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Exclusive buyer's agents on the French Riviera. We represent one person in the deal: you. Never the seller. We search the whole market, visit for you, negotiate for you, and stay until you have the keys.

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Nice, the Promenade des Anglais and the Baie des Anges from above
Nice · Baie des Anges
43°42′ N · 7°16′ E
Your eyes on the French Riviera
00:00:00:00
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google · 52 reviews Free one-hour consultation Fees only when you get the keys FNAIM member

We sit on one side of the table. Yours.

A traditional agency works for the seller and shows you its own listings. As property hunters, we are not bound to any agency or network: we only work for the buyer, which is what keeps our advice objective.

FRH, French Riviera House HuntingA traditional French agency
Who we work for
Only the buyer. Your interests come first at every step.
The seller. Their loyalty and contract are with the vendor.
Where we search
The entire market: on-market, off-market, private networks, notaries, agents, developers.
The properties they have listed or want to sell.
Your brief
Built on your lifestyle, relocation goals and long-term needs.
Focused on matching you to one of their listings.
Straight talk
We tell you what's great and what's wrong with a property.
Often highlights the positive to push their own listings.
From abroad
Pre-visit checks and video tours before you fly in.
Rarely offered: you are expected to be physically present.
The negotiation
Your price, your conditions, your timing.
Negotiates to secure the sale for the seller.
After the offer
Contracts explained, notary coordination, due diligence, utilities, banking introductions.
Usually stops once an offer is accepted.

Your eyes on the Riviera, every week.

You are on the other side of the world; we are on the ground in Nice. We visit first, film and photograph every property ourselves, check the building and the street, and send you a full report. You only fly in for the right ones.

  • WeeklyAn update on the search, with every property found and why it made the cut.
  • Pre-visitsOur own pictures and videos, the neighbourhood, the condominium, the details.
  • Video visitsWalk through a property live with us, wherever you are.
  • Your portfolioA private online access to every property we select for you.
Pre-visit report · week 6
A pool under umbrella pinesExample6:42

Villa with pool, west-facing garden

Example of the notes we send after a pre-visit
What's greatSea view from the terrace, quiet street, pool and garden in good order.
What to watchSteep driveway, roof works to plan, price above recent sales nearby.

Five steps, one contact, zero hassle.

Buying in France is like driving in an unfamiliar city at rush hour. We are your navigation system, from the first call to the keys, and our fees are only due when the purchase is completed.

Fabricio Carminati01

Consultation & budget

A free hour with Fabricio's team: the market, the buying steps, the full cost with taxes, and your project defined in detail.

Exclusive search contract, 3 months minimum
A bay on the French Riviera02

Search & viewings

We activate agencies, notaries, contractors and private sellers, upload our finds to your private account, then pre-visit your shortlist.

Reports with our own pictures and videos
Colourful facades in Nice03

Offer & negotiation

We run our own estimation of the property to check the price, then negotiate with the seller for the best possible deal.

Your price, your conditions
A square in Nice seen from above04

Paperwork & inspections

About two to three weeks from offer to pre-contract, then a 10-day cooling-off. We check every legal point of the house and the condominium.

Documents translated if needed
A villa and its pool at dusk05

Closing & keys

Final signature, then insurance, bank account, utilities and removals. We stay after the keys.

Fees due only at completion

Zoom in on the Riviera before you buy.

Discovery tours to feel the neighbourhoods with someone who knows the market, from a first glimpse of Nice to two cities in a day. Coffee break and lunch included, for two people.

Nice×1

Glimpse

Half-day tour of Nice · 3 neighbourhoods

250 €incl. VAT
The Baie des Anges in Nice×2

Discover

Full-day tour of Nice · 6 neighbourhoods

500 €incl. VAT
Nice and the snowy Alps×3

Deep Dive

Full-day tour · 2 cities on the Riviera

750 €incl. VAT
Buy your house in the French Riviera with peace of mindThe free e-book: weather, history, economy, schools, the market, investment tips
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Riviera DynamicsFabricio's video series on the market, the lifestyle and the things to know
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Five nationalities, one team in Nice.

The FRH team on the beach in Nice

“Our duty as entrepreneurs extends beyond business; it encompasses nurturing and advancing the personal and professional growth of our team.”Fabricio Carminati, founder & CEO · 15+ years in luxury hospitality, 7 years in real estate, certified expert in property valuation

Fabricio CarminatiFounder & CEO
Diana GangoReal estate advisor · clients relation manager
Silvia GiuliaReal estate advisor
Jessica AlltonReal estate advisor
Caleb Castro CabreraReal estate advisor
Helen GenyReal estate advisor
Matthew PipitJunior real estate advisor
5.0
★★★★★

52 reviews on Google, from buyers and renters who moved to the Riviera.

Read them on Google →
If you consider the lack of local knowledge, the lack of French, the insights you get into inheritance structuring, the aftercare support, etc., the return on the FRH fee is far higher than the return on the property itself.
Gabor Asztalos · bought with Diana
They looked at 8+ properties in person for us and found 25+ in general.
Taylor Dojan · bought in Antibes with Silvia and Diana
Faced with the nearly impossible mission of securing a new home for our son within three months, we turned to FRH… you are magicians!
Sonya Hatchikian · bought in Nice
L'Apérowith Fabricio · every 2nd Friday of the month

An informal meet-up for clients and new “azuréens”, with a professional on hand to answer your questions: a notary, a mortgage broker, a financial advisor.

Join the next one
A Riviera villa at dusk
Tell us the home you are dreaming of.We take it from there.

Let's get started.

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Monday to Saturday, we adapt our schedule to your availability and time gap. Online, or at our office in Nice.

What is your project?
Where on the Riviera?
Budget
When do you want to start?
Reply on WhatsApp?

Your details are only used for your property search project and are never shared with sellers.

Thank you, Sarah.

Your brief is with the team. We'll get back to you at a time that suits your time zone, and propose a slot for your free one-hour consultation.

Search Room
FRHSearch Room
Fabricio CarminatiNice · --:--

Search mandates

8 active clients across 7 time zones
0Properties found · Oct.
0Pre-visits this week
0Offers in progress
0Weekly updates due
Who is awake right nowEach client at their local time · the bronze line is Nice
midnight6 amnoon6 pmmidnight

Properties found

For Sarah & James K. · €1.2M – 1.5M · Nice hills, Villefranche
27Found
9Pre-visited
3Shortlisted

Hello Sarah & James

Your search with Diana · week 6 · what the client sees

Your shortlist

Tell us what you think, we organise the next visits.

Where we are

1
Consultation & budgetDone · search contract signed 22 Sept.
2
Search & viewingsSecond viewing Friday 10:00 Nice, live video
3
Offer & negotiationOur estimation before any offer
4
Paperwork & inspectionsPre-contract, then 10-day cooling-off
5
Closing & keysAnd everything after

This week, from Diana

4new properties
2pre-visits
1video visit

The Villefranche villa is worth a live visit on Friday; the Mont Boron flat has works voted by the condominium, details in the report.

Message

It's 2:14 am in Nice. Toronto is still awake.

Your assistant answers on WhatsApp and on the website, day and night, in your client's language. It explains what a buyer's agent does, asks the questions of your consultation, sends the e-book and books the call in both time zones. The brief lands in the Search Room before the team wakes up.

20:14Toronto · the client
02:14Nice · FRH

Brief in conversation

BuyersEmma & Daniel R., Toronto
Budget€700k – 850k
WhereNice, maybe Antibes
Must-haves2 bedrooms, terrace, walk to the sea
FinancingMortgage for about half
ConsultationThu 12:30 Toronto · 18:30 Nice
Sent to the Search Room, with the e-book ·

Answers come from your pages: the five steps, the consultation, the fees only at completion, the discovery tours, the team. Prices, legal questions and anything sensitive go straight to an advisor.

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