cefi immobilier

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CEFIA Immobilier (legal entity: CABINET D'EXPERTISE FONCIERE IMMOBILIERE DE L'AIN) is a privately-held French SARL founded in 2016 by Thomas Dubost, headquartered in Baneins, Ain, and operating four regional offices across eastern France (Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Miribel, La Plagne Tarentaise, and Chalon-sur-Saône). The firm delivers a four-pillar real estate services platform: expertise (certified property and land valuation, including judicial expertise near the Lyon Court of Appeal), gestion (rental property management covering tenant placement, rent collection, and maintenance), transaction (sales of houses, apartments, commercial spaces, and land), and copropriété (syndic/co-ownership management). Its core technology is the third-party ICS property management platform, which powers the client extranet portal for document access and reporting; the firm itself does not develop proprietary technology.

The business model combines one-time transaction and expertise fees with recurring subscription revenues from rental management and syndic mandates, supported by professional memberships (CEF, CNEFAF, REV/TEGOVA, CEJ Lyon, UNIS) and a CCI de l'Ain professional card. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with four physical offices as the primary relationship channel and the company website providing property listings and inquiry forms. CEFIA targets individual property owners, professionals requiring certified valuations (notaries, banks, lawyers, courts), landlords, and co-ownership councils, positioning itself on regulated credibility, single-interlocutor service continuity, and a stated promise of near-100% occupancy for managed rentals.

Name

cefi immobilier

Legal name

CABINET D'EXPERTISE FONCIERE IMMOBILIERE DE L'AIN (CEFIA)

Website

https://cefia.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CEFIA Immobilier is a French regional real estate firm offering certified property expertise, transaction brokerage, rental management, and co-ownership (syndic) services to individual owners, landlords, professionals, and co-ownership councils across eastern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baneins

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Transaction Fees: One-time fees earned from selling or buying properties, including land transactions
2. Rental Management Services: Ongoing management fees for rental properties, including tenant management, rent collection, and property maintenance
3. Co-ownership/Syndic Management: Recurring fees for managing co-owned properties, including administrative tasks, maintenance coordination, and financial reporting
4. Property Valuation/Expertise: Expertise fees for property and land valuations for various purposes including sales, purchases, succession, divorce, and judicial proceedings

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CEFIA provides integrated real estate services across four lines: property and land valuation (expertise), rental management (gestion), sales transactions (immobilier), and co-ownership/syndic management (copropriété). Founded in 2016 as a land expertise firm, the company expanded in 2020-2021 to offer a full-service real estate offering for individual property owners and professionals across eastern France.

Product overview

CEFIA – Cabinet d'Expertise Foncière Immobilière de l'Ain is a multi-service real estate company offering four integrated service lines under the unified CEFIA brand: expertise (property valuation), transaction (sales), gestion (rental management), and copropriété (co-ownership/syndic management). Founded in 2016 as an expertise firm, the company expanded in 2020-2021 to become a full-service real estate provider. The services share a common client portal (extranet) and are marketed together, though each operates as a distinct service line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CEFIA Expertise
• CEFIA Gestion
• CEFIA Immobilier
• CEFIA Copropriété

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 100% occupancy rate for managed rental properties

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Thomas Dubost - Expert near Lyon Court of AppealcoreOthers · 1 January 2020Thomas Dubost, founder, appointed as official judicial expert near the Lyon Court of Appeal since 2020, with over 15 years of real estate experience and Master II in Real Estate Law. This appointment provides authoritative certification for property valuations.
• Confédération des Experts Fonciers (CEF)coreOthersCEFIA is a certified member of the Confédération des Experts Fonciers, a professional organization of land and property experts in France.
• Conseil National de l'Expertise Foncière Agricole et Forestière (CNEFAF)coreOthersCEFIA holds agréé certification from CNEFAF, the national council for agricultural and forest land expertise, demonstrating official recognition of qualifications.
• TEGOVA (REV)minorOthersCEFIA is a member of TEGOVA (The European Group of Valuers' Associations), providing European-level professional network and standards.
• Compagnie des Experts de Justice de Lyon (CEJ Lyon)coreOthersThomas Dubost is a member of the Compagnie des Experts de Justice de Lyon, the professional body for judicial experts in the Lyon jurisdiction.
• ICS (Immobilier Calculator Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationICS provides property management software platform used by CEFIA for client extranet, property listings, and administrative management. Website powered by ICS.
• UNIS (Union des Immobilières)minorOthersProfessional real estate network affiliation for property professionals in France.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Orpi: France's largest real estate network with franchise offices offering transaction, rental management, and syndic services across the country. Comparable to CEFIA in service breadth but vastly larger in scale and brand recognition.
• Century 21 France: Major French real estate franchise providing transaction, gestion, and syndic services through local agencies. Directly comparable service mix to CEFIA but with national marketing reach and standardized processes.
• Nexity: France's largest integrated real estate group offering property management, syndic, transaction, and development services. Comparable service mix to CEFIA across all four pillars but at enterprise scale with proprietary technology.
• Foncia: France's leading property manager specializing in syndic de copropriété and rental gestion. Directly comparable to CEFIA Copropriété and Gestion service lines but operating at much greater scale with institutional processes.
• Laforêt: Established French real estate network offering sales, rental, and property management services. Operates through local agencies similar to CEFIA's office-based model but with national branding and lead generation.
• Square Habitat: Real estate network affiliated with Crédit Agricole offering transaction, gestion, and syndic services. Operates local agencies across France with similar multi-service positioning to CEFIA.
• Citya Immobilier: Major French property management group focused on syndic and rental management. Closely comparable to CEFIA's recurring-revenue service lines but with a national portfolio and dedicated corporate infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Guy Hoquet l'Immobilier: French real estate franchise offering transaction, location, and gestion services through local agencies. Provides a directly comparable multi-service offering to CEFIA, particularly in secondary markets and small-town France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cefia-transactions

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 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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