In 2005 1500 social housing have been built

"Since two years, the Captivate real estate market conditions allow more to produce enough housing for assets and generate employment and the establishment of companies brakes." The balance sheet drawn up by Jean-Marie Ebel, President of real estate and habitat Côte d'Azur Observatory, for 2005 is similar to that of 2004, but to the lack of perspective solutions, he appealed, today, to a true "State of emergency". The average price per square metre in the Alpes-Maritimes is today close to 5,000 euros in the nine, an increase of 118 over the past six years. In the former, it is of the order of 3.412 euros per square metre, an increase of 93 over the same period. "Territorial development directive considers needs to 3.800 housing units per year in the Alpes-Maritimes, or 1,100 housing, 1,300 intermediate housing and 1,400 housing units in the free area", said Jean-Marie Ebel. In 2005, 1,500 social housing have been built. Even if it is one of the best scores in the d'Azur region, it remains insufficient, and in the private sector, real estate professionals estimate to 200 the number of new housing on the market less than 3,000 euros per square metre on a total of 3,500 units annual production. The deficit of housing available therefore amounts to 2,000 units per year. This situation now results in denial of mutations on the Côte d'Azur on the part of officials, who formerly instead sought to settle. In some jurisdictions, the percentage of unmet positions reached 10. Private companies were not only difficult to attract employees from other regions, but also struggling to keep them. This concerns not only the employees. Frameworks, despite higher earnings, are also faced with the problem. "When the family grows with the arrival of new children, our young engineers prefer move because they are unable to find housing large enough for an acceptable price", recognizes Jean-Philippe Goudeau, site manager of Thales UnderWater Systems, in Sophia Antipolis. Perspectives do not expect an improvement in the situation, because the demand remains sustained, powered both by local assets but also by foreigners who want to find a secondary residence on the Riviera. Flow of new products on the market is now 7 months, but it almost 12 months to replenish the supply. Scarcity contributes to the increase in the price: for sales in the nine warnings, the square metre price grew by 18 over a year, according to figures published by the Observatory of the real estate. "The slowdown announced at the level of the domestic market is not confirm with us", finds its head.

For another policy

In the former, transactions declined by 6 in 2005 compared to 2004, but prices have registered double-digit increases: 14 in the mentonnais basin, 18 in the metropolitan area of Nice where until here the prices were affordable, 13 in the basin of Sophia Antipolis and 14 in the round area.

It is, therefore, to elected officials that are turning the professionals of real estate to another land policy. "There are grounds, it building permits and the density", stresses Christian Roussaux, President of BDNF 06. Promote joint programs involving housing, intermediate housing and free sector, is another track that start to operate the mayors, who remain the competent authority with regard to the law of the land despite the intermunicipal development. This solution is explored by some municipalities in the Nice conurbation, as Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Saint-André-la-Roche or Nice for the renewal of the neighborhoods East of the city.