crowdfunding (IFP), regulated by the Prudential Control and Regulatory Authority (ACPR) and registered in the Single Register of Insurance Intermediaries, Banking and finance (ORIAS) under number 21006108 with an insurance policy taken out with AIG n ° RD01561794K.

Created in by Cédric O’Neill, founder and CEO, the platform launches in April 2021 with a first building, financed by the first investors with a profitability of 15.6%. From the summer of 2021, the platform quickly attracted more than 10,000 investors holding “bricks” on 5 buildings. The goal of Bricks.co is to allow everyone to benefit from a fast and innovative investment solution and to make real estate investing simple and accessible. In October 2021, Bricks.co had more than 25,000 investors, more than 4.2 million euros financed and already 8 buildings financed.