French Riviera Property Search Blog

If you were here on the 14th July, you would be hard put to avoid the fireworks celebrations that mark France’s Bastille Day. In each community, the fireworks are often followed by dancing with neighbours of all ages into the early hours of the morning.

In Cannes this year, the 14th July was the first of six evenings of the “Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique” – a competition between different nations – this year Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Portugal, Canada and Russia. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

“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: Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »