NEW YORK TIMES, “FLEEING TAXES, FRANCE’S RICH ARE PUTTING THEIR HOMES ON THE MARKET”

The effects have rippled down to smaller agencies like Vingt Paris, which has a French and foreign clientele. “It’s been beneficial for foreigners,” said Susie Hollands, the agency’s founder and chief executive. “We were having problems finding enough good properties last year. People wouldn’t put them on sale.”