If you plan to invest in French Riviera real estate, your property finder on the French Riviera (I mean me !) is also here to make you discover and enjoy French Riviera. If you’re looking for new and trendy spots on the French Riviera, I’m going to give you few advices. To begin with, as we are in summer, I’ll recommend the “Hi beach” in Nice.
To be honest with you, beaches in Nice aren’t the very trendy spots on the French Riviera. So, when a new beach opens in Nice, that’s an event on the French Riviera ! The “Hi beach” in Nice totally illustrates new French Riviera lifestyle. Indeed, the “Hi beach” in Nice wants to be trendy and welcoming. The “Hi beach” in Nice is very well located between the city and the sea. The “Hi beach” in Nice is open for everyone, not only the Hi hotel’s guests.
There 3 different areas in the “Hi beach” in Nice. It means 3 different ways to enjoy French Riviera. First, there is the “Hi play”. This part of the “Hi beach” in Nice is dedicated to family with children. As they want to enjoy French Riviera, there is a big playground and 3 independant family cabins. That’s ideal for family with babies and grandparents who want to enjoy French Riviera too.
The second area of the “Hi beach” in Nice is called ”Hi relax”. Continue reading ‘Enjoy French Riviera in “Hi beach” in Nice’
French statistics on January 2008 confirm that foreign investors are more and more numerous in France and above all on the French Riviera and the French Alps. Indeed foreigners many invest in French upscale products. Indeed on this kind of real estate products in France, one sale out of 20 is made by a foreigner. The ratio is very different according the French locations.
For instance, regarding French upscale real estate products, one sale out of 15 is made by a foreign investor in Paris. The ratio is 1 out of 5 in the south-west France. The foreign investors on the French Riviera real estate represent 50% of the upscale real estate market. Same for the French Alps !
Some cities on the French Riviera belong to foreign investors. In Grimaud, 37% of the owners aren’t French. In Beaulieu sur Mer, foreign investors are 42%. 55% of properties in Villefranche sur mer are owned by foreigners. In St Jean Cap Ferrat, it’s much more with 64% of foreign investors. What about French Alps ? Continue reading ‘Who are the investors in the French Riviera real estate?’
As a property finder on the French Riviera, I am used to see amazing properties. My job is to find the property of my clients’ dreams. Anyway, when I visit an outstanding property on the French Riviera, I don’t resist to describe it on my blog ! If you plan to invest in French Riviera real estate or if you just love French Riviera, you’ll appreciate this post. Why is this property in Nice outstanding ?
1- LOCATION
The outstanding property in Nice I speak about is closed to the Palais Maeterlinck. Do you know the Palais Maeterlinck ? It was a luxury hotel in Nice. The hotel closed at the end of February 2008. The hotel will be changed in flats.
Why was Palais Maeterlinck so famous ? Because of its situation on the French Riviera! The hotel is situated in a wonderful area, one of the most beautiful coastlines of the French Riviera. Indeed, the hotel is situated between St Jean Cap Ferrat and Nice city center on a road that we call “la basse corniche”. This road leds you from Nice to Monaco, throughout St Jean Cap Ferrat, Villefranche sur mer, Eze bords de mer, Beaulieu … It’s quite impossible to find properties on this area. First, the owners of these properties on the French Riviera don’t want to sell them. Opportunities for real estate are rare. Secondly, the properties are located on the seashore of the French Riviera. Nowadays, no construction is allowed on the French Riviera coastline
2- SURFACE
200m², terraces, gardens …and enough space to build a swimming pool ! Continue reading ‘An outstanding property in Nice on the French Riviera’
French Riviera is very famous worlwide. Many events attract thousand tourists each time. Tourism in the French Riviera last all the year ! So that’s a great opportunity to invest in French Riviera real estate. With 15 ski stations, foreigners come also in winter. If you plan to come twice or three times a year in your property on the French Riviera, there are many opportunities to rent it
Tourism in the French Riviera is considerable because access to French Riviera is easy. Nice airport is the second biggest French airport after Paris. In 2007, Nice airport welcomed its 10 000 000e passenger! There are more than 100 destinations with many direct flights like Nice New-York or Nice Moscow...Cannes airport is dedicated to private and business flights. It is the second business airport in France with more than 60 000 passengers. To sum up, access to your property on the French Riviera is very access for you and for your clients wherever they come from !
Last but not least, tourism in the French Riviera is a well developped business. On 155 000 available beds, 38% are hotels. Private properties on the French Riviera represent only 1210 beds. No doubt that properties to rent on the French Riviera is not a saturated market. There are 150 000 properties on the French Riviera and 40 000 belong to foreigners. I believe that few of them have already thought about renting their property on the French Riviera !
