Meilleurs Agents

Leading digital platform for real estate valuation in France, co-founded in 2008 by Sebastien de Lafond, Pascal Boulenger, Julien Cheyssial and Jordan Sanial. Meilleurs Agents delivers transparency on market prices and on the activity of real estate agents, with free services for individuals and paid tools for professionals. In 2019, the German media group Axel Springer, through its subsidiary AVIV, acquired the entire company for 200 million euros. At the time of the acquisition, the platform was generating 26 million euros in revenue with 45% growth, reaching nearly 2 million unique monthly visitors and supporting 12,000 real estate agents. Price data is updated monthly to reflect market changes in each municipality. The business model relies on being free for individuals and on paid offers for real estate professionals looking to grow their local visibility. The Estima Pro tool provides advanced valuations for real estate agents, while Connect streamlines prospecting by identifying listing opportunities. The platform covered roughly 40 to 50% of the French online valuation market at the time of the Axel Springer acquisition. Acquired by Axel Springer for EUR 200M in 2019, EUR 26M revenue with 45% growth at acquisition, nearly 2 million unique monthly visitors, 12,000 real estate agents supported, co-founded by Sebastien de Lafond