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The advantages of an apartment located on the garden level

Many buyers or tenants searching for the ideal property often overlook the apartments located on the garden level. The reason for this lies in the bad experiences of some tenants and owners who vehemently share their distress, especially on the Internet. However, the garden level real estate market presents, like any neglected niche sector, many opportunities for those who know how to pay attention to it.

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Real estate in Antibes et Juan-les-Pins the heart of French Riviera

Considered one of the most picturesque places on the French Riviera, Antibes and its two sidekicks, Juan-les-Pins and Cap d'Antibes have many surprises in store for you. Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, these three seaside destinations each have a distinct personality. As lively and chic locations, they are teeming with prestigious properties among which the right property for you is just waiting to be found.

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What is an attic apartment?

The term attic is not yet very familiar to the general public when it comes to architecture. In fact, it is just beginning to appear on brochures promoting the advantages of new housing programs. This word, whose etymological origin comes from Greek-Latin roots, generally refers to the upper part that crowns a building. This includes both the attic of an arc de triomphe and a classic apartment building. Here are some of the elements that make up what are now considered to be "attic or top-floor apartments", properties that are in high demand on the real estate market.

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Who are the foreign buyers acquiring properties in Paris?

Paris real estate market attracts many international investors, with diverse needs and finances. These investors fall into two distinct categories: those in search of a family home who may or may not already live in Paris, and those who are looking for a vacation home while in the city. It is also interesting to note that French expatriates represent a significant percentage of these investors.

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Differentiating a castle from a manor, a daunting task?

In the luxury real estate sector, the terms manor and castle often rub shoulders with each other, without it being clear on what differentiates one from the other. In most people’s mind, the castle generally refers to the feudal castle, designed to defend the town and its population from its enemies, while the manor evokes a large country house, as there are many for example in the English countryside. Nevertheless, to understand the true subtleties of the two types of prestige properties, it is necessary to conduct a semantic search and therefore to be able to establish a clear distinction.

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The private mansions: characteristics of exceptional real estate properties

In France, it is quite common to marvel at the facades of these private mansions that occupy our city centers. In fact, it is not uncommon for them to even be home to museums or to be open to visitors. Paris currently has 400, but according to some sources the capital has counted up to 2,000 in the past. Though term private mansion has become part of everyday architectural language, what is it that actually makes it so special? Used in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, this term covers a type of housing with a very specific French character.

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