French Riviera Property Search Blog

Can it really be the last day of summer? Impromptu lunch at our favourite beach restaurant on this warm beautiful day of 24 degrees with clear blue skies and a shimmering sea. The off-shore swimming/diving platforms are being towed away for winter storage but some swimmers delight in the warm smooth water and several sunbathers take advantage of the lovely temperature and low breeze.

There are many footprints in the sand but most are from the birds! (more…)

Thank goodness the rainy season we have been experiencing appears to be over. Not very comfortable with hot temperatures and wet – more like the Caribbean than the sunny fresh French Riviera. (more…)

A truly international metropolis with one in eight inhabitants hailing from a foreign country, the Côte d’Azur offers an impressive array of multilingual services that range from banking to real estate, newspapers, radio and cultural activities. More than 10 international schools (Europe’s 2nd largest pool) will enable your children to follow a school curriculum that will give them entry to universities throughout the world. (more…)

It has been announced that property in our region – Cote d’Azur – has risen in value during 2007 by an average of 8% in 2007, compared to the average throughout France of 4%. This report covers both new-build and older properties. (more…)

Many shrewd investors are intrigued by the fact that Cannes is the second largest convention centre in France (after Paris) with a large international convention nearly every month. (more…)

“The heat is not off – There is no time to lose when you see a property you like despite a slow-down in price hikes”

This was the heading of an article which appeared in the Real Estate section of The Riviera Times (a local newspaper printed in English, Italian and German) as follows: (more…)

Clients came to French Riviera Property Search with no real idea of where they wanted to buy an apartment for their family holidays. They just knew they wanted to have wonderful views of (and to be near to) the mediterranean sea and not in the centre of a busy town. They never wanted to rent it out. (more…)

What a beautiful day today – the Riviera is bathed in warm sunshine. The beach restaurants are full of people having lunch in their tee-shirts. The countryside has turned Autumnal orange and gold. (more…)