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Nice real estate.
Nice is the capital of the French Riviera, a true year-round city where Belle Époque grandeur meets the light of the Baie des Anges. We are your English-speaking buyer’s agent and renovation studio here, sourcing the apartment or villa that genuinely fits, negotiating so you never overpay, then letting our Ynspir architects shape it into a home that is entirely yours. From the first email to the finished keys, every step is handled in English.
What we source
Homes in Nice, sourced, renovated and managed for U.S. buyers.
Latest market data · source: DVF (data.gouv.fr)
What you actually pay, by the square metre.
Aggregated from 7 109 verified property sales registered in Nice with the French land registry, outliers excluded to give a true median.
Median apartment price
€4 833/m²
Median house price
€7 197/m²
Finding the gem
Why the rarest homes need expert eyes.
The most rewarding homes on this coast are rarely the move-in-ready ones. They are the tired Belle Époque apartment in the streets behind the Promenade with the right bones, the sea-facing villa on Mont Boron untouched since the seventies, the old-town house in Vieux Nice whose potential hides under decades of poor choices. Spotting that potential, and knowing what it will truly cost to unlock, is where most international buyers and even many local agents get it wrong. A buyer’s agent who also understands renovation reads a property differently: which walls carry, where light can be won, what the roof and the DPE will really demand, which mairie will greenlight a pool or a terrace. Before you make an offer, our Ynspir architects assess the works and put a realistic figure on paper, so the price you negotiate reflects the home you will actually build. Buying the rare property to renovate in Nice is a decision best made with eyes that have seen a hundred before it.
Buyer’s agent
How our buyer’s agents find your next apartment or house in Nice.
A buyer’s agent, chasseur immobilier in French, represents the buyer and only the buyer. In Nice, where the finest apartments and villas often sell privately and asking prices are set to be negotiated, that independence is not a nicety; it is the difference between paying market value and paying the seller’s optimism.
It begins with a search mandate. Rather than a form, we start with a long conversation: what the home is for, who will use it and in which season, the view and the light that matter, the walk to the Cours Saleya market, the minutes to the airport and the Promenade, and the real budget once notaire fees and works are honestly accounted for. From that we write a precise brief and agree the perimeter, Vieux Nice, Cimiez, the Port and Mont Boron, before a single property reaches your inbox.
Then the network goes to work. Our Montclair side activates its relationships across the Riviera: estate agents who tip trusted buyers first, notaires who quietly hold inventory, private sellers, and syndics who know which apartments are about to come to market. Every candidate is cross-checked against DVF land-registry data, so we know the real median for the street, not the brochure price. You receive short, curated selections with our honest verdict on each, floor plans and video walk-throughs filmed on site. We view on your behalf and flag the deal-breakers, damp, a failing roof, a punishing DPE, a neighbour’s planned build, before you ever book a flight.
Because our Ynspir architects sit at the same table, a property that needs work is assessed for renovation before you offer, with a realistic budget on paper. When you decide, we build the offer file, negotiate on results and coordinate the compromis de vente and the notaire in English. Found by Montclair, shaped by Ynspir, one mandate, your interest alone, from the first search to the finished home in Nice.
Start your Nice real estate search with us.
Begin your journey to owning a home in Nice. Contact our co-founder, Remy Pampin, to schedule a private consultation and discover how our end-to-end service can help you acquire the perfect French Riviera property with confidence and ease.
