French riviera is often associated to cities like Nice, Cannes and St Tropez … Marseille is hardly known and that’s a pity ! 20 years ago, Marseille suffered from a bad reputation due to the poor economic market and some insecure districts. The situation was unsmilling compared to other cities on the French Riviera. Real estate market was in a disastrous shape.
Since 1990, Marseille has been transforming in a dynamic city with more and more renovated areas. Thanks to TGV, Marseille is only at 3 hours from Paris. No doubt that real estate prices have increasing since. But the city is still affordable compared to other cities on the French riviera.
And Marseille is very well located. An international airport allow you to go everywhere and far away. But if you prefer to stay on the French riviera, Marseille is a perfect spot for visiting Provence. Within 30 min, you are having lunch on a trendy terrace in Aix-en-Provence. If you prefer history, please have a look to Avignon (one hour driving from Marseille). If you prefer suntanning, go to Cassis and enjoy its “calanques”.
What about culture ? Marseille is working hard on that ! The city of the French Riviera aims at beeing the new European cultural city in 2013. The city hall and the local authorities involved themselves in many architectural and cultural projects for Marseille. For instance, a wonderful castle called “Château de la Buzine” will become a city of cinema : almost 4000 m² dedicated to cinema with a 7000 works library, an amazing 350 seats projection room and a museum about Marcel Pagnol. Continue reading ‘French riviera : Marseille is an ideal place to invest and to live’
Nowadays on the French Riviera, it is not an easy task to find a property with a direct access to the sea . Indeed, seafront properties represent a micro-market on the French Riviera real estate market itself . French Riviera with Paris is known to be the most expensive region in France for real estate properties.
Prices are even higher on the cape and there are few beautiful and amazing capes on the French Riviera: Cap Martin, Cap d’Antibes, Cap d’Ail, Cap Ferrat and the famoust peninsula of Saint Tropez. Notice that there is no property on some of them : for instance the peninsula of Giens (Var) is protected as a natural park for pedestrians access only.
Obviously if you’re looking for an access to the sea, with enough deep water to moor a boat, the task is harder. That’s why you need a property finder. Continue reading ‘A property at the water’s edge’
You don’t need to play golf to live in one of the famous golf centers in the French riviera. Golf properties are appreciated because they are well guarded in a quiet environment with a little forest. You can choose if you want to have a view on the greens but all the properties are at a walking distance from them.
The French Riviera is a vey well known place for golf centers : you can choose between a wide range of villas and places. The Royal Golf of Mougins is one of the most famous and expensive one. It offers luxurious properties and an easy access to Cannes. Except in a few golf centers, many of them send beautiful detached houses with a lot of space and many facilities. Prices go from € 1,500,00 to € 4,000,000 if you add a specific guardian and an access to the golf equipements (spa, golf course, restaurant …) like in “Terre Blanche” at Tourettes (Var 83). Continue reading ‘Why don’t you live on a golf ?’
The capital of the French Riviera is well known around the word and the real estate demand is constant. But Nice is a town with many different facets. The real estate market is very heterogeneous : the range of budgets is wide. It’s not like in Cap d’Antibes where you can’t find a house below € 1,000,000. The average price in Nice is € 4,200/m² . But prices are very different from on area to another one.
The heart of the city is much more for the locals. The wealthiest prefer the “Carré d’Or” where prices go from € 5,000/m² to € 6,500/m². Then Cimiez is a residential area when you obviously need a car. Appartments cost around € 4,250/m² and you can afford a villa for € 750,000. Most of the French people prefer the hills west of Nice. Prices go down to € 4,000/m². The lower prices are in the north of Nice with € 3,200/m².
The exponential rise in prices is due to the foreignors investors on the French Riviera. Continue reading ‘Some real estate prices in Nice’
