In France a new house means you don't have to pay the notaire, which adds 7-10% to the price. A new house doesn't have liens or inheritance disputes. A friend

In France a new house means you don't have to pay the notaire, which adds 7-10% to the price. A new house doesn't have liens or inheritance disputes. A friend took 18months to close on a building in Paris. The notaire had to track down family in the US, Uruguay, Australia, and the U.K. and ask them to approve the sale and split the sale accordingly.