From Biarritz to Saint-Jean-de-Luz via Hossegor or Seignosse, the Basque coast and Les Landes are drawing a growing number of holidaymakers fond of the life-style and idyllic scenery offered by this part of France. While apartments are very popular, houses with swimming pools are the most sought-after properties among the region’s French and foreign clientele. Focus on a market experiencing a real boom… Read on...
Sketched out by Avenue Montaigne, Avenue George V and the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, the aptly-named “Golden Triangle” owes its renown to its luxury boutiques, theatres, restaurants, palatial hotels, embassies, and some of the capital’s most prestigious properties. The area is in high demand from foreign clients and inevitably posts high prices… Read on...
Founded in Paris in 1998, Ateliers Lofts & Associés is an agency specializing in lofts, artists’ studios and contemporary properties. In 2009, it inaugurated a branch in Biarritz, also focusing on this market sector. At the helm, Julie Lamboley, assisted by two collaborators who share the same convictions and run this 100% feminine agency concentrating exclusively on modernity and strikingly original homes. Read on...
Back in 1908, the year when the Grand Hôtel was built, the world’s happy few began to eye the cape with understandable envy. Almost 700 acres of wooded land, surrounded by the Mediterranean. A luxuriant garden of Eden, now playing host to some 500 villas. Read on...
With their sturdy rafters and colourful timbering, Basque houses constitute the typical architectural style of the region and an undeniable contribution to its charm, which wins the favour of a vast clientele. Well-preserved, these homes of character which top the bill in many different communes come within a wide range of prices, depending on their locations and surface areas. Read on...
Whether period or contemporary, the architecture of houses dotted along the Basque Coast and as far as the Landes testifies to remarkable elegance and esthetic appeal. Nestling in protected, luxuriant environments, these homes provide ideal living conditions, more and more popular among families and city-dwellers wanting to get back to nature. Focus on four outstanding residences proposing highly desirable attributes… Read on...
A subsidiary of FM Holding, the Haussmann Invest agency launched in 2011 can lay claim to a family structure and offers its French and international clientele a selection of high-quality properties in Paris and its nearby region. Over the past five years, its partner-manager Jean-François Fabre has succeeded in building an efficient team and pays close attention to ensuring personalized follow-up for the agency’s clients… Read on...
Buildings of character and remarkable stylishness, private mansions awarded the status of “exceptional properties” comprise the golden nuggets of city living. In Paris, these majestic properties are mostly found in the 16th arrondissement, which historically took over from Le Marais for the construction of stately residences. Even today, they act like magnets on wealthy buyers. Read on...
Luxuriant settings, sandy beaches, dazzling sea views, sumptuous villas and houses of real charm… This peninsula in Le Var offers picture-postcard scenery. Saint-Tropez, Ramatuelle and Grimaud win all the votes. Read on...
The Regional Nature Park is dotted with villages of genuine charm : Bonnieux, Roussillon, Gordes, Lourmarin. From one day to the next, the Luberon cultivates its own special character, and a reputation that has travelled well beyond the borders of France. An excursion to the land of Provence… Read on...
The nec-plus-ultra on the property market with prices per sq. metre among the most astronomical, penthouses at the very top of residences and buildings are as rare as they are sought-after. A real niche on the market for exceptional homes, the penthouse is aimed at a high-end clientele fond of discreet havens touching the sky and offering stunning views of Paris… Read on...
In a prime location between the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe, the Paris Capital agency, a member of the worldwide Coldwell Banker Previews network, benefits from the international image of this leader in prestige real estate, active in 52 different countries. Headed by former investment banker Patrick Peris, this Parisian agency stands out for its in-depth knowledge of financing for foreign buyers. Read on...
A town of art and history with a rich architectural legacy, Bordeaux shows a penchant for remarkable modernity. On the strength of a property market already very buoyant for older houses, the city is making more and more room for contemporary homes in its residential areas. Focus on a market undergoing real expansion and seeing steady demand from both Parisian and international buyers. Read on...
Founded in 1963 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence by Emile Garcin, the group of the same name can pride itself on achieving renown stretching well beyond the borders of the Luberon. From Paris to Marrakesh, Geneva to Brussels, Emile Garcin now has 30 agencies including a brand new office inaugurated in September in Toulouse. Interview with Nathalie Garcin in Paris… Read on...
Situated at the very heart of Le Marais, the Villaret Immobilier agency was launched in 1996 by brothers Vincent and François-Régis Moussion, formerly of the contemporary art market. Which no doubt explains the esthetic motivations they both share. Encounter with an avant-garde duo on the eve of the 20th anniversary of their family enterprise. Read on...
