""The survey "highlights a worrying persistence of discriminatory practices that are nevertheless prohibited under criminal law", SOS Racisme stated in a press release. Equality Minister Aurore Berge, reacting to the results, told Le Parisien that "the SOS Racisme report shows there is still a long way to go" and reiterated that "discrimination is illegal". Berge announced the introduction of mandatory discrimination training for all real estate agents. Training is currently only compulsory for professional license holders - less than half of all agents.""
"Of the 198 agencies, 48 (24.2 percent) agreed to select tenants on such a basis, while another 48 allowed or encouraged the prospective landlord to select them on a racial basis themselves, according to the report that was revealed by Le Parisien and seen by AFP. That means that almost half encouraged or enabled racial prejudice, while 102 agencies (51.5 percent) refused to discriminate and explicitly opposed tenant selection based on racial criteria."
SOS Racisme tested 198 French real estate agencies in 2025 by posing as landlords requesting "European" tenants to avoid "neighbourhood problems". Of the 198 agencies, 48 (24.2 percent) agreed to select tenants on that basis and another 48 encouraged or allowed the prospective landlord to make racially based choices, while 102 agencies (51.5 percent) refused to discriminate. The survey highlights persistent discriminatory practices that are prohibited under criminal law. Equality Minister Aurore Berge called discrimination illegal and announced mandatory discrimination training for all real estate agents, with a decree expected in the coming weeks. SOS Racisme president Dominique Sopo urged lawmakers to publicly condemn discrimination. Past surveys in 2019 and 2022 showed similar rates.
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