FCPI Real Estate

What FCPI Real Estate does

FCPI Real Estate (legally SARL FCPI & Associés, SIRET 512 968 983 00019) is a private, independent, family-owned French real estate agency network founded in 2009 by Caroline Fouriscot and Christophe Plaza and headquartered in Balma (Toulouse metropolitan area). The company differentiates itself by specializing in the resale of residential properties at the end of French tax optimization periods (défiscalisation schemes such as Scellier, Duflot, and Pinel), a niche requiring specific fiscal expertise that most generalist brokerages do not address. It serves individual property owners exiting tax-incentive vintages, real estate investors (including LMNP / furnished rental buyers), and individual primary-residence purchasers across France, with a customer base of more than 400 trusting property owners.

The core product is a network of 5 physical agencies — FCPI Balma (HQ), FCPI Bonnefoy, FCPI Matabiau, and FCPI Ponts-Jumeaux in Toulouse, plus Bordeaux and Lyon branches — supported by an online property listing portal and an integrated listing management system that publishes each property to all major French real estate portals in a single action, providing maximum multi-channel visibility. Supplementary offerings include an Exclusive Mandate Service ('mandat sérénité') that assigns a dedicated advisor to each seller from listing through notarial transaction, an active franchise program for entrepreneur partners, educational colloquia events, and partnerships with photographers, notaries, diagnostic specialists, and other complementary service providers. Technology integrations are limited to standard third-party tooling: Google Analytics for web traffic analytics, Google reCAPTCHA for form security, and Google Maps API for agency location display.

FCPI generates revenue through standard real estate agency commissions charged to sellers on each closed transaction, structured as a one-time transaction fee under simple or exclusive mandate agreements, with occasional promotional discounts (e.g., 10% off for exclusive mandates during May 2019). The go-to-motion is a hybrid of physical agency presence in three metropolitan catchments and a self-serve online listings portal, amplified through organic social media, content marketing (blog), educational events, and ISO 20252-certified Opinion System customer reviews. The company holds the mandatory French Carte professionnelle n° T 1985 (mention Transactions) and a €30,000 SOCAF financial guarantee, and has cumulatively sold 798 properties since inception with 249 exclusive mandates and a current run-rate of approximately 60 transactions per month.

Name

FCPI Real Estate

Legal name

SARL FCPI & Associés

Website

https://fcpi-immobilier.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FCPI Real Estate is an independent, family-owned French real estate agency network of 5 branches in Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Lyon that specializes in reselling residential properties at the end of tax optimization (défiscalisation) periods, serving individual property owners, investors, and buyers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Brokerage Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAAAA

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes)

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Real Estate Brokerage

SECONDARYFSAEAJAA

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Real Estate Advisory & Brokerage

Keywords

• Residential real estate brokerage
• Tax optimization property sales
• Property listing platform
• Real estate agency services
• Property resale brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Balma

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real estate agency fees: Traditional real estate agency commissions from property sales and purchases. Fees are charged to property owners (sellers) through mandate agreements, with standard agency commission rates and occasional promotional discounts such as 10% off agency fees for exclusive mandates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FCPI Real Estate operates a network of 5 physical real estate agencies in Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Lyon, combined with an online property listing portal. The company specializes in brokering the resale of residential properties at the end of French tax optimization periods (Scellier, Duflot, Pinel, LMNP schemes), serving individual property owners and buyers across France. It also offers dedicated advisory services, an exclusive mandate program with assigned advisors, and franchise opportunities to expand the network.

Product overview

FCPI Immobilier operates as a unified real estate agency network offering property buying, selling, and investment services. The core product consists of a network of 5 physical agencies in Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Lyon combined with an online property listing platform. The company specializes in tax optimization property resale (défiscalisation) and offers supplementary services including an exclusive mandate program with dedicated agents, franchise opportunities for entrepreneurs, and educational colloquia events for property owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FCPI Immobilier Agency Network Real estate brokerage network specializing in the resale of residential properties at the end of tax optimization (défiscalisation) periods, offering buying and selling services across France through 5 physical agencies in Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Lyon.
• Online Property Listing Portal Web-based property search portal that allows buyers to browse available apartments and houses, create property alerts, and filter listings by location, type, rooms, surface area, and price across multiple French regions.
• Exclusive Mandate Service Dedicated agent assignment service under an exclusive sales mandate (mandat exclusif), where a single advisor handles the full transaction from property listing, negotiation, client representation, through to notarial closing on behalf of the seller.
• FCPI Franchise Opportunity Franchise program offering entrepreneurs the FCPI brand identity, graphic charter, website platform, marketing materials, and partner network to operate FCPI-branded real estate agencies under license.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60 properties sold per month across the network
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Opinion SystemminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer review certification service. Opinion System is France's N°1 for controlled customer reviews, ISO 20252 certified, providing authentic testimonial verification for FCPI.
• Various franchise partnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMoving companies, diagnostic specialists, costume shops, starred restaurants, decorators, furniture vendors, and other complementary service providers that FCPI recommends to clients through partnerships to facilitate all stages of property transactions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fcpiimmobilier

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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