Property type · Nice
Buy a villa in Nice
The Nice villa lives on the hills: at Mont Boron, facing the bay, between the port and Villefranche; at Gairaut and on the heights, in the calm, the baie des Anges below. Home Select hunts it before the listings, steers the video pre-viewing and groups your decisive viewings into a single trip.
A first confidential conversation, with no commitment
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The essentials
Home Select, property finder in Nice, searches for villas exclusively on the buyer's behalf. Median of the sales recorded over the 12 months to end of June 2026: €6,000/m² (305 sales, DVF). Home Select opens access to off-market properties, with fees 100% on success.
On the ground
The villa market in Nice, in figures
A villa for sale in Nice reads on the house median of the survey, above the apartment median, but the median places the market without giving the price of an address: house sales are few in a city of apartment buildings, and the range runs from the neighbourhood house to renovate to the villa facing the bay. The view, the exposure and the quality of the building make considerable gaps between two neighbouring addresses; at Mont Boron, the front sea view commands everything.
The clientele is global: European, American and Middle Eastern buyers decide fast, pay cash when the property is right and rely on established advisers; Nice families, or those returning, look from Gairaut to Mont Boron for the house and the calm. On fine villas, discretion is the rule: a significant share of the sales that matter closes without any public listing. Being ready before the listing, financing and supporting documents in place, weighs as much as the price offered.
On the ground
What your budget buys as a villa in Nice
- approx. 100 m²
- €600,000
- approx. 140 m²
- €840,000
- approx. 200 m²
- €1,200,000
Orders of magnitude calculated on the DVF median for the 12 months to end of June 2026, excluding land, view or condition.
Alpes-Maritimes
Where exactly, in Nice and around?
Mont Boron, the wooded hill between the port and Villefranche, older or contemporary villas facing the bay and famous villas; Gairaut and the hills, to the north, quiet properties in Mediterranean vegetation, plunging views over the baie des Anges; Villefranche-sur-Mer, Beaulieu and Èze, beyond Mont Boron, to compare on the eastern coast.
On the ground
Why use a property finder for your villa in Nice?
The best addresses never list
On this market, a share of the sought-after properties sells before publication, between families and through notaires and local networks. Home Select receives more than 100 off-market properties every day from its network of 15,000 partners.
You only view the essential
Every lead is verified and priced for you before you travel, on file then on a video viewing: you view only the shortlisted properties, your decisive viewings grouped into a single trip. Home Select then defends your offer, with a complete file and the actual sales of the area in hand.
The building audited before you commit
Surveys, co-ownership rules, easements, local building specifics: every document is checked before you commit.
Fees
Two offers, paid on success
- 2.5% of the net purchase price
- Exclusive offer The full service, at every budget. Minimum €10,000 incl. VAT.
- 1.5% of the net purchase price
- Confidential offer The same service, dedicated to off-market properties. Reserved for projects of €2m and above.
Home Select is paid 100% on success: nothing is due until you have bought.
Frequently asked questions
Buying a villa in Nice: your questions
A villa at Mont Boron or a property at Gairaut?
Mont Boron sells the sea opposite: villas facing the bay, absolute calm ten minutes from the centre, a confidential micro-market where the front sea view commands everything. Gairaut and the hills sell space and panorama: quiet properties, plunging views over the baie des Anges. The DVF survey for the 12 months to end of June 2026 gives a house median of €6,000/m² for the commune, above the €4,900/m² of apartments: a sea-view villa trades well above it.
How can the view of a villa in Nice be checked before coming?
At the local planning plan first: buildable plots below, permitted heights, neighbouring vegetation. Then in a video pre-viewing, steered by Home Select with the seller’s agent, window by window and terrace included, at the hour of the sun. Access, slope, coastal easements and the condition of the pool and terraces are read on paper; have the works costed before the offer. You come only for the decisive viewings, in a single trip.
What does a villa in Nice cost?
The median stands at €6,000/m² across 305 sales recorded over the 12 months to end of June 2026 (DVF / DGFiP via data.gouv.fr, October 2026 release, 12 months to end of June 2026). It is a market benchmark, not an appraisal: the address, the floor, the condition and scarcity make the final price.
How long does it take to buy in Nice with a property finder?
The calendar depends on how rare the target property is in Nice and on your availability: Home Select frames it at the brief, then holds it. Properties are first seen on video, and your decisive viewings are grouped into a single trip.
How do you reach off-market properties in Nice?
Through the network and direct approach: Home Select receives more than 100 properties every day from its 15,000 professional partners before they go on sale, and also contacts owners when the setting calls for it. In Nice, the monitoring starts with two sectors: Cimiez, then Mont Boron. That is often where the unfindable property is.
What are your fees for buying a villa in Nice?
Home Select, a property finder in Nice, charges 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT) on the Exclusive offer, or 1.5% on the Confidential offer for projects of €2m and above. Home Select is paid on success only: nothing is due until you have bought.
What happens next
- A property finder reads your request and answers within one working day.
- A first confidential conversation: how you will use the property, the real budget, the non-negotiable criteria, the timing.
- A written brief, and a search started within the week. Nothing is due until you have bought.
Your project in Nice
A first confidential conversation, with no commitment. A property finder answers within one working day.
- 4.8/5
- On Google (139 reviews)
- 1,200+
- Buyers guided
- 100%
- On success, nothing upfront
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