Property market


Monaco : a promising “back-to-work”

The world’s most cosmopolitan mini-state is apparently not suffering from the general morosity on the economic scene. Rentals, often a decisive step prior to acquisitions, are doing well. According to estate-agents, “in this Principality, the population is constantly being renewed.” Read on...



Cannes, a symbol for prestige

Renowned for its Film Festival, Cannes is one of the best ambassadors of the Côte d’Azur. Luxury boutiques, palatial hotels and sandy beaches line the Croisette, while more luxuriant neighbourhoods gaze out at the bay. Read on...



Properties at the water’s edge : a micro-market

The Côte d’Azur, an Eldorado for fans of villas right at the water’s edge ? Yes, indeed. An idyllic climate and enchanting scenery make it a land blessed by the gods in general, and Poseidon in particular... Read on...



Lovely residences in Provence

Lovely residences in Provence

It’s as popular as ever. Provence enchants and entices tourists in search of the sun, olive-trees and lavender. Its picture-postcard image is the stuff that dreams are made of… Read on...

Prestige at the water’s edge

Prestige at the water’s edge

They represent a micro-market and each one is unique. Villas right at the water’s edge are truly exceptional properties which have found in the Var a setting on a par with their high, or even excessive, status. Read on...

The luxury property market in Mougins

The luxury property market in Mougins

Just a few minutes from Cannes and its bustling atmosphere, Mougins is an invitation to the quiet life. Nestling amidst natural greenery, blue skies and the Mediterranean, this very cosmopolitan village plays the ace of discretion. While its superb villas and other top-notch properties are far from rare, ostentation is banished here. Read on...


Saint-Tropez : luxury carries the day

Saint-Tropez : luxury carries the day

Situated in the county with the highest number of tourists in France, this seaside resort is famous in all four corners of the world. In a tense international business context, buyers looking for “second investment” homes are focusing on blue-chip addresses. As our estate-agents confirm… Read on...

Cannes : the Croisette and La Californie

Cannes : the Croisette and La Californie

The first is indisputably the most highly-prized address among fans of apartments, whilst the second, a leafy hillside overlooking the Bay of Cannes, offers a mixed bag of accommodation, popular among both French and foreign buyers looking for second residences. Read on...

A “mas” in the Luberon

A “mas” in the Luberon

The regional nature park now consists of 77 communes on almost 457,000 acres of land, home to 170,000 inhabitants. It offers hill-top villages and others in the plain. Provence and its famous country-houses known as “mas” are eternally popular among an international clientele, and the Luberon can well be proud of its authenticity, synonymous with a delightful life-style. Read on...


Seasonal rentals on the Côte d’Azur

Seasonal rentals on the Côte d’Azur

With summer lurking on the horizon, the Côte d’Azur begins to beckon the wealthy from all four corners of the world. While Cap Ferrat and Saint-Tropez seem to be all the fashion, Cannes and Mougins, Cap d’Antibes, Cap d’Ail and Cap Martin are all gearing up for a promising season. Read on...

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a prime example of the Côte d’Azur’s heritage

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, a prime example of the Côte d’Azur’s heritage

7 km east of Nice and west of Monaco, this little town set on 227 acres accommodates 3,763 residents, approx. 8,000 in the high season. Now regarded as one of the Côte d’Azur’s essential tourist resorts, this fall-back market for Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has definitely won its letters of nobility. Read on...

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat : the exception is the rule

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat : the exception is the rule

This little peninsula of 696 acres is just 10 minutes from both Nice and Monaco. A garden of Eden which came into being as an independent entity when it split from Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1904. Over the past century, this famous cape in the Alpes-Maritimes has become the most select address on the Côte d’Azur. Read on...


The southern Alpilles, all the charm of Provence

The southern Alpilles, all the charm of Provence

The area to the south of the famous “montagnette” hasn’t even heard of the crisis ! Whether Maussane or Les Baux, the villages in this southern part of the Massif of the pre-Alps, covering 25 km from the Rhône valley to that of the Durance, have nothing to envy of Saint-Rémy or the very discreet Eygalières. Read on...

Monaco : positive indicators

Monaco : positive indicators

Almost 20 km separate Monaco from Nice. Surrounded by Cap d’Ail, Beausoleil, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and La Turbie, the Principality is showing strong signs of recovery. 21.5 % of its 35,900 residents are Monégasques (Monaco nationals), a portion of the population followed by the French, Italians, British and 140 other nationalities. Monaco can lay claim to all kinds of records. Read on...

Cannes : “Come for a day, stay for a lifetime”…

Cannes : “Come for a day, stay for a lifetime”…

World-famous for its International Film Festival and a colourful coastline lined with palatial hotels and yacht marinas, this town to the west of the Alpes-Maritimes has 73,000 residents and many devoted fans. Our estate-agents focus here on the high end of the property market, a booming segment in Cannes. Read on...