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Note: Details on our 110 Tip electronic French real estate buyer’s guide plus checklists is here.
We are continuing our series on neighborhood maps for the NICE French Riviera area as requested by one of our readers Jenn.
When you are investing in French real estate in NICE on the French Riviera you will most likely hear a number of different neighborhoods being mentioned.
Map Nice Carré D’or (Gold Square)
The Carré d’Or or Golden Square is the hottest real estate area in downtown Nice on the French Riviera. The location is only a few minutes walk to the beach and has many pedestrian only areas lined with designer shops, cafes and restaurants.
The areas is bordered to the north by the majestic grand boulevard Victor Hugo.
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Cynthia Sadler wrote ” I am so grateful to you for your help, and I have already spoken to friends who are planning to retire in France after their children graduate from college in 5 or 6 years, letting them know about the wonderful support that ESREA France will be able to provide when they start looking for a house to buy. You can be sure that I’ll be referring other friends who are thinking about relocation possibilities to you as I learn of that interest!I”
Tanya Coletz wrote “I can’t recommend David enough, such a refreshing experience after months of trying to find suitable professionals myself he managed to find English speaking, qualified and responsive recommendations immediately. He also responded to my emails on a French holiday and followed through on every promise at a very reasonable price. I’m very grateful for his help and highly recommend his professional service”
Note: Details on our 110 Tip electronic French real estate buyer’s guide plus checklists is here.
In a French real estate advertisement if you see the notation F1 it is referring to a house with one room. A one bedroom house is rare, more likely you will see the notation F3 or F4 or F5 meaning respectively, a two bedroom or three bedroom or four bedroom house.
The ‘F’ is referring to the number of rooms called ‘pièces’ in French. The term ‘pièces’ is defined here.
Note: Sometimes you will see a T used instead of F in the advertisement. Generally, this is used in reference to an apartment. For example a T2 is a one bedroom apartment. Learn more about the meaning of T1 and T 2 here.
A T1 apartment is the same as a F1 apartment.
Cynthia Sadler wrote ” I am so grateful to you for your help, and I have already spoken to friends who are planning to retire in France after their children graduate from college in 5 or 6 years, letting them know about the wonderful support that ESREA France will be able to provide when they start looking for a house to buy. You can be sure that I’ll be referring other friends who are thinking about relocation possibilities to you as I learn of that interest!I”
Tanya Coletz wrote “I can’t recommend David enough, such a refreshing experience after months of trying to find suitable professionals myself he managed to find English speaking, qualified and responsive recommendations immediately. He also responded to my emails on a French holiday and followed through on every promise at a very reasonable price. I’m very grateful for his help and highly recommend his professional service”
Note: Details on our 110 Tip electronic French real estate buyer’s guide plus checklists is here.
Crépi is a French term for a stucco plaster like finish on walls in a French house or apartment. It gives the walls a rough surface, almost like little waves on the surface of the wall.
As a reminder stucco is a material made of an aggregate, a binder and water and is applied wet and goes hard. Crépi or stucco is used to decorate surfaces. Read more details on Stucco here.
If you are planning on buying a property with Crépi walls and you do not like Crépi make sure you get an estimate on the cost to resurface the walls before you make a purchase.
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Note: Details on our 110 Tip electronic French real estate buyer’s guide plus checklists is here.
The term ‘volet‘ in a French property ad is referring to what we often call ‘shutters’ in English, the cover that we close on the outside of a window to block out the light and create additional security.
The ‘volet’ in the past were typically made of wood. Today they are often in metal like this
Note: Make sure when you are considering buying a French property to check the ‘volet’ are fully functioning and do close completely.
Note: Details on our 110 Tip electronic French real estate buyer’s guide plus checklists is here.